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Trevor
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I think it's all of five bucks to get PC6400 instead of 5300...thanks for the suggestion about the slots. I had no idea.
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eamo
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Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 5:09 am Post subject: |
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| With RAM being so cheap at the moment the best buy is 2x2GB sticks. You have the potential of 4GB with the speed of dual channel. |
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Trevor
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Can my system handle 8 gigs? I thought someone else said Windows will only recognize 3.5 gigs.
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| With RAM being so cheap at the moment the best buy is 2x2GB sticks. You have the potential of 4GB with the speed of dual channel. |
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Demophobe
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| Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 5:13 am Post subject: |
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| Trevor wrote: |
I think it's all of five bucks to get PC6400 instead of 5300...thanks for the suggestion about the slots. I had no idea.
| Demophobe wrote: |
| Just ask for another 1GB stick of whatever you bought. It is best to keep them all the same. |
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If you do go with a different speed, change all of them, not just one.
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| With RAM being so cheap at the moment the best buy is 2x2GB sticks. You have the potential of 4GB with the speed of dual channel. |
Eamo is right...buying 2 sticks of 2GB will leave 2 of your 4 RAM slots open, in case you want to put more RAM in later.
So, you can choose:
2 x 2GB, or 4 x 1GB, but be sure all the sticks are the same speed and brand. |
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the_beaver
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| Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 5:14 am Post subject: |
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| Trevor wrote: |
Can my system handle 8 gigs? I thought someone else said Windows will only recognize 3.5 gigs.
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| With RAM being so cheap at the moment the best buy is 2x2GB sticks. You have the potential of 4GB with the speed of dual channel. |
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That has to do with 32-bit Windows and I think pre PCI-e mobos. |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 5:15 am Post subject: |
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| Trevor wrote: |
Can my system handle 8 gigs? I thought someone else said Windows will only recognize 3.5 gigs.
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| With RAM being so cheap at the moment the best buy is 2x2GB sticks. You have the potential of 4GB with the speed of dual channel. |
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32 bit hardware limitation.
You will need to go to a 64 bit OS if you want to utilize more than 4GB of RAM. However, if you are serious about using your system as a recording studio, 64 bit computing (OS and apps) is the way to go.
In this sense then, leaving 2 slots open may be a wise choice. |
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Trevor
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| Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 5:24 am Post subject: |
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I've got windows xp pro. I don't know if it is 32 or 64. How do I find out?
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| Trevor wrote: |
Can my system handle 8 gigs? I thought someone else said Windows will only recognize 3.5 gigs.
| eamo wrote: |
| With RAM being so cheap at the moment the best buy is 2x2GB sticks. You have the potential of 4GB with the speed of dual channel. |
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32 bit hardware limitation.
You will need to go to a 64 bit OS if you want to utilize more than 4GB of RAM. However, if you are serious about using your system as a recording studio, 64 bit computing (OS and apps) is the way to go.
In this sense then, leaving 2 slots open may be a wise choice. |
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Demophobe
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| Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 5:25 am Post subject: |
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| Its 32 bit...trust me. Despite hardware trends, its a 32 bit software world. |
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eamo
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| Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 5:50 am Post subject: |
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Times they are a changin'...........For performance users..................if you just surf the net and download TV shows then ignore what I'm saying.
....................32bit Windows (XP or Vista) has a limitation of 3.5GB. To get the best out of a computer using the software which will be released in the future, you will want to have 4GB (or 8GB) of memory which is only possible by installing 64bit Windows.
For most users, 32bit can work fine. But if you want to buy a computer then you need to think about the RAM it will need with future applications. That means installing 64bit Windows, knowing that your system can recognize up to 120GB of RAM!! |
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