How much ram is enough ?

[shevanel]

I currently have dual 256 in my computer and im looking to improve my performance with games. How much more ram will i need to be able to play games with ease?

-if i run four stick of ram at the same time, will this decrease the performance of my system?
-should i be concerned with ram that overclocks?

I really need help cause i dont really know anything about ram. also id like to keep it below 100$

in case your wondering i have a HP pavilion a1210n with a nvidia 6600 GTOC pci-e
please help. Thankyou in advance! i appreciate it

 

[MadModMike]

Either add 2 more 256MB or replace w/ 2 512MB, the latter will be faster.

~~Mad Mod Mike, pimpin' the world 1 rig at a time

 

[Anoobis]

If you don't plan to overclock (most OEM boards aren't good for it), then I wouldn't worry about it. You could easily get 1GB (2 512s) of any of the value series of rams from Crucial, Geil, Kingston, etc. for under $100 then sell your 2 256s on eBay and get a little cash back. You'll be hard pressed to get 2 GB for under $100.00 even if it is a value ram and even if you sell your old stuff.

 

[KMBaron]

I RECENTLY UPGRADED MY GPU FROM A 9700 PRO TO A AIW X800 XT AND THINGS IMPROVED ALOT. I HAD 512 RAM IN THE SYSTEM AND DOUBLED THAT A WEEK AFTER THE GPU UPGRADE. WHEN I DID THE FRAMES PER SEC. WHEN THRU THE ROOF. I WOULD RECOMEND ANOTHER 512. IF YOU WANNA INVEST IN THE LONGEVITY OF THE SYSTEM THINK ABOUT 2 GIGS. BUT FOR NOW 512 SHOULD DO YOU GREAT FOR A YEAR OR 2. AND ALL 4 SLOTS FOR MY RDRAM ARE FILLED WITH 256 EACH.

 

[dvdpiddy]

get a stick of 1-gig for 70 from newegg

 

[Hawkeye22]

How much ram do you really need?

 

[avatar3k]

I RECENTLY UPGRADED MY GPU FROM A 9700 PRO TO A AIW X800 XT AND THINGS IMPROVED ALOT. I HAD 512 RAM IN THE SYSTEM AND DOUBLED THAT A WEEK AFTER THE GPU UPGRADE. WHEN I DID THE FRAMES PER SEC. WHEN THRU THE ROOF. I WOULD RECOMEND ANOTHER 512. IF YOU WANNA INVEST IN THE LONGEVITY OF THE SYSTEM THINK ABOUT 2 GIGS. BUT FOR NOW 512 SHOULD DO YOU GREAT FOR A YEAR OR 2. AND ALL 4 SLOTS FOR MY RDRAM ARE FILLED WITH 256 EACH.

rdram is not the same as ddr

cut the caps

 

[shevanel]

thank you very much for the help!

 

[lemonzhao]

you have two 256M memory modules, and it's suggested to add another two 256. :roll: