Hey guys, this is my first post here and I'm praying that you'll be able to help me. I've tried googling info on RAM but couldn't find anything to answer my questions (though the most informative articles were here lol).
If you have any links you go point me too as well, or if any of these questions have been previously answered somewhere else, please just point me in the right direction. :).
Well here it goes...
My specs:
Pentium 4 3.0ghz HT 512kb l2 Cache
Intel motherboard D865GBF (http://intel.com/design/motherbd/bf/index.htm)
Radeon x850 Platinum Edition 256mb (oc'ed)
512mb 333mhz (320mhz) Kingstom RAM 184 PIN
My situation:
I play the latest games and do some mapping with Half-Life 2's Hammer (with the game running in the background). I often have a dozen browser (tabs) windows opens, WinAmp running, etc. I'm slowly upgrading my computer, started with the video card, going to add some RAM now, and by the end of this summer I want to replace my mobo and CPU and go AMD when dual-core has been made widely available.
My questions:
How much RAM do I need, and to what extent will adding more boost performance?
What exactly is RAM latency and RAM bandwith?
What are the benefits of dual-channel RAM, and does my motherboard support it?
What kind of RAM do you recommend? (fancy Kingston dual-channel HyperX DDR 400 vs cheap Elixir, etc)
What are the benefits to overclocking RAM?
Bonus question:
What is AGP aperture size? Mine is currently set at 64mb, does it mean my video card can only use 64mb of its 256mb?
Thank you for your time! Much appreciated!
If you have any links you go point me too as well, or if any of these questions have been previously answered somewhere else, please just point me in the right direction. :).
Well here it goes...
My specs:
Pentium 4 3.0ghz HT 512kb l2 Cache
Intel motherboard D865GBF (http://intel.com/design/motherbd/bf/index.htm)
Radeon x850 Platinum Edition 256mb (oc'ed)
512mb 333mhz (320mhz) Kingstom RAM 184 PIN
My situation:
I play the latest games and do some mapping with Half-Life 2's Hammer (with the game running in the background). I often have a dozen browser (tabs) windows opens, WinAmp running, etc. I'm slowly upgrading my computer, started with the video card, going to add some RAM now, and by the end of this summer I want to replace my mobo and CPU and go AMD when dual-core has been made widely available.
My questions:
How much RAM do I need, and to what extent will adding more boost performance?
What exactly is RAM latency and RAM bandwith?
What are the benefits of dual-channel RAM, and does my motherboard support it?
What kind of RAM do you recommend? (fancy Kingston dual-channel HyperX DDR 400 vs cheap Elixir, etc)
What are the benefits to overclocking RAM?
Bonus question:
What is AGP aperture size? Mine is currently set at 64mb, does it mean my video card can only use 64mb of its 256mb?
Thank you for your time! Much appreciated!
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