Choosing RAM and HD question

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yangster

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These are the specs of my computer.

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Processor
512 MB (Dual Channel 2x256MB) DDR (PC 3200)
ATI Radeon Xpress 200 (PCI-Express) 128MB Shared Video Memory

I plan on upgrading my ram to 1 GB, but I have no clue which to buy. I know it has to be PC 3200, but is there anything else I have to look for when buying one? I'm thinking of replacing my 2x256 with 2x512.

I will be upgrading my video card to a 7600GT.

Also, I don't know if I saw this on cpu-z or some other program, it said the computer was using(or something like that) 382 MB of ram. Does anyone know why it would say that? I mean I have 512 MB, so why would it say 382 MB?


I have a pre-built computer, so if I replace the hard drive, will I have to buy a new OS CD just to install it? Is there some way of transferring the system restore(?) or something similar to the new hard drive?

Thanks for any help.
 
Your onboard video is taking the 'missing' RAM. As to buying RAM, there's a lot of PC3200 2x512MB kits out there. Pretty much any of them will work, you don't have to get CAS2 modules, the difference between them and CAS2.5/3 is very small.
 
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