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Taz -> RAM boffin required for advice plz (11/29/2005 18:15:35)

Mushkin (991434) 2 Gb HP3200 Dual Pack 2 3 2 (2 x 1GB)
Memory Specifications:

* Frequency: 400MHz
* Latency: 2-3-2
* Parity: Unbuffered
* Voltage: 2.6V-2.8V
* Pins: 184
* Module: 128Mx64
* Chip: 64Mx8

Now, if I give my ASUS P4S800D-X/Asus P4P800-E Deluxe 4 sticks of this it should fly right?
(it/they can take 4GB of RAM)



BobbyDouglas -> RE: RAM boffin required for advice plz (11/29/2005 18:32:32)

You will be perfectly fine with 2gb.

When looking for ram you want unbuffered, pc3200 @ 400mhz. Mushkin make great ram, a lot of OCers use that. If you don't plan to OC, you might find the less expensive Corsair ValueSelect a much better deal.



Taz -> RE: RAM boffin required for advice plz (11/29/2005 18:36:05)

Why not 4GB?

Board can take it and I already run 1 and a half GB of RAM (Though not as good as that brand) and I've him my RAM limit when working with PSP and Fireworks before now. Which was most annoying. [image]http://ganjataz.com/Forum/images/smiles/mad.gif[/image]



BobbyDouglas -> RE: RAM boffin required for advice plz (11/29/2005 18:44:02)

For the $200+ you will spend on another 2gb of ram, think about how much better of a CPU you could get. It sounds like the CPU is going to be your weakest link.



Taz -> RE: RAM boffin required for advice plz (11/29/2005 18:47:24)

Either way 4 full slots of RAM is gonna = better performance anyhoo though, right?



bobby -> RE: RAM boffin required for advice plz (11/30/2005 0:39:20)

It all depends on what you're doing, why you want it as fast as it can be.

Eventually you'll reach a point where you can hold more information in your Memory than your processor can effectively use. It can still cause a bottleneck in overall performance.

And data can only move across the pipe so much at a time, in x amount of time.

Will you notice either way? Maybe not. 2GB of RAM is pleanty for a 32bit processor I think. But 4GB is a pretty cool bragging point and it would be kind of fun to see just how far you could push it. Like the old "how fast can I fill up my Gmail account" game. Only more expensive. [;)]

I put 1GB in this little beastie and it's only been over 70% a few times. All of them involved video processing.

Then again... if you're going to drop the $200 on processor and Mobo eventually you'll want the RAM anyway... [8|]

It's so easy to spend other peoples money in this game, I love it.

[:D]



BobbyDouglas -> RE: RAM boffin required for advice plz (11/30/2005 1:46:21)

quote:

Will you notice either way? Maybe not. 2GB of RAM is pleanty for a 32bit processor I think. But 4GB is a pretty cool bragging point and it would be kind of fun to see just how far you could push it. Like the old "how fast can I fill up my Gmail account" game. Only more expensive.

- Just don't tell them you got the intel p4 640 and spent $xx on 4gb of ram.

If you link me to the MB's manual and website's product page, I'll tell you if it will suffer at all with 4 sticks of ram. I know my MB actually doesn't run 4 sticks well. It automatically takes the ram from 400 to 333, which isn't cool!

Go spend some time working away in Photoshop, then see how much ram is being used. If you see you are topping out around 1.5gb, then you might decide it would be better to increase your ram to 3 or 4gb. If you see you are only around 900mb or so, then there is no reason to drop another $200-$250 on another 2gb of ram.



Taz -> RE: RAM boffin required for advice plz (11/30/2005 10:21:10)

I spoke to a guy at Mushkin last night and he said it would be no drama running 4 gigs of their stuff on either of the MOBO's, he in fact said:
quote:

the latency should allow you to do things faster also.


& he was warned before hand if he sells me duff kit I'd take his head off with a 5.56mm round, so no pressure or anything. >:]

quote:

4GB is a pretty cool bragging point and it would be kind of fun to see just how far you could push it. Like the old "how fast can I fill up my Gmail account" game. Only more expensive.


/is sold for the reason above hehehehe



bobby -> RE: RAM boffin required for advice plz (11/30/2005 10:22:37)

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with a 5.56mm

not gonna ask why that particular ordnance...

[:D]



Taz -> RE: RAM boffin required for advice plz (11/30/2005 10:38:36)

Round of choice actually. It's a good round, high velocity and it makes a mess of what you hit without killing if required, which is what it is designed to do. :)
(Army tactics dictate shooting and injuring one man ties up 3 to 4 other men, thus you only have to shoot 10 men and you just crippled a full platoon - Company. Kill one man and he gets left behind and the rest of the platoon/company continues but are now pi**ed off rather than scared and confused.)

Plus, if the sh1t hits the fan, you can drop your rifle if it's b0rk and grab an M16 and still carry on using your ammo. [;)]



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