Αdvice in buying extra RAM

Iraklis F.C. · 1 Jun 2007 at 23:34

ok chaps a little advice, tempred by the record low memory prices i am into adding some extra ram into my pc. I currenly have 2 gigs of crucial D9GMH @ 1030 mhz 4-4-4-10 which is more than satisfactory and i was thinking into buying another 2 or 1 gig of the same mem. But since i am using 32bit good ol xp 4 gigs of ram will do nothing to it unless i get 64bit OS (that would propbably be vista) but i am into it anytime soon , probably in a year and a half. Buying though 1 gig of ram will be fully available under XP , cost me a few quid less but i think it is not a futureproof buy since in the future i will install 64bit
OS.

so what do you think go for the 4 gigs or just buy another gig of ram and save the extra quid for saturdays night out? i say it again i will be using 32bit software for at least a year and a half.thanx in advance

fobose · 1 Jun 2007 at 23:42

I tell you what I think, I think you should get another 2GB and get Vista, whilst the mem is cheap. I am still on XP 32bit though, old CPU

Iraklis F.C. · 1 Jun 2007 at 23:43

vista 32 bit will not "see" 4 gigs of ram mate

fobose · 1 Jun 2007 at 23:48

So when you said you wouldn't be going to a 64 bit OS for another year or so, its because your CPU is only a 32 bit CPU?

squiffy · 1 Jun 2007 at 23:51

Keep what you have (OS) no point in buying extra RAM..

Iraklis F.C. · 2 Jun 2007 at 00:03

fobose said:
So when you said you wouldn't be going to a 64 bit OS for another year or so, its because your CPU is only a 32 bit CPU?

no my cpu is 64bit capable , but the software i use isnt and imho 64bit vista is still not ready to fully replace my current setup.

bluesouljah · 2 Jun 2007 at 00:09

Iraklis F.C. said:
no my cpu is 64bit capable , but the software i use isnt and imho 64bit vista is still not ready to fully replace my current setup.

Why?

Iraklis F.C. · 2 Jun 2007 at 00:11

cause i had a go with it and it didnt run some chemistry progs i use for my work and i believe i shouldnt buy a software that is still so new to the market. i shall wait SP1

fobose · 2 Jun 2007 at 00:11

Well if thats the case your probably best doing what squiffy said, in a year and a half you will probably have bought a new rig anyway with DDR3 mem

Mansize_tissue · 2 Jun 2007 at 09:51

If you buy an extra gigabyte of RAM, would that be a 2x 512MB set?

Iraklis F.C. · 2 Jun 2007 at 16:55

ah to hell with it , ordered 2 gigs of pc2 5300 ballistix

Mansize_tissue · 2 Jun 2007 at 17:01

Would you mind letting me know how it works out? I think i might do the same. What motherboard are you using this memory on?

Iraklis F.C. · 2 Jun 2007 at 17:03

P5b deluxe wifi. what is it you dont understand ?

Mansize_tissue · 2 Jun 2007 at 17:08

I was wondering if having 4x 1GB would hinder your overclock. What voltage are you running them at now?

Iraklis F.C. · 2 Jun 2007 at 17:25

485 now because i am in greece , and summer is hot.

V=2.15

it will lower my clocks but not THAT much.

Mansize_tissue · 2 Jun 2007 at 17:36

Thank you. I only plan to run them at 450Mhz, and i assume this will be achievable with a 4x 1GB configuration.

Iraklis F.C. · 2 Jun 2007 at 17:37

thats my guess too, wait a few days and i will let ya know

Iraklis F.C. · 14 Jun 2007 at 02:01

ok i am back with results

http://img369.imageshack.us/my.php?image=017ha3.jpg

at 2.25V , i believe its a succesful overclock of 4gb. kudos to crucial , ballistix rocks

Mansize_tissue · 14 Jun 2007 at 16:09

Iraklis F.C., what motherboard is that?

Iraklis F.C. · 14 Jun 2007 at 16:43

p5b deluxe latest bios.

pencil mod also done