extra memory actually worth it

[bumblebaytuna]

recently built a comp and put 2x 1 gb ocz platimum sticks in which were faulty so sent them back and bought some more as i wanted it up and running asap,

now they have sent me two more of the same sticks as a replacement would i gain anything form having 4 x 1 gb sticks or should i sell them
on vista 64 btw

 

[Cob]

I would hold onto them unless you need the money.

 

[bumblebaytuna]

dont so much need them just havee them mainly use them for gaming ie ur3

 

[Cob]

I would keep them then. The newer games can take advantage of over 2gb (tho I don't know about UT3, but Crysis uses nearly 1.5gb, leaving very little for Vista to run on).

 

[sammie377]

Pop them in and see if your impressed if not sell them.

 

[Mint_Sauce]

I'd say keep em, 4gb is a good amount for games etc these days. If you sell them you'll probably find in about 6-12 months you'll want 4gb again for every day gaming.

 

[Scoobie Dave]

If using Vista 64 then keep them. I would not go back to 2GB personally.

 

[Bleek]

The XP32bit sweet spot seems to be dual-channel 2x1GB (2GB).

 

[Avalon]

For what you'll get for them it's not worth ditching them. As stated Vista64 will support 4GB and it's slowly becoming the norm.

 

[Bleek]

For what you'll get for them it's not worth ditching them. As stated Vista64 will support 4GB and it's slowly becoming the norm.

Is that true of XP, for us none Vista adopters?

 

[R4z0r]

Is that true of XP, for us none Vista adopters?

It's a 32bit v 64bit thing regardless of OS. 32bit OS's can only address so much RAM so you'll probably see ~3GB usable on XP/Vista 32Bit.

 

[fobose]

At the price ram is going at the moment I wouldn't bother selling them. Keep them, if your not impressed you might find another use for them in a media center comp in a few months and maybe ram prices will have gone up a lot