upgrade to 2GB worth it?

arnold873 · Apr 12, 2005

my system:
asus a8n sli
amd 64 3200+ 939 winchester
corsair xms twin x 1024-3200xl 2225 1gb

would it be worth it to get 2 extra sticks of this memory for a total of 2gb, keeping in mind it would have to be dropped down to 333mhz. currently i`m getting around 6gb sec of bandwidth.

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mozzartusm · Apr 12, 2005

Adding more memory doesnt mean that you get better performance unless your using all the memory that you currently have. You should know that by now. THis is your 687th post.

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arnold873 · Apr 13, 2005

well i keep seeing different
most pc magazines are suggesting 2gb
and the big guys keep building rigs with 2gb
why i ask you?
there has got to be something to it.

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Dude, I'd say it's time to cancel that subscription to areshole pc monthly :tongue:

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arnold873 · Apr 13, 2005

why are voodoo, falcon and all the others using 2 gigs then?

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mrmonsoon · Apr 13, 2005

Though others choose to not state it kindly, but they are right. Unless you want to try going without a paging file-there is very little chance-save for benchmarks and the such-you will see improved performance.

If you are using a "non-server" operating system IE xp, unless you are using all your ram up-the extra will be wasted.

If you want improved performance (probably for gaming) look into a new video card.

arnold873 · Apr 13, 2005

i don`t doubt that they are correct i`m just wondering why big companies like voodoo and falcon are putting 2gb in their systems?

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Crashman · Apr 13, 2005

d00d, you haven't a clue? The reason so many companies put in 2GB is because so many BUYERS HAVEN'T A CLUE! Seriously, it's because 2GB sounds twice as good as 1GB.

Now, there ARE good reasons to get 2GB of RAM, mostly just video editing. In fact, I used to run 3 instances of a video encoder at once overnight, while I slept, for a simple reason: It would take 6 hours, rather than 2 hours, to encode all 3 instances, I didn't have to get up from sleeping to change from one task to the next, it was OK for them to run 1/3 the speed since I wasn't doing anything else with the computer. And the reason I bring all that up? Each instance of the video encoding program would use around 512MB of RAM if it COULD. So having 2GB of RAM would have been very nice for encoding 3 video clips simultaniously.

So basically you have several factors involved. People who'll never use more than 80GB of hard drive space buy systems with 300GB drives for what reason? Bigger is better! They get 2GB of RAM for what reason? Bigger is better! They buy 600W power supplies for what reason? Bigger is better! Bragging rights, nothing more.

And then there are the FEW PEOPLE who do SO MUCH video editing/encoding that they actually NEED lots of drive space and can USE the extra RAM.

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BrentUnitedMem · Apr 13, 2005

exactly !

Most people still believe:
"You can never have too much memory"
It's completely false.

What should be said is: "You can never have too little memory"
Cuz you can't !

Aren't overclockers braggers all together?

I can only admire overclockers who go for the works (DDR-700 and beyond, 5GHz+ CPU.. etc..). None of this spending $100 for a 1% increase in performance.

I dont think memory size is something to brag about anymore =)

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mozzartusm · Apr 14, 2005

Yes, from each individual persons point of view. I think that Brent is basically saying that it takes more than above average to make an impression on the OCing community. I would agree.

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arnold873 · Apr 14, 2005

ok thanks

just wondering what youwould get on a read/write benchmark on 2gb`s not that it would help in games but would it double from 1gb?

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arnold873 · Apr 14, 2005

People who'll never use more than 80GB of hard drive space buy systems with 300GB drives for what reason? Bigger is better!

well actually i am to understand having more HDD space than you need can actually speed up access to that info.
you also bring up psu`s well with sli systems the extra juice can come in handy down the road
and as far as 2gb memory i really don`t know and thats why i asked

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arnold873 · Apr 14, 2005

i`m getting over 6gb right now so i think thats pretty good
1.5 years from now when i build my next pc maybe i`ll put 2gb in that one but only if it will make any difference by then it might

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Crashman · Apr 14, 2005

Ah, but it was back when 64MB of PC133 was over $100 and you had 512MB!

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Crashman · Apr 14, 2005

No. For example, the WD800JB outperformed the WD1000JB. Often the largest drives suffer a performance hit compared to medium-sized drives who's only claim to fame IS performance.

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arnold873 · Apr 14, 2005

no i`m talking about having like 30gb of data on a 300gb hdd
i was told that data would be accessed quicker
than say having 30gb on a 40gb hdd

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arnold873 · Apr 14, 2005

and by the way am i crazy but it doesn`t seem that my raptor is much faster than my 7200 8mb wd i had before

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Crashman · Apr 14, 2005

Yes, the first 30GB of a 300GB drive is probably faster than the first 30GB of a 40GB drive.

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mozzartusm · Apr 15, 2005

and by the way am i crazy.

YES YOU ARE! If you need the clinical diagnosis let me know!

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arnold873 · Apr 15, 2005

i would not say crazy
more like dramatically different

arnold873 · Apr 15, 2005

so how much faster does this actually make the raptor?

mozzartusm · Apr 15, 2005

Your crazy!

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mozzartusm · Apr 15, 2005

Psycho maybe!

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arnold873 · Apr 16, 2005

you see its all mind over matter
i don`t mind so you don`t matter

arnold873 · Apr 16, 2005

thanks
one of the best compliments
for to be great you must be misunderstood

upgrade to 2GB worth it?

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