Buying 4GB,I want fast Ram

clarkey01

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Should I go another step higher with is it 8500?

I have 2GB 6400 Gskil

I have about £350 to spend on 4GB ( I am goign replace my 2gb)

Also, what barring if any will this have on my overclock? Will I have to go back to stock and then redo ?

I game alot by the way (Bioshock, BF 2)
 

JustaGeek

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You have a 32-bit OS - I would just buy 2 x 512MB of the same G.Skill memory, for a total of 3GB. More than that will not be recognized by the 32-bit Vista anyway.

And yes, you will have to return all the values to stock speeds before adding/replacing RAM, and re-validate your overclock.

BTW, gains from going to faster RAM are not that great, it is working much warmer, and requires higher voltage. Why ask for trouble...? I would just stick with what you have.

Good luck!