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    Need Help Asap! Going to Iraq, 4gb or 3GB

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Asheth, May 1, 2008.

  1. Asheth

    Asheth Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am leaving to Iraq in a few hours and I dont have a way to get all 4 GB of Ram my question is that I have 3 GB installed now of 1 stick of 1gb DDR2-800 and 2gb of DDR2-667.

    I have another stick of 2gb DDR2-800 and I am running Vista 64 so my question is should I install 3GB of DDR2-800 or 4 GB with the setup I have now? Or 3gb of DDR2-800
     
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    With Vista 64 you want all 4Gb memory
     
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    you should go for the 4 GB.

    your chipset will use 667hmz for the ram anyway. at least i think so. it does not support 800mhz.

    so it is pretty clear. install 4 GB !!
     
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    ok thanks i just installed the 4gb thanks for your help
     
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    I posted that at first then read his specs and deleted. He has a desktop CPU and it does support 800Mhz. But which is better? I don't know right now.
     
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    oh, just seen that too. must have read the thread a bit too fast.

    i guess it would be a head to head comparison anyway. vista definetly gets better, the more ram it gets.

    of course the 800mhz ram would be faster, but that advantage in ram performance is around 5 %. you would not even feel these 5% difference in ram performance. but will feel the 4 GB in Vista. though the "sweet spot" for vista is around 3 GB, it´s good to have the extra GB for some demanding tasks.
     
    schoko, May 1, 2008
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