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rswan12

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What exactly will 1024MB extra of RAM do for my PC? Is it worth it? And why is the Ultra 1024MB PC4200 DDR2 533MHz memory i'm looking at only cost 24.99 while i bought the exact same one for 124.99 only a year ago?

My Comp:
- Intel Pentium D 840 3.2gGHz DT 800FSB Socket 775
- Ultra 1024MB PC4200 DDR2 533MHz
- Intel D945PVSLKR Socket 775 Motherboard
- EVGA GeForce 7300 GT 512MB PCIe w/DVI/HDTV
- Sony DRU810 16x DVD Burner
- Seagate 250GB EIDE HD 7200/8MB/ATA-100
 
Adding another 1gb to your system will give it quite a boost,especialy if you game or use vista or your planning on getting vista.
 
Well you will notice that programs and startup/shutdown times will be quicker. With a pentium D you wont notice much in how fast your PC is though because that is a lower end processor. In the end, you will notice a difference but not a whole lot 'wow' difference. Upgrade the processor if you want that.
 
If you are running only 1gb presently the additional memory will see large programs run smoother as well as giving Windows a slight boost overall. Being that PC4200 is a slow speed compared to DDR2 1066 and now seeing DDR3 available prices drop fast to keep the memory selling.

If you wait awhile until DDR4 is out sometime vendors will eventually start charging more to maintain an inventory on it. Just look at prices for the old PC133 memory for much older systems to understand that.
 
The reason it's so cheap is because there is so much of it available. Once DDR3 becomes more of a standard, then DDR2 prices will go up, just like DDR.
 
rswan12 said:
What exactly will 1024MB extra of RAM do for my PC? Is it worth it? And why is the Ultra 1024MB PC4200 DDR2 533MHz memory i'm looking at only cost 24.99 while i bought the exact same one for 124.99 only a year ago?

My Comp:
- Intel Pentium D 840 3.2gGHz DT 800FSB Socket 775
- Ultra 1024MB PC4200 DDR2 533MHz
- Intel D945PVSLKR Socket 775 Motherboard
- EVGA GeForce 7300 GT 512MB PCIe w/DVI/HDTV
- Sony DRU810 16x DVD Burner
- Seagate 250GB EIDE HD 7200/8MB/ATA-100
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wat operating system are you runing? and why its so much cheaper is because ddr2 is the most popular type of ram and with time prices on stuff gets cheaper
 
i find that my system only uses about 600 mb of my 1.5 gb or ram.

thats while running programs such as 3ds max.

so for me 1 gb would be enough. but it depends on what you run as everyone else has said.
 
I considered going for 4gb of memory on the new build here and simply didn't find the need while others are going after the 64bit editions of Windows due to the 3gb barrier with 32bit versions. They expect to see better gaming performance but see the oppposite since games are native to 32bit resulting in lower frame rates which they are after plus 2gb will suffice most unless running CAD or large programs that love memory.
 
I have been wondering lately if it would be a good idea to upgrade my memory to 3 gigabytes for the future because I know Double Data Rate memory is going to keep going up in price. But I think when 2 gigabytes of RAM is no longer sufficient and outdated that I will just likely buy a new system. I am hoping I can get my current system to last me until the year 2012.
 
2048Megabytes said:
I have been wondering lately if it would be a good idea to upgrade my memory to 3 gigabytes for the future because I know Double Data Rate memory is going to keep going up in price. But I think when 2 gigabytes of RAM is no longer sufficient and outdated that I will just likely buy a new system. I am hoping I can get my current system to last me until the year 2012.
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u can't upgrade ur ram or else ur name wouldn't be good anymore :P
 
By the time the next version of Windows is out your case will be "ancient history" when it comes to computer reality. Once you install a thrid dimm forget the dual channel mode there unless you are adding a pair of 512s. For most that would be a mistake since equal sized and essentially matched pairs of dimms are recommended.
 
PC eye said:
Once you install a thrid dimm forget the dual channel mode there unless you are adding a pair of 512s. For most that would be a mistake since equal sized and essentially matched pairs of dimms are recommended.
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If he has 2x512 now, and adds a 1GB module, it will still run dual channel
 
nyhk said:
If he has 2x512 now, and adds a 1GB module, it will still run dual channel
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NADA! In fact only some boards using SIS chipsets allowed for other then equal numbers of pairs to be used. With four dimms installed most boards will then see the single channel mode only. Three dimms is a mismatch again forcing the single channel mode. For each board you have to refer to the actual instructions in the manual when installing memory.
 
Jabes said:
u can't upgrade ur ram or else ur name wouldn't be good anymore :P
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Well if we see a new poster with the name 3072, at least we'll know who it is :)

BTW, if you're looking to upgrade, only a few hours left for Tiger's $9.97 for 1 Gig special.
 
imsati said:
Well if we see a new poster with the name 3072, at least we'll know who it is :)

BTW, if you're looking to upgrade, only a few hours left for Tiger's $9.97 for 1 Gig special.
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My motherboard uses Double Data Rate 184-pin not DDR2 240-pin memory so it is pointless for me to go for that deal.

As for my name, I will always have 2048 megabytes of memory plus more so my name is good for future upgrades. :cool:
 
From the motherboard manual:

Dual channel mode is enabled when the installed memory capacities of both DIMM channels are equal. Technology and device width can vary from one channel to the other but the installed memory capacity for each channel must be equal.

Figure 5 shows a dual channel configuration using three DIMMs. In this example, the combined capacity of the two DIMMs in Channel A equal the capacity of the single DIMM in the DIMM0 (blue) socket of Channel B.

http://download.intel.com/design/motherbd/vs/D1407201US.pdf
 
You'll notice that A1 and B1 slots are the default for each channel there with both having 512 in the illustration. The 256 shown is on the secondary slot for the A channel not causing any problem for the Intel chipset on that model. For each board however you have to look over the documentation when installing memory since different makes, model, chipsets have different configurations.
 
In the information seen there the A#1 instead of the A#0 sees the 512 dimm. On boards with nForce chipsets you see A#0 was the default or simply go by the blue or green colored slots being the primaries for each channel as opposed to the black ones.
 
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