6gb ddr2 or 4gb ddr3?

Altair154

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Hey guys, I'm still working on my build for PC and I was wondering if I should save money and get a 2gb stick (I have 4gb ddr2 800) and get 6 gb ddr2 800 or 4gb ddr3 for photoshop, gaming, video editing, and modeling with 3ds max + blender. :??:

(Am going to use an AMD Athlon II x4 640 3.0 GHz 2mb L2 Cache) :)
 
It's not so much what you need, it's what your MOBO will use. Most of the current MOBO's are DDR3. Recommended RAM - Windows 32-bit 2X1GB, Widows 64-bit 2X2GB.

However, with 3ds max I would start with 2X4GB DDR3, and later you can add another 8GB. Those Apps if you are going to 'really' use them require a a lot of memory.

What MOBO do you current have for the Athlon II X4?