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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: Clutz on September 08, 2006, 02:43:26 PM
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So far I have added a monitor, Ethernet card, video card, sound card, and killer fast HD. :) My last item I would like to add is ram.This is my system:
P4 3.4 PRESSCOTT socket 478 cpu -800MHz bus hyper threading, 1MB cache
ABIT IC7 MOBO
1 GB DDR433 PC3500 Dual Channel Memory (two 512 sticks)
A raptor 150GB sata, and a Maxtor 160 GB 7200rpm w/ 8MB cache
Ati x850xt video card
Creative xtreme sound card
Intel PRO/1000 MT Ethernet
16X DVD+RW, DVD-ROM
DSL connection and Windows XP Pro.
Compaq Monitor 85HZ
So question is what ram? Whats the best bang for the buck? I would like to get 2GB of ram. Should I add two more like the ram I have or should I get 2 big 1GB sticks? I don't understand latency's and 3200 or 3500
and all that jazz. TY. Clutz
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I could be wrong 'cause I'm not 100% up to speed on the intel stuff, but I think you need PC4200 memory to run synchronous with your cpu bus speed. Skuzzy knows more about that than I do though.
Are you sure you don't need DDR2? I can't remember when Intel switched to that but it was a while ago.
As for value, I found that gskill has some great deals on some pretty fast memory. newegg was putting a 2x1 gig gskill DDR kit on sale almost every week. That's what's in my rig, but I have an AMD cpu.