Quick Question about adding RAM - PLEASE!

[jmiasi]

Here's what I'm ordering (see below). My plan is to buy 3gb of RAM from Newegg and add it. BUT, my husband thinks I should max it out at 4gb total, even though Vista can only use 3.25gb (correct). But, if I go my way, with 3gb. What's the best way to do it? Buy 3x1gb from Newegg? What about the current 1gb stick that comes with it? HELP Please!


Case
GX Black - Velocity Micro Classic Case - Pure Aluminum, matching aluminum drive covers, 2 x 120mm fans

Power Supply 500 Watt Velocity Micro® Power Supply with Dual Blue Lighted Fans

Motherboard Genuine Intel® G965 ATX Motherboard, 1066MHz FSB, 775-Pin Socket, PCI-Express

Processor Intel® Core? 2 Duo processor E6600, dual 2.4GHz cores, 4MB L2 Cache (+$170.00)

CPU Cooling Arctic Cooling® Freezer 7 Pro Heatsink, Ultra Quiet Fan, Copper Heat Pipes, plus Arctic Silver? 5 Thermal Compound

DDR2 Memory 1024MB Corsair? DDR2 PC5300 DDR667 (1x1024)


256MB eVGA NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS, Dual Heads

Monitor None

Audio On-Board Integrated 5.1 Channel Sound

Speakers None


Hard Drive 1 320GB Western Digital WD3200JD 7200rpm SATA/150, 8MB Cache

Hard Drive 2 320GB Western Digital WD3200JD 7200rpm SATA/150, 8MB Cache (+$120.00)

Optical Drive 1 20x Lite On® DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Burner with LightScribe Labeling Technology, Black (+$40.00)

Optical Drive 2 None

Floppy Drive & Media Reader None

USB Drive None


Network Adapter Integrated 10/100/1000MBps Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter

Network Adapter 2 or WiFi Adapter None

WiFi Router None

Modem None

FireWire 2 Integrated IEEE 1394 FireWire Ports, 1 front & 1 rear

USB 2.0 Ports 6 USB 2.0 Ports, 2 front & 4 rear


Operating System Genuine Microsoft® Windows® Vista Home Premium 32-bit

Productivity Software None

Security Software None


Keyboard None (-$15.00)

Mouse None (-$10.00)

Network Cable None

Printers None

Printer Cable None

Power Protection None

T-Shirt No Thanks


Assembly Careful custom hand wiring for maximum air flow, assembled in Richmond, Virginia, USA

Quality Assurance Individual custom testing for complete system functionality, signed by the system builder and QA inspector

Documentation Owner's Manual and Accessory Pack

Installation None

Warranty** 3 Yr VelocityCare? Parts & Labor Ltd Warranty, 1 Yr 24/7 Support with Emergency Hours, and On-Site Service (+$99.00)

Upgrade Plan Velocity Micro Lifetime Upgrade Plan allows you to return your system for maintenance, discounted upgrades, and tuning

 

[jmiasi]

Here is what I was planning to buy from Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820145098

 

[Roguestar]

Go for 2GB now and upgrade to another 2 later when you need it (as in, ages from now). Vista-64 will see all your RAM if you want to use that.

PS: There's no point in buying 2xDDR2-533 and then 2 more DDR2-667 because you're not using the speed difference (667 will run at 533 with the old RAM) so just buy another two sticks of 533.