Ram Stick Help

Kyle · **Posted:** August 29th, 2006, 5:21 pm

RAM STICKS

So im upgrading my ram sticks. i have 4 ram slots, now im looking for around 2g's of ram. so is this a good buy for me or a waste of money....

Adbot · **Posted:** August 29th, 2006, 5:21 pm

Tjbartz2009 · **Posted:** August 29th, 2006, 6:48 pm

I would say to buy one if your computer is running slowly. Or to just buy one for safety.

DO IT!

I need to buy one too...running low on RAM

Jeff · **Posted:** August 29th, 2006, 7:29 pm

Wait so you already have 2Gb of RAM?

Two gigabytes of RAM is the maximum you need for modern machines. There really isn't any need to go beyond that unless you are a graphics designer or you have special needs. I know many people who had 4Gb of RAM but didn't notice a difference betweenn 4Gb and 2Gb.

My recommendation is buy when you really have the need.

Kyle · **Posted:** August 29th, 2006, 7:30 pm

Jeff wrote:

Wait so you already have 2Gb of RAM?

Two gigabytes of RAM is the maximum you need for modern machines. There really isn't any need to go beyond that unless you are a graphics designer or you have special needs. I know many people who had 4Gb of RAM but didn't notice a difference betweenn 4Gb and 2Gb.

My recommendation is buy when you really have the need.

no i currently have only 1gb, gonna upgrade to 2gb

Mikhail · **Posted:** August 29th, 2006, 9:48 pm

i think its a wise choice to buy those if your a hardcore gamer,or you do certain tasks, such as graphics designer, or programming,but 2 gb is quite enough.

Jeff · **Posted:** August 29th, 2006, 10:40 pm

Kyle wrote:

Jeff wrote:

Wait so you already have 2Gb of RAM?

Two gigabytes of RAM is the maximum you need for modern machines. There really isn't any need to go beyond that unless you are a graphics designer or you have special needs. I know many people who had 4Gb of RAM but didn't notice a difference betweenn 4Gb and 2Gb.

My recommendation is buy when you really have the need.

no i currently have only 1gb, gonna upgrade to 2gb

Oh sorry.

In my opinion, I think 1gb is just fine. Unless you have lots of background applications running simultaneously then buy another one.

Adbot · **Posted:** August 29th, 2006, 10:40 pm

MattVortex · **Posted:** August 30th, 2006, 5:59 am

Get it.

But make sure you have the right kind of RAM. PC 3200 or whatever.

Im getting another gig of ram of my laptop soon. I have the need for it, especially with things like 3DSM, Photoshop and Apophysis.

What ram do you have now? 2 x 512 or what?

Bogrollbloke · **Posted:** August 30th, 2006, 7:08 am

Mmm is that $170 for 1gig stick, or for two 1gig sticks?

Nate · **Posted:** August 30th, 2006, 1:29 pm

Jeff wrote:

Kyle wrote:

Jeff wrote:

Wait so you already have 2Gb of RAM?

Two gigabytes of RAM is the maximum you need for modern machines. There really isn't any need to go beyond that unless you are a graphics designer or you have special needs. I know many people who had 4Gb of RAM but didn't notice a difference betweenn 4Gb and 2Gb.

My recommendation is buy when you really have the need.

no i currently have only 1gb, gonna upgrade to 2gb

Oh sorry.

In my opinion, I think 1gb is just fine. Unless you have lots of background applications running simultaneously then buy another one.

I also have 4 slots, I had 1 gig, 2 open slots, I bought another gig, 512 x 2. Now I have 512 x 4 to get 2 gigs.

Matt · **Posted:** August 31st, 2006, 2:18 pm

Kyle wrote:

Jeff wrote:

Wait so you already have 2Gb of RAM?

Two gigabytes of RAM is the maximum you need for modern machines. There really isn't any need to go beyond that unless you are a graphics designer or you have special needs. I know many people who had 4Gb of RAM but didn't notice a difference betweenn 4Gb and 2Gb.

My recommendation is buy when you really have the need.

no i currently have only 1gb, gonna upgrade to 2gb

If you already have 1 gb and are buying 2 more that'd mean you'd have 3 gigs. You'd be better off just buying 2 512s.

- Poison333

Jeff · **Posted:** August 31st, 2006, 2:55 pm

http://www.techweb.com/showArticle.jhtm ... =161300002

Read that. It tells you how much RAM you really need.

Tidus · **Posted:** September 5th, 2006, 6:34 pm

1Gb is ok, unless you play BattleField 2. lol.

Battlefield 2 original = you Need 1.5Gb or RAM
exp= 2Gb.

I used to have 1Gb of ram and it lagged like [Censored

], but DoD Source, CS Source and all those other games never really lagged (except for Internet etc. etc. etc.)

Mushroom Queen · **Posted:** September 6th, 2006, 8:36 am

It really depends on what you're doing. I just added a 512 stick to my computer and it serves me fine. But then again, I don't do major gaming or 3D rendering.

Andy · **Posted:** September 17th, 2006, 12:19 pm

i got 768 and will need 2Gb, cauz i plan to render dvds and creat my own video

But for now 768 is doing me great, if you already got 1Gb you fine unless Battlefront ..

Ranging God · **Posted:** September 21st, 2006, 8:21 am

Just to tell you, If you are getting RAM for speed, get this stuff called Speed RAM. It is incased in a metal case, so it wont get dust and it workes twice as fast as regual RAm for not that much more.
It is worth the extra money