What to get?

[blaze15301]

i plan on upgrading my memory and gpu.

i have a 4870 and a g skill 2 gig kit(2x1).


im having an issues on what to get. weather it be another 4870 or a 4850. no i dont want a 5000 series card it cheaper for me to add another one.


now the ram im not sure weather i should get 4 gigs of this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145175

or just get this kit http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220396
or i can get another gskill set but the set i have now dosent run at what its suppose to.

so what im asking is should i get a 4gb kit or 2 2gb kits? is there really a difference between 4 gigs and 6? and last will i see good performance vs buck if i crossfire a 4850. i cant really find any benchmarks right now for it.

 

[treefrog07]

If you are using a 32-bit (x86) Operating System, you do not need any more RAM. After you add another GPU, you will have at least 3+GB total memory. The 32-bit OSes cannot see and use more than ~3.25-3.75 GB of RAM. If you are using a 64-bit (x64 bit OS), adding 2 GB RAM may help you performance, get the 4GB (2x2) Patriot RAM.

The GPU: If you can find a 4870, get that. If you cannot find one, the 4850 would the next best.

 

[Maziar]

+1^
I must add that between 1x4GB and 2x2GB, i would go with 1x4GB because it requires one slot,so its easier to upgrade later.And the difference between 4GB and 6GB isn't much,because most games/apps will work fine with 4GB RAM.
As for VGA,well CrossFiring a HD 4870 with a HD 4850 will give you the performance of 2 4850's,which is good, but i recommend to get another 4870 because its better to use 2 same cards in CrossFire mode.

 

[blaze15301]

i have windows 7 64 bit. its not a 1 stick of 4 gigs its 4 1gb sticks, but thank you for the help