Memory Upgrade Question on Older Rig

[t0ny]

Hi there,

My machine is now a few years old, but I would like at least another year out of it before rebuilding the lot.

It is a P4 2.4c on an ASUS PC4800 Deluxe.

Unfortunately I got myself the complete wrong RAM due to complete ignorance surrounding timing etc. (Still know very little to be honest)

What I have is Corsair TWINXMS 3700 256MB (512MB). This has been fine, but I am now starting to notice the lack of memory especially when using Visual Studio or Nuendo.

I don't think I can just go and grab another 512mb of what I have; so do I have to trash the Corsair 3700 DIMS and put 2x512 in?

If this is the case I want to get the cheapest performance RAM I can as when I upgrade next to PCIe I want to go the AMD route and this is a little stop gap.

My chip has been running at 3ghz for most of the time; so I guess keeping it there would be nice, but if that is going to cost too much then I can sacrifice it for the RAM upgrade...


Any help on what to get, where to look would be great..

Thanks

 

[t0ny]

I have read the Value Review and looked for the RAM. I don't really think I will be messing with voltages; so not sure if the OCZ Value / Gold is worth it??

Geil Value 1Gb

OCZ Value 1GB DDR400 PC3200 CL 3-4-4-8

OCZ (OCZ4001024V25DC-K)

These are a few I have found, but getting rather confused as normal!