Greetings,
I am looking to add some RAM to my existing (2gb RAM) system and don't have a ton of experience with mixing/matching RAM/mobos, etc. I use my computer for things like Maya, After Effects, and Premiere and I'm thinking that beefing up the RAM will help the performance. I'm thinking of going to 4gb but if anyone thinks 8gb is doable, please let me know. I really just want to know what RAM to buy. Also, should I be swapping out the old RAM for the new, or can I combine them? I'm not really into heavy overclocking or anything too fancy. This computer is about 2.5 years old and has held up very well so far....
Below are my current specs...thanks!
Win XP 32bit Home
EVGA E-GEFORCE 8800GTS 500MHZ 320MB 1.6GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDTV HDCP DIRECTX10 Video Card
(I've softmodded this card to a quadro fx 4600)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Dual Core Processor LGA775 Conroe 2.66GHZ 1333FSB 4MB
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L ATX LGA775 P35 1333FSB 1PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 Sound GBLAN Motherboard
OCZ Platinum XTC REV.2 PC2-6400 2GB 2X1GB DDR2-800 CL4-4-4-15 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit
I am looking to add some RAM to my existing (2gb RAM) system and don't have a ton of experience with mixing/matching RAM/mobos, etc. I use my computer for things like Maya, After Effects, and Premiere and I'm thinking that beefing up the RAM will help the performance. I'm thinking of going to 4gb but if anyone thinks 8gb is doable, please let me know. I really just want to know what RAM to buy. Also, should I be swapping out the old RAM for the new, or can I combine them? I'm not really into heavy overclocking or anything too fancy. This computer is about 2.5 years old and has held up very well so far....
Below are my current specs...thanks!
Win XP 32bit Home
EVGA E-GEFORCE 8800GTS 500MHZ 320MB 1.6GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDTV HDCP DIRECTX10 Video Card
(I've softmodded this card to a quadro fx 4600)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Dual Core Processor LGA775 Conroe 2.66GHZ 1333FSB 4MB
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L ATX LGA775 P35 1333FSB 1PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 Sound GBLAN Motherboard
OCZ Platinum XTC REV.2 PC2-6400 2GB 2X1GB DDR2-800 CL4-4-4-15 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit