Time for new ram

[forcedinduktion]

So now its time to get some new ram. After my build i re-used the ram i had from my old computer which i upgraded not to long before it died. On my old computer I was running 32bit XP Pro so it ran fine. But on the new system im running 64 XP Pro so it never ran properly. Can someone suggest which ram i should buy? Probably be getting like 4GB, unless i find a good deal on something else.

Here are my stats

Prestigio Case
Ati Radeon HD 4770 512 MB GDDR5
Asus M3A76-CM
Antec 500W
AMD Phenom II X3 Processor Black edition 2.8 Ghz, 7.5 MB Cache
Original HD 223 Gb
Kingston 2 Gb
Windows XP Pro 64-Bit

Motherboard stats

240-pin DDR2 DIMM Banking: 4 (2 banks of 2)
Chipset: AMD 760G
DDR2 SDRAM Frequencies: PC2-4200, PC2-5300, PC2-6400 and PC2-8500
Error Detection Support: ECC and non-ECC
Graphics Support: PCI Express x16
Max Component Density: 1024
Max Unbuffered DDR2 SDRAM: 8192MB
Module Types Supported: Unbuffered only
Supported DRAM Types: DDR2 SDRAM only
USB Support: 2.x Compliant
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[dscsk8er55]

Originally Posted by forcedinduktion So now its time to get some new ram. After my build i re-used the ram i had from my old computer which i upgraded not to long before it died. On my old computer I was running 32bit XP Pro so it ran fine. But on the new system im running 64 XP Pro so it never ran properly. Can someone suggest which ram i should buy? Probably be getting like 4GB, unless i find a good deal on something else. Here are my stats Prestigio Case Ati Radeon HD 4770 512 MB GDDR5 Asus M3A76-CM Antec 500W AMD Phenom II X3 Processor Black edition 2.8 Ghz, 7.5 MB Cache Original HD 223 Gb Kingston 2 Gb Windows XP Pro 64-Bit Motherboard stats 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Banking: 4 (2 banks of 2) Chipset: AMD 760G DDR2 SDRAM Frequencies: PC2-4200, PC2-5300, PC2-6400 and PC2-8500 Error Detection Support: ECC and non-ECC Graphics Support: PCI Express x16 Max Component Density: 1024 Max Unbuffered DDR2 SDRAM: 8192MB Module Types Supported: Unbuffered only Supported DRAM Types: DDR2 SDRAM only USB Support: 2.x Compliant Reply With Quote

This looks good
Newegg.com - Kingston HyperX T1 Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model KHX8500D2T1K2/4G

Also, I would recomend to ditch xp 64bit if you can. About 1.5 years ago my company switched all of our software guys to it and it has been a PAIN IN OUR ASS!!! I hate that software and have so many problems that just seem like weird things.

[ahskeetz]

If you're still sticking with XP because Vista blows whale vagina, then I suggest you give Windows 7 a try, it actually is a pretty solid OS.

[forcedinduktion]

not much pc2 8500 ram to choose from. my build is less than a year old. i guess i should have dished out a few more coins on the MB. Along with ram i am planning on getting a portable HD so i can backup my drive to save all my data and then install windows7

[doubleflusher]

WIN 7 x64

WIN XP x64 is not so good.

[forcedinduktion]

yea im debating whether i should go with 32 or 64 when i get Win7. i had a few problems with compatibility issues like with itunes, HP printer driver, and a few others. not sure how it is with Win7 because ive never play with it let alone install software. mostly likely ill be getting 4GB of ram(cause this MB blows) but i was just wondering, can you use more on the 32. i heard rumors that they patched vista so you were able to use more than 4GB.

[tbot]

32 bit systems don't have the capability to allocate more than 4GB of RAM. They just flat out won't recognize it. I would go x64 Win7 if I were you and enjoy the improvements.

Here's an article that better explains it:
Clearing up the 32/64-bit memory limit confusion | ZDNet

and the patch you're talking about i think is so the win7 x86 recognizes 4gigs of RAM instead of 3.

[forcedinduktion]

honestly i dont think ill be needing more than 4gb

[ahskeetz]

Windows 7 x64 has pretty good compatiblity with x86 (32-bit) programs. I'm not sure how it's set up technically, but Windows 7 actually has separate program folders: one for x64, and one for x86. I haven't had any compatibility issues and I've been using 7 x64 for 15 months.

[rodrigo]

wow..i honestly thought this niggah was shopping for a new dodge truck

[forcedinduktion]

lol not any time soon