quad vs dual channal ram

Aastii

Aastii

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It won't be quad channel, it will be 2 lots of dual channel. 1 set will run together, the other set will run together, they won't all 4 work together to give extra bandwidth

2x2GB will be enough for anything you use your system, for, however you will see extra speed and a more responsive system from 8GB. But then there is the price which comes with that, it may be that the ~$200 spent on memory could be put towards a large upgrade from an AM2+ system to AM3.

For instance, $220 will get you:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157176

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211364

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103702

or change motherboard to:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130290R

to bring it under $200. But, bare in mind that the motherboard I linked just then is open box, meaning everything will work fine, but you may have some accessories missing, like your I/O backplate, SATA cables etc, all stuff which you will either already have, or not need
 
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vladislav

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no i dont want to get a new MOBO...i just spent about 1700 on a new computer for myself and im just upgrading my old one so my brother can game on it.

ill get two of these http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231122

and http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103644
the one i have atm in the is like 9100x4 at 1.8 or something...it is so slow. i still need to find a cooler for it.

and ill buy 6870 to put in there. what do you think?


EDIT : then again it the same price for the am3 with 4gb less ram but its faster and a unlocked bios...hmm...let me know what you think
 
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Aastii

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vladislav said:
no i dont want to get a new MOBO...i just spent about 1700 on a new computer for myself and im just upgrading my old one so my brother can game on it.

ill get two of these http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231122

and http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103644
the one i have atm in the is like 9100x4 at 1.8 or something...it is so slow. i still need to find a cooler for it.

and ill buy 6870 to put in there. what do you think?


EDIT : then again it the same price for the am3 with 4gb less ram but its faster and a unlocked bios...hmm...let me know what you think
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I think upgrading to the parts I listed would be the better option for the price. 4GB is plenty enough for gaming, even for the very latest and greatest games. The motherboard will also give better future upgrade routes. You will be able to get any AM3 processor in there, up to 16GB memory.

You mentioned getting a cooler and a video card too, what are:

Your current specs for the system you are upgrading?
Your budget for the upgrade?
 
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vladislav

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well this is the base computer i got about 2 years ago

http://www.gateway.com/product_spec.php?product_recid=529668220

i put a nvidia 9400 gt back then and i have to tell you, it was a painful 2 years or gaming.

like i said i just got myself a sweet new PC and just was to pass this one to my bro but dont want him to feal my pain. lol

i also have a 750w psu that i can put in here.

as for a budget there rly isnt one... this is just an idea that poped into my head a few hours ago. i just want him to be able to play sc2 WoW and any other game he will pick up with no problems. and i was thinking a 6870 in there b/c i have two in my computer and i love them so much.

EDIT : hmm that link says this computer has 800mhz ram but speccy is showing 400...idk if speccy isnt working right but then i only have to buy 4 more gb so thats like $80 less if i dont get a new MOBO
 
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Aastii

Aastii

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I can understand your pain lol

What manufacturer/model power supply is it?

You can get a GTX460 for less than a 6870, and performance not all that far off when overclocked, and at stock, it will be easily handling WoW, SC2 and any other game.

As for speccy showing 400MHz, that is correct. DDR = Double Data Rate, so double whatever it says on there. 400 x 2 = 800MHz. It is because it does work on both the rising and falling of each clock cycle
 
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vladislav

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its an ultra x4 750w

so even with me already having 4gb of ram do u still think it best to upgrade to what you told me?
 
Aastii

Aastii

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vladislav said:
its an ultra x4 750w

so even with me already having 4gb of ram do u still think it best to upgrade to what you told me?
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If you added the memory it would handle games, however, a couple years down the line, your brother or you will have to buy a new motherboard, CPU and memory, because you will have nowhere to upgrade to.

I would personally recommend selling your memory, motherboard and CPU, and putting it towards the upgrades.
 
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vladislav

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ok thank you for your posts i will think this over the next few days.

i think ill wait till the 26th and see what i can get on sale.

once again thanks for your time.
 
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