RAM Choices

[Kuga]

Ok so this is my dilemma. I want to switch Vista Ultimate 64 bit. Now I know you should have at least 4 gigs of ram for it to perform properly. I want your guys opinion on this. Should I buy another 2 x 1 gig DDR 800, or sell them, and get 2 x 2 gigs DDR 800 and then later on get another 2 dimms? (Total 8 gigs)

At the moment my current system spec's are as follows :

Gigabyte GA-M57SLI-S4 Mobo
AMD 64 4600+ overclocked to 2.85ghz
Asus GeForce 8600GT
2 x 1 gig DDR 800

 

[Sapphiron]

Good move switching to x64

most stable desktop OS I know. 32bit Vista being the most unstable

I would get 2x 2GB now for a total of 6GB (if your board has 4 slots). I've run out of 4GB on my PC once or twice, but I get up to some crazy stuff.

with 8GB I have Alt-tab'ed out of a Company of heroes game, forgot about it, and played some COD4 online without noticing it until I exited COD4. Short of being as forgetful as I am, 6GB should last you plenty of time.

If you have to sell your 2x1GB, sell them now and get the 2x2GB's, pretty soon they won't be worth as much.

 

[Brawler]

Just get another 2x1gb and keep the rest for a new system.
Cant do too much with 8gb ram on that system.

 

[.Froot.]

+1 on keeping the current 2x1GB. They're worth just about nothing second hand. Having 6GB will be enough for more than a year to come so you're safe until at least then.