Is It Worth It?....

Ctcoyote16 · 01-19-2006, 09:11 PM

Is it worht it to pick up another 2GB of RAM (Run in another dual channel) [4gb total] or just stick with 2?

money is not really that much of a problem, but I've heard that when you have like 4gb of RAM, it actually starts to slow your computer down. Also, would it just heat things up more/use more voltages??

thanks

krimson_king · 01-20-2006, 12:59 AM

yes, it would heat things up, and depending on how ram intensive you get, it COULD start to slow down. its the same principle with L1, L2, and L3 cache in hdds...the more you have, the longer it takes to locate/store things. i would say stick with the two until you start to encounter problems related to a lack of RAM, which probably wont be a problem for a while.

[-0MEGA-] · 01-20-2006, 01:10 AM

you wouldnt notice a difference between 2 and 4gb. Besides, most motherboards downclock the ram speed to DDR333 if your using all the ram slots with double sided memory.

liquidshadow · 01-20-2006, 03:01 AM

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That's not a problem with the AMD Athlon 64 Venice/San Diego cores.

[-0MEGA-] · 01-20-2006, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by liquidshadow

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That's not a problem with the AMD Athlon 64 Venice/San Diego cores.

Ah, well i read in my mobo manual that it doesnt recommend filling up all 4 slots with DDR400 memory. I guess it depends onw hat your motherboard manual says you should do in regard to filling up all the slots.

Ctcoyote16 · 01-20-2006, 06:03 PM

so should i just put the money towards the new video cards coming out in a little while?

I mean, I just bought this whole system but i hate not haveing "the best" parts.

I wouldnt really want a new cpu though, cause its too much money and then it would also be harder to sell the one i have. I can easilly sell my 7800gt to a friend/someone when i pick up the new xxxxseries.

LaptopExtreme · 01-20-2006, 06:22 PM

I agree with Geoff, you won't notice a difference between 2gb - 4gb. I'd save the extra cash or invest on another component.

**Praetor** · 01-21-2006, 01:44 PM

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yes, it would heat things up, and depending on how ram intensive you get, it COULD start to slow down. its the same principle with L1, L2, and L3 cache in hdds...the more you have, the longer it takes to locate/store things. i would say stick with the two until you start to encounter problems related to a lack of RAM, which probably wont be a problem for a while.

1. Yes things do heat up but nowhere near significantly more than what they are now
2. Having more cache/ram does take longer to search through said cache/ram however that is several orders of magnitude faster than searching through ram/hdd so really, the net result is that things would be faster

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That's not a problem with the AMD Athlon 64 Venice/San Diego cores.

Depends on the memory and how you play with it too.

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you wouldnt notice a difference between 2 and 4gb

That does, of course, depend on what you're doing

bigsaucybob · 01-21-2006, 02:08 PM

if ur noticing a slow down with ur comp now, then get 4gbs. but i highly doubt u are having a problem with it being slow. take the money and buy maybe a raptor drive to put some game files on. or something new. i dont think u need 4gbs.

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krimson_king Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: connecticut Age: 21 Posts: 466	yes, it would heat things up, and depending on how ram intensive you get, it COULD start to slow down. its the same principle with L1, L2, and L3 cache in hdds...the more you have, the longer it takes to locate/store things. i would say stick with the two until you start to encounter problems related to a lack of RAM, which probably wont be a problem for a while. __________________ sí, señor.

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01-20-2006, 06:03 PM	#6 (permalink)
Ctcoyote16 Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Too' Oh' 'Tree Posts: 192	so should i just put the money towards the new video cards coming out in a little while? I mean, I just bought this whole system but i hate not haveing "the best" parts. I wouldnt really want a new cpu though, cause its too much money and then it would also be harder to sell the one i have. I can easilly sell my 7800gt to a friend/someone when i pick up the new xxxxseries. __________________ AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Manchester @ 2.5 Ghz XFX Geforce 7800GT 256MB DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) Dual Channel Platinum W.D. Caviar SE16 250GB 7200 RPM 3.0Gb/s HD Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550 550W All on a DeLL 2005FPW:P 3DMark03- 16,352 3DMark05- 7,710 3DMark06- 4292

01-20-2006, 06:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
LaptopExtreme VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 880	I agree with Geoff, you won't notice a difference between 2gb - 4gb. I'd save the extra cash or invest on another component.

01-21-2006, 02:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
bigsaucybob Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: ny Age: 18 Posts: 3,913	if ur noticing a slow down with ur comp now, then get 4gbs. but i highly doubt u are having a problem with it being slow. take the money and buy maybe a raptor drive to put some game files on. or something new. i dont think u need 4gbs. __________________ Equipt NOW

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