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| Thread ID: 80447 | 2007-06-23 12:20:00 | Let's build a PC (June 2007) | Metla (12) | PC World Chat |
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| 562213 | 2007-09-21 10:57:00 | Awesome, makes sense to me. Thanks alot, saves me alot of searching/comparing/hassle!! :thumbs: No problem :) |
george12 (7) | ||
| 562214 | 2007-09-21 19:26:00 | And would there be any point in having more than 2GB? Not really. You could go for 3gigs, but any more than that is wasted in most Windows systems. More info here (www.dansdata.com). |
Greg (193) | ||
| 562215 | 2007-09-21 21:51:00 | Wow, that was a bloody intense read, for someone thats asking questions like "whats a p5k?" Haha, cheers for the link though, was worth reading. And I will just stick with 2GB, I dont do anything serious enough to justify the extra $$, plus it sounds as though more is not always better! |
Damz (10942) | ||
| 562216 | 2007-09-21 22:15:00 | Not really. You could go for 3gigs, but any more than that is wasted in most Windows systems. More info here (www.dansdata.com). Very interesting read... |
plod (107) | ||
| 562217 | 2007-09-21 23:13:00 | Very interesting read... Fortunately I use a 64 bit O/S with 4 Gigs RAM. Copy from Everest:- Field Value Computer Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition OS Service Pack Service Pack 2 DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c) Computer Name TONY-1REWNZAKWB User Name Administrator Motherboard CPU Type DualCore AMD Athlon 64 X2, 2433 MHz (11 x 221) 4800+ Motherboard Name Unknown Motherboard Chipset nVIDIA nForce4, AMD Hammer System Memory 4096 MB (DDR SDRAM) BIOS Type Award (09/14/05) Communication Port Communications Port (COM1) Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1) Display Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT/GTO (256 MB) Monitor Philips 190B (190B6) [19" LCD] (BZ 323065) Multimedia Audio Adapter Creative SB X-Fi [NoDB] Storage IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller SCSI/RAID Controller SCSI/RAID Host Controller Disk Drive ST3200827AS (186 GB, IDE) Disk Drive ST3200827AS (186 GB, IDE) Optical Drive BP3089E DLE901K SCSI CdRom Device Optical Drive BP3089E DLE901K SCSI CdRom Device Optical Drive BP3089E DLE901K SCSI CdRom Device Optical Drive BP3089E DLE901K SCSI CdRom Device Optical Drive PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-110D (DVD+R9:8x, DVD-R9:8x, DVD+RW:16x/8x, DVD-RW:16x/6x, DVD-RAM:5x, DVD-ROM:16x, CD:40x/32x/40x DVD+RW/DVD-RW/DVD-RAM) SMART Hard Disks Status OK Partitions C: (NTFS) 99998 MB (39056 MB free) D: (NTFS) 190779 MB (167140 MB free) E: (NTFS) 90781 MB (51384 MB free) Total Size 372.6 GB (251.5 GB free) Input Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard Mouse PS/2 Compatible Mouse Network Network Adapter Marvell Yukon 88E8001/8003/8010 PCI Gigabit Ethernet Controller Network Adapter NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller - Packet Scheduler Miniport (10.1.1.11) Peripherals Printer CutePDF Writer Printer hp photosmart 7200 series USB1 Controller nVIDIA MCP04 - OHCI USB Controller USB2 Controller nVIDIA MCP04 - EHCI USB 2.0 Controller |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 562218 | 2007-09-21 23:34:00 | I usually only put 4GB Ram in quad core systems, and with a 64 bit OS. The kind of user who would make use of four cores is usually the kind of user who would make use of 4GB Ram. |
george12 (7) | ||
| 562219 | 2007-09-21 23:34:00 | I always buy AMD whatever Intel have or do . The reason being that 10 years ago when there was only Intel CPUs they kept the price up really high . It was only when AMD came in that prices began to drop steadily . So I have always supported AMD . I am looking to build a new machine for my home office, web machine . My present PC has an AMD Athlon 64 2 . 4 gig . I am looking at getting an AMD dual core 64 4 . 800 or 5200 . It is always hard to know weather to spend the extra 50 bucks to get the next chip up and is the speed benefit worth it ? And when do you stop ? why not spend an extra $ 200 and get the top of the range AMD CPU ? Any comments ? Regards Digby |
Digby (677) | ||
| 562220 | 2007-09-21 23:54:00 | Just spend how much you want to spend. You can't really go wrong as long as it's an X2 (dual core). Core 2 Duos are better value for money right now, but I respect that you are a loyal AMD customer. Personally I go for the best value, which swings around every 5 years or so. When it was AthlonXP and P4s, I would have only bought AMDs. What I'm trying to say is that only you can decide whether it's worth it, because only you know how important the money is to you. |
george12 (7) | ||
| 562221 | 2007-09-22 00:10:00 | The kind of user who would make use of four cores is usually the kind of user who would make use of 4GB Ram.That's a bit like saying... the kind of user who would breathe air is usually the kind who requires oxygen. :lol: ;) | Greg (193) | ||
| 562222 | 2007-09-22 01:11:00 | That's a bit like saying... the kind of user who would breathe air is usually the kind who requires oxygen. :lol: ;) No, it's not. How do you figure that? Quad core CPUs are only useful if you are doing a LOT at once, and is the exact type of scenario where a lot of RAM would be useful/required. But if it was as obvious a statement as you seem to think, people like Damz wouldn't be weighing up the 2GB/4GB decision, would they? |
george12 (7) | ||
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