First post so be gentle with me.
Bought a pre-built box from OCUK for my son last Christmas. Asus M2R32-MVP board, AMD Athlon 64 x 2 Dual Core 4200+ 2.21GHz, ATI Radeon X1950 512MB Pro x 2 Crossfire, 2.0GB Ram GeIL 1GB x 2 PC2 6400 DDR2 800 CL 4.4.4.12 2.1v (GX22GB6400MDC). Running Vista Premium 32.
Question is, he wants his ram upgraded from the 2GB to 4GB. I know that Vista 32 will only use 3GB at most. Not really considering going to Vista 64. I was considering installing another 2 x 1GB sticks of GeIL memory with the same spec (GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Black Dragon EVO ONE DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GE22GB800C4DC) or GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Black Dragon DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GB22GB6400C4DC)) as allready installed to 'match' what is allready in there on the assumption that this will run better than just adding a 1GB stick into one of the spare slots. What would anyone recommend as the best upgrade route (any and all suggestions greatly appreciated). Am i on the right lines with my thinking or completely off track? Thanks in advance.
Bought a pre-built box from OCUK for my son last Christmas. Asus M2R32-MVP board, AMD Athlon 64 x 2 Dual Core 4200+ 2.21GHz, ATI Radeon X1950 512MB Pro x 2 Crossfire, 2.0GB Ram GeIL 1GB x 2 PC2 6400 DDR2 800 CL 4.4.4.12 2.1v (GX22GB6400MDC). Running Vista Premium 32.
Question is, he wants his ram upgraded from the 2GB to 4GB. I know that Vista 32 will only use 3GB at most. Not really considering going to Vista 64. I was considering installing another 2 x 1GB sticks of GeIL memory with the same spec (GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Black Dragon EVO ONE DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GE22GB800C4DC) or GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Black Dragon DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GB22GB6400C4DC)) as allready installed to 'match' what is allready in there on the assumption that this will run better than just adding a 1GB stick into one of the spare slots. What would anyone recommend as the best upgrade route (any and all suggestions greatly appreciated). Am i on the right lines with my thinking or completely off track? Thanks in advance.
