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peterttt
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_ 		30. April 2006 @ 21:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Whats better 2GB's of pc-4200 533MHz or 3GB's of pc-3200 400MHz

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3GHz cpu with HT
160GB HDD
128MB ATI GPU x300 series
Windows XP Home Edition
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS

The computer is aimed to do a bit of everything.
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_ 		30. April 2006 @ 23:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You said "The computer is aimed to do a bit of everything. "

Do you overclock? What is your budget? How much gaming do you do?
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chriso123
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_ 		1. May 2006 @ 03:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I think 2GB of faster RAM would be better for most applications. The only time I can think of the other being faster would be things like Video Editing, Photoshop, and anything that demands loads of RAM. Remember, if you have 2 identical sticks you can use Dual Channel, but a 2GB and a 1GB stick (is that how you are making it 3GB?) won't be Dual Channel.
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peterttt
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_ 		1. May 2006 @ 11:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Ive got 2 x 512MB pc-3200 400MHz in the computer at the moment, ive got another 2 x 1GB of pc 4200 533MHz. My question is is 2 x 1GB of 4200 better than 3GB of pc 3200 ( speed wise i.e. apps going faster games going faster).

I dont over clock, and i do use a lot of ram demanding applications.
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chriso123
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_ 		1. May 2006 @ 13:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
By RAM demanding do you mean needs alot (video editing) or needs really fast stuff (mainly gaming)?
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peterttt
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_ 		3. May 2006 @ 06:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Games, video editing all of that sort of stuff.
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chriso123
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_ 		3. May 2006 @ 11:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Well, faster RAM is good for games, more RAM is good for video editing. I think 2GB is ample (realistically) for either really. Unless you were making a specific Video Editing machine that is.
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