Would a Memory Upgrade be worth it?

teflemingtefleming
edited December 2003 in Hardware
I'm currently running 2, 256MB Sticks of Mushkin Special Edition PC3200 (rated at 6-2-2-2) that I'm running at 166:5-2-2-2.

Would it be worth it to upgrade the memory to a gig of PC2700? Even if I have to go with not-as-good (timings) RAM?

TIA

Comments

  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    Depends.. Does your computer ever start paging? Do you ever use more than the 512mb?
  • RWBRWB Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    primesuspect wrote:
    Depends.. Does your computer ever start paging? Do you ever use more than the 512mb?


    hehe, in other words, is your Hard Drive faster than your RAM? If not, then I would go for the Gig of RAM ;)
  • MediaManMediaMan Powered by loose parts.
    edited December 2003
    More memory is a good thing if you are using memory intensive applications such as graphic programs (Photoshop or Video Editing). If you think more ram will help with overclocking or give a significant speed increase with "day to day" apps and games...no.
  • TheSmJTheSmJ
    edited December 2003
    MediaMan wrote:
    More memory is a good thing if you are using memory intensive applications such as graphic programs (Photoshop or Video Editing). If you think more ram will help with overclocking or give a significant speed increase with "day to day" apps and games...no.


    Well, it greatly reduces load times, especially with large games.
  • RWBRWB Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    TheSmJ wrote:
    Well, it greatly reduces load times, especially with large games.

    Yeah, try running Planetside without a Gig or RAM or at LEAST 768MB. On my machine it would use up nearly 900MB, while I only had 512MB, thus when I made quick turns, it would give me slight jerks as it had to read the HDD :P
  • DisvengeanceDisvengeance
    edited December 2003
    you could always just get a 512 stick of mushkin, to add to your 2x 256, that is if you have more than 2 ram slots.
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