2gig or 4

claytonr1973 · 05-11-2008, 09:56 PM

I just bought a Dell XPS M1710 and it came with 2gig of ram. I am running XP and was wondering if going to 4gig would get any noticable increase. THX

spl00g · 05-11-2008, 10:03 PM

not sure if you are aware but XP is a 32 bit system and as a 32 bit system the max memory it can utilize is 3gb

not saying the upgrade wouldn't be useful a year down the road when you switch to vista 64bit. but for right now i'd say you wouldn't notice much difference between 2 and 3 gb memory on XP. I would think other parts of your computer would be lacking before the ram starts to e.g. graphics card or processor.

hope that helps

Emperor_nero · 05-11-2008, 10:03 PM

It would really depend on what you're doing.

Quote:

Originally Posted by spl00g

not sure if you are aware but XP is a 32 bit system and as a 32 bit system the max memory it can utilize is 3gb

not saying the upgrade wouldn't be useful a year down the road when you switch to vista 64bit. but for right now i'd say you wouldn't notice much difference between 2 and 3 gb memory on XP. I would think other parts of your computer would be lacking before the ram starts to e.g. graphics card or processor.

hope that helps

There's a 64bit XP version.

Bulzeye11 · 05-11-2008, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Emperor_nero

It would really depend on what you're doing.

There's a 64bit XP version.

ya there is a 64bit XP

I haven't seen alot of places that have it though

voyagerfan99 · 05-11-2008, 10:28 PM

I'd go with 3 GB actually.

Find yourself a 2GB module and a 1 GB module.

jw214 · 05-11-2008, 10:38 PM

if it was me id buy 4gigs 2x2gb, then you have xp 32bit maxed out and you already have the memory when you upgrade to vista. check the speed of your hdd. if it is 5300rpm, upgrade to 7200rpm

diduknowthat · 05-11-2008, 11:30 PM

4 gigs of ram is pretty useless for XP, even 64-bit edition. I'll get the other 2 gigs when you (if you'll) upgrade to Vista.

spl00g · 05-12-2008, 12:59 AM

o wow i was unaware that theres a 64 bit xp now hmm thanks for the headsup

voyagerfan99 · 05-12-2008, 01:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spl00g

o wow i was unaware that theres a 64 bit xp now hmm thanks for the headsup

Emperor_nero · 05-12-2008, 03:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by voyagerfan99

Read all the posts if you really care.

05-11-2008, 09:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
claytonr1973 Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Miami,OK Posts: 72	2gig or 4 I just bought a Dell XPS M1710 and it came with 2gig of ram. I am running XP and was wondering if going to 4gig would get any noticable increase. THX

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jw214 Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 67	if it was me id buy 4gigs 2x2gb, then you have xp 32bit maxed out and you already have the memory when you upgrade to vista. check the speed of your hdd. if it is 5300rpm, upgrade to 7200rpm __________________ MSI K9N Diamond AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Sapphire ATI Radeon X1900XT 4GB(2x2) A-DATA DDR2 800 Seagate 500GB 32MBcache x2 Windows XP Pro SP2

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05-11-2008, 10:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
spl00g New Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 17	not sure if you are aware but XP is a 32 bit system and as a 32 bit system the max memory it can utilize is 3gb not saying the upgrade wouldn't be useful a year down the road when you switch to vista 64bit. but for right now i'd say you wouldn't notice much difference between 2 and 3 gb memory on XP. I would think other parts of your computer would be lacking before the ram starts to e.g. graphics card or processor. hope that helps

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spl00g New Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 17	o wow i was unaware that theres a 64 bit xp now hmm thanks for the headsup

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