I already have 1G PC3200 on my machine. I have a great video card, and i want to upgrade my system memory for better gaming now.
I can add another G of PC3200 for about the same price as PC4200... so what would you prefer? More slower memory or less faster memory?
2006-09-06 14:32:43 · 7 answers · asked by davedave01 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
-P4 HT @ 3.0 (800MHz FSB)
-1G PC3200 (currently. PC4200 is compatible with my mobo, but i'm not gonna pay for 2 gigs)
-ATI Radeon X1900GT PCI-E video card
2006-09-06 14:46:29 · update #1
i'd go with the 2gb. the difference between 1gb and 2gb is much greater than the difference between pc3200 and pc4200
2006-09-06 14:40:05 · answer #1 · answered by Mike-Q 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You first need to be sure that your motherboard will support PC4200. If it doesn't, then spending money on the upgrade to PC4200 is pointless.
Even if it does, More is generally better than faster. Since the main purpose of RAM is to cache things from the system's hard drive (I know people will argue with me on that point, but I said main, not the only purpose)
In large part, it depends on what you are going to do with it too. I play Ever Quest II and Guild Wars. Both programs are memory hogs. The speed of my system with 1 GB of RAM vs 2 GB of ram is tremendous. Why? Because caching objects in RAM and then rendering them on screen is many times faster than having to read that same object from the hard drive every time it is rendered and then re-allocating that ram for a different object that in turn, has to be read in from the hard drive.
2006-09-06 14:44:36 · answer #2 · answered by sparklewoof 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stick with the same speed as your other stick. Keeps the system stable. PC4200 will be really quick but its not gona be noticeably different. 2 GB PC3200 is basically perfect for your setup.
2006-09-06 14:58:26 · answer #3 · answered by nerdboy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-25 01:29:59 · answer #4 · answered by eskdale 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the first one is has less space but will run a lot faster
2006-09-06 14:39:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
More mem.
BTW, the (amount and type) mem. on the videocard is much more important.
And the videocard itself (chipset).
2006-09-06 14:39:57 · answer #6 · answered by · 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More memory!
2006-09-06 14:47:11 · answer #7 · answered by Traveler 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋