Opinion on amount of ram....

[justalink]

Looking on Newegg at:

TwinX2048-3200 consists of a matched pair of CMX2048-3200 memory modules (1GB x 2) - around $550
Cas Latency: 3-3-3-8

or

Xtra-Low Latency 184-Pin 1GB(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200, Model TWINX1024-3200XLPRO - almost $450

Many good things said about the 3200xlPro, but am willing to spend the extra to get a full two gig. Gaming use primarily. I just installed an AMD 64 and Epox 8kda3+ (3 mem slots), and my 1gig of Kingston value ram seems to be struggling....just some quirky stuff. (Fresh install of xp home on Seagate 120gb SATA)

FYI: All drivers and bios up to date

Opnions on whether I would be better off with the potentially higher performance of the 3200XL or going with the 2gig. pair. (or....should i even consider a third sitck of the 3200....since it's not "matched" will that matter?)

Additional thoughts or advice will be appreciated as well.

Thanks to all who consider this and reply.

 

[justalink]

Doh!...sorry to beat this dead horse....should have read more before posting...many thanks to all who have covered this topic before.


pleae disregard this post....

Thanks.

 

[Wahsapa]

you can get 2gigs(1gb x2) of samsung pc3200 at newegg for around 450. you might want to look into that and save some money, just a suggestion. (again) because the memory controller is on the cpu ram timings dont mean much any more, but an extra gig of ram does.

 

[justalink]

Thanks very much for your opinion and the ram $ tip Wahsapa....

I kinda like the idea of 2gig myself....not from a highly informed standpoint (though more so now), but from a "wow 2 gig of ram" standpoint.