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| Thread ID: 81218 | 2007-07-20 23:11:00 | Looking to get 1gb of ram, what's the best bang for my buck? | Fishy (10540) | Press F1 |
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| 570696 | 2007-07-20 23:11:00 | I currently have 512mb of crappy no brand ram. :badpc: My motherboard is an ASUS P5VDC-MX. It has 4 ram banks and supports DDR and DDR2, 2 banks for each. The ram I have is in a DDR bank. I have 2 questions, If I get 2x512mb/1x1gb stick(s) and chuck them in the DDR2 banks will the 512mb in the DDR bank work in harmony with them? Also, is this the best bang for my buck? My mum wants to buy from C1 Shoppingmall because we have had good dealings with them in the past (something went missing in the post and they were really nice and helpful.) c1com.co.nz Were looking at the $80-$100 mark. Want 1gb, dual channel or not, doesn't faze. If I can get more bang for our buck from C1 Shoppingmall can you let me know the link? Cheers. |
Fishy (10540) | ||
| 570697 | 2007-07-20 23:30:00 | Sorry for double post there was no EDIT button. I found some more info. I have no idea what any of this means but you guys might. www.valueram.com |
Fishy (10540) | ||
| 570698 | 2007-07-20 23:40:00 | If you want to run dual channel flog off what you already have on likes of trademe. For a replacement get the best and as much as you can afford. For compatibility go with what the ASUS Site recomends for your particular motherboard for best performance. They have a lot of makes that would be compatible that you can't get in NZ but there will be a few that you CAN get in NZ that will be compatible with your particular model of board. If Mum is paying then you might be limited, but try to get compatible stuff. |
Bantu (52) | ||
| 570699 | 2007-07-20 23:45:00 | No that won't work, you have to use one type or the other so choose either DDR or DDR2. I would go with DDR2 cos it will probably end end up being cheaper but of course then you would lose the 512MB you already have. Your call. Cheers |
chiefnz (545) | ||
| 570700 | 2007-07-21 00:16:00 | Ok I went on the asus website and according to them and my motherboard manual my mobo only supports DDR2 up to PC2-4200 (533MHZ) :( She wants more than a gig + DDR2 and seeing as I can't use DDR and DDR2 simultaneously we have to go with 2gb. I can just flog off the 512mb stick on TradeMe. Is 2gb overkill? My video card and CPU aren't really good enough to play new games. Celeron 3.06ghz + 64mb MX4000. So would we see much difference between 1gb and 2gb over playing games like CSS and loading times ? And if I have 2gb would that mean I could get vista? I found this. c1com.co.nz Good bang for buck? Cheers. |
Fishy (10540) | ||
| 570701 | 2007-07-21 00:45:00 | 1GB ought to be the minimum for newer games these days. So 2GB is recommended. The CPU should be fine for CStrike. Your just limited by the Display card. |
bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 570702 | 2007-07-21 01:37:00 | You can never have too much ram | Bantu (52) | ||
| 570703 | 2007-07-21 02:24:00 | You can never have too much ram Lets see you run 6GB in your WinXP PC then. |
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| 570704 | 2007-07-21 02:36:00 | 16 GB if your running a 64 bit OS. :) | winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 570705 | 2007-07-21 03:24:00 | Ok I bought that 2gb set of ram. Are there mobos that support 16gb? |
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