To RAM or not to RAM...

Jenesis · Apr 13, 2007

Alright the title is a little off, my question is actually about the amount of RAM needed, but eh

So in my upcoming rig I have the option of having 2GB or 4GB of RAM. 4GB adds £100 on to the initial price. Should I just have 2 gigs and upgrade in the future, or would it be simpler to put all the RAM in in one go? What games need more than 2GB of RAM anyway??

bruins004 · Apr 13, 2007

Nothing as or right now needs more than 2GB.
Though you prob. will need 4GB in the future.

However, there are quite a few games out there that use more than 1GB (i.e. BF2, FEAR, etc.).
I would say get a 2 x 1GB set and you will be good for a while

zekrahminator · Apr 13, 2007

I'd spend the cash you could spend on the additional 2GB, and take someone out to a night on the town

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Jenesis · Apr 13, 2007

Aye fair enough

I'll keep it at 2GB then and leave the other RAM until I need it - I'm spending far too much on this PC already!

Tatty_Two · Apr 13, 2007

zekrahminator said:
I'd spend the cash you could spend on the additional 2GB, and take someone out to a night on the town .

Bump!

DrunkenMafia · Apr 14, 2007

Hey genesis what hardware have you bought, you might be able to save on the ram and step up the rest of the hardware a little...

Or you could go out on the town as suggested...

Chewy · Apr 14, 2007

shes using a laptop, check her system specs. and welcome to the boards Jenesis, nice to see a female who enjoys some computer gaming/hardware

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DrunkenMafia · Apr 14, 2007

Chewy said:
shes using a laptop, check her system specs. and welcome to the boards Jenesis, nice to see a female who enjoys some computer gaming/hardware .

Roger that.....

Thought she may be building a system. still I wouldnt think 4 gig will help anything. :confused:

Save your cash and do something fun

aximbigfan · Apr 14, 2007

remember, you need a 64bit os and proc in order to run 4gb of ram...

chris

tkpenalty · Apr 14, 2007

2GB RAM is enough. Just spend the rest on something that you like, like some new clothes or shoes yeah.

Jenesis · Apr 14, 2007

Yep my proc is AMD X2 64 5200+ and OS is either Vista Home Premium or Vista Ultimate (both OEM so only about £20 price difference) so if/when I upgrade the RAM I'll be able to run it.

tkpenalty, just 'cause I'm female doesn't mean I automatically go shopping for clothes and shoes

I'll put the saved cash towards Unreal Tournament 3!

ETA: I haven't bought any hardware for my new system yet, I have a thread knocking about somewhere in the Projects section with my proposed specs.

System Name	The Jenesis Device
Processor	AMD Athlon x64 X2 5200+ 2.6 GHz
Motherboard	MSI K9N Diamond nForce 590
Cooling	Akasa Evo w/ 2 fans, blue LEDs
Memory	4GB 667MHz
Video Card(s)	Innovision 320MB 8800GTS OC Edition
Storage	500GB SATA Western Digital, 2 x 250GB SATA Maxtor
Display(s)	19" Widescreen HP w19ev
Case	XClio A380 Twin Engine
Audio Device(s)	Creative Audigy SE, Logitech 5.1 Surround Speakers
Power Supply	Corsair HX620W Modular PSU
Software	Vista Ultimate x64, Photoshop CS2, MathCAD 13, MS Office 2007

Processor	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Brisbane @ 2.8GHz (224x12.5, 1.425V)
Motherboard	Gigabyte sumthin-or-another, it's got an nForce 430
Cooling	Dual 120mm case fans front/rear, Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro, Zalman VF-900 on GPU
Memory	2GB G.Skill DDR2 800
Video Card(s)	Sapphire X850XT @ 580/600
Storage	WD 160 GB SATA hard drive.
Display(s)	Hanns G 19" widescreen, 5ms response time, 1440x900
Case	Thermaltake Soprano (black with side window).
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster Live! 24 bit (paired with X-530 speakers).
Power Supply	ThermalTake 430W TR2
Software	XP Home SP2, can't wait for Vista SP1.

System Name	The Jenesis Device
Processor	AMD Athlon x64 X2 5200+ 2.6 GHz
Motherboard	MSI K9N Diamond nForce 590
Cooling	Akasa Evo w/ 2 fans, blue LEDs
Memory	4GB 667MHz
Video Card(s)	Innovision 320MB 8800GTS OC Edition
Storage	500GB SATA Western Digital, 2 x 250GB SATA Maxtor
Display(s)	19" Widescreen HP w19ev
Case	XClio A380 Twin Engine
Audio Device(s)	Creative Audigy SE, Logitech 5.1 Surround Speakers
Power Supply	Corsair HX620W Modular PSU
Software	Vista Ultimate x64, Photoshop CS2, MathCAD 13, MS Office 2007

Processor	Rocket Lake Core i5 11600K @ 5 Ghz with PL tweaks
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK
Cooling	Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120SE + 4 Phanteks 140mm case fans
Memory	32GB (4 x 8GB SR) Patriot Viper Steel 4133Mhz DDR4 @ 3600Mhz CL14@1.45v Gear 1
Video Card(s)	Asus Dual RTX 4070 OC
Storage	WD Blue SN550 1TB M.2 NVME//Crucial MX500 500GB SSD (OS)
Display(s)	AOC Q2781PQ 27 inch Ultra Slim 2560 x 1440 IPS
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Windowed - Gunmetal
Audio Device(s)	Onboard Realtek ALC1200/SPDIF to Sony AVR @ 5.1
Power Supply	Seasonic CORE GM650w Gold Semi modular
Mouse	Coolermaster Storm Octane wired
Keyboard	Element Gaming Carbon Mk2 Tournament Mech
Software	Win 10 Home x64

System Name	GaMEr / HTPC
Processor	FX8320 4.5ghz so far NB- 2815mhz / X2 255 @ 3.2ghz (Temp till BD)
Motherboard	990FX-UD5 / GA-MA785GPMT-US2H
Cooling	XSPC - 240rad 480rad 5 x 120mm out, 6 x 80mm in / H220-edge 1/2" & 2 x 120mm Magma
Memory	4gb PI 6,8,6,18 1T 1706mhz / 4gb Crucial D9's 1400 @ 6,6,6,18,1T
Video Card(s)	3gb HD7950 / Onboard
Storage	2 x 120gb Sandisk ultra plus 2tb WD / 60gb vertex 2 + 2 x 2tb WD Greens
Display(s)	3x24in Dell Ultra (portrait) / NEC 32" FullHD LCD
Case	LL PC71A Full tower / Antec fusion black with Imon remote Modded for WC
Audio Device(s)	OB / Auzentech cinema 7.1
Power Supply	TT 700w TR2 / TT 600w Litepower modded with Noctua S12 fan.
Software	7 Ult / 7 premium x64

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Processor	Q6600 G0 @ 3.2Ghz
Motherboard	Asus p5k-Premium/Black Pearl
Cooling	Luna Block, 240mm rad
Memory	Patriot Extreme PC2-6400 2x2GB
Video Card(s)	Saphire 5850 1GB
Storage	60GB SSD + 2x500GB/1TB/2TB
Display(s)	Samsung 226BW and 50" Panasonic S2
Case	Silverstone TJ-09
Audio Device(s)	X-fi Prelude
Power Supply	Enermax Galaxy Dxx 850watt
Software	Windows7 32Bit
Benchmark Scores	Super Pi 1M 14.333

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Processor	Intel Core i7 920
Motherboard	Asus P6T SE
Cooling	XIGMATEK HDT-S963
Memory	OCZ 3 X 1GB Triple Channel
Video Card(s)	HIS Radeon HD4670 IceQ
Storage	Seagate 250GB 7200RPM SATA
Display(s)	Acer AL1916W 19" Widescreen LCD
Case	CM Storm Scout
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair 520 Watt
Software	Windows XP Pro