View Full Version : RAM suggestion
cmge
Sep 26th, 2005, 04:10 PM
would it be worth to upgrade to 2gb of ram from 1gb?
this what i have currently in mind
2x512
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820227031
and thinking of getting this instead
2x1024
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820146970
wat are your suggestions? is it worth the upgrade?.. the timings on the 2x512 seems to be better than the 2x1024... would i noticed a big difference in the timing differences?... any help is appreciated.. thansk
CodecX81
Sep 26th, 2005, 04:17 PM
It certainly couldn't hurt.
I have 1 gig, but I know I'll never truly be happy until I have the largest capacity module per slot.
(currently 4x1gb is my dream, but when 2gb chips are mainstream, i'll want 8gb ram..hehe)
cjpark
Sep 26th, 2005, 04:18 PM
I currently have some ocz tccd but I've got that exact 2gb kit coming to me in the next couple days so then I can give you a comparison.
cmge
Sep 26th, 2005, 04:31 PM
I currently have some ocz tccd but I've got that exact 2gb kit coming to me in the next couple days so then I can give you a comparison.
awesome.. id like to know how it goes... :)
ShadowVlican
Sep 26th, 2005, 04:40 PM
i know u can never have enough ram, but what do u need it for :lol:
cmge
Sep 26th, 2005, 05:00 PM
i know u can never have enough ram, but what do u need it for :lol:
to play games... :D
djspazz
Sep 26th, 2005, 06:43 PM
to play games... :D
You don't really need more than a gig to play games. However, I have 2GB myself because I do other things that require alot of ram, and by having that much ram, it can never hurt. Unless you never use up that ram, which would mean a waste of money.
ShadowVlican
Sep 26th, 2005, 07:17 PM
You don't really need more than a gig to play games. However, I have 2GB myself because I do other things that require alot of ram, and by having that much ram, it can never hurt. Unless you never use up that ram, which would mean a waste of money.
i bet he plays BF2 ;)
cmge
Sep 26th, 2005, 07:38 PM
i bet he plays BF2 ;)
hehe not so much right now... but i really want to get my hands on F.E.A.R... :) ... but i do other things not just games on my pc... i also do video encoding
and im thinking with 2gb of ram my upgrade wont be for along time...
cjpark
Sep 26th, 2005, 08:24 PM
Got my new ram tonight. It does help a bit with gaming, probably more than a bit with games that use up a lot of memory like BF2. For me, it'll probably cost me about $20-25 over what I'll sell my tccd for...and since I don't have a great overclocking system, seems like a worthwhile upgrade.
ProfessorChaos
Sep 26th, 2005, 08:30 PM
definately, games + video encoding = never enough ram...already got 1.5gb and my next platform upgrade(possibly crossfire in a year or two) will definately be dual core AMD + 4x1gb ram...dream machine. it will render video's in avid xpress pro hd like a fish in water
and play F.E.A.R. :P