help choosing RAM for upgrade

FULLmetallica · 10-05-2009, 06:28 AM

i want to upgrade my computer over time. next im going to get new cooling for OCing.

i currently have 'OCZ Platinum Series 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel' and am thinking of buying this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=MY-192-CS will this be ok or will there be issues with them together?

also would i need a better PSU or is my Corsair 620W HX Modular PSU - ATX12V v2.2 APFC good enough?

here are my current specs:
CPU: Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz | GPU: Radeon HD 4870 | Mobo: Asus P5Q P45 | RAM: OCZ 4GB 1066GHz | HDD: 2x 1TB Samsung

**Tyree** · 10-05-2009, 07:56 AM

4GB of RAM is more than sufficient. Mixing RAM is NOT a good idea and cause cause problems.

FULLmetallica · 10-05-2009, 09:53 AM

really, so i wont get more fps on my games or quicker use of photoshop?

and what type of problems come from mixing RAM?

Mikhalkov · 10-05-2009, 01:22 PM

You can only use more than 4GB if you have 64-bit Vista (which you may or may not have, I couldn't tell from post). Even then, 4GB is still plenty.
For games, upgrading the GPU will yield the most dramatic performance increase.
Photoshop and other render-type programs are more CPU intensive.

FULLmetallica · 10-05-2009, 02:10 PM

sorry i should have mentioned i am on 64 bit system. i guess i will save my money then. thanks for the replays guys.

**Tyree** · 10-05-2009, 02:35 PM

You not see any benefit with more than 4GB of RAM with a 64Bit OS.
As Mikhalkov posted, more GPU for games & more CPU for tasking.

10-05-2009, 06:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
FULLmetallica Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Liverpool, England Posts: 73 OS: Vista 64bit + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	help choosing RAM for upgrade i want to upgrade my computer over time. next im going to get new cooling for OCing. i currently have 'OCZ Platinum Series 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel' and am thinking of buying this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=MY-192-CS will this be ok or will there be issues with them together? also would i need a better PSU or is my Corsair 620W HX Modular PSU - ATX12V v2.2 APFC good enough? here are my current specs: CPU: Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz \| GPU: Radeon HD 4870 \| Mobo: Asus P5Q P45 \| RAM: OCZ 4GB 1066GHz \| HDD: 2x 1TB Samsung

10-05-2009, 07:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
Tyree Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: May 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 5,444 OS: XP Pro-7RC-Mandriva My System	Re: help choosing RAM for upgrade 4GB of RAM is more than sufficient. Mixing RAM is NOT a good idea and cause cause problems. __________________ Posting your PC specs will help us to help you quicker and more efficiently.

10-05-2009, 09:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
FULLmetallica Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Liverpool, England Posts: 73 OS: Vista 64bit + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: help choosing RAM for upgrade really, so i wont get more fps on my games or quicker use of photoshop? and what type of problems come from mixing RAM?

10-05-2009, 01:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mikhalkov Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 403 OS: Windows XP SP3	Re: help choosing RAM for upgrade You can only use more than 4GB if you have 64-bit Vista (which you may or may not have, I couldn't tell from post). Even then, 4GB is still plenty. For games, upgrading the GPU will yield the most dramatic performance increase. Photoshop and other render-type programs are more CPU intensive. __________________ "I have traveled the length and breadth of this country and talked with the best people, and I can assure you that data processing is a fad that won't last out the year." -1957 "Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons." -1949 Last edited by Mikhalkov; 10-05-2009 at 01:24 PM.

10-05-2009, 02:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
FULLmetallica Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Liverpool, England Posts: 73 OS: Vista 64bit + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: help choosing RAM for upgrade sorry i should have mentioned i am on 64 bit system. i guess i will save my money then. thanks for the replays guys.

10-05-2009, 02:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
Tyree Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: May 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 5,444 OS: XP Pro-7RC-Mandriva My System	Re: help choosing RAM for upgrade You not see any benefit with more than 4GB of RAM with a 64Bit OS. As Mikhalkov posted, more GPU for games & more CPU for tasking. __________________ Posting your PC specs will help us to help you quicker and more efficiently.