should i get more ram?

[Yaotl]

i have 512mb of ram right now running winxp. have a athlon 750 on an abit kt7-raid mobo. since ram is so damn cheap right now and i'm not looking to upgrade my cpu, should i just go ahead and buy a 512 stick to have 1gb of ram? was looking at a stick of infineon high density for $37.00 at componentauthority.com. from the forums this is good ram, and i don't want to buy less than a 512 stick. but my question is, should i even bother with more ram? 1gb is more like bragging rights than what i need since i don't really run anything intensive, hence me not wanting to upgrade the cpu. any suggestions?

 

[m2super]

If you have I2k or are planning on running XP I would say yes!
If not no!

 

[Yaotl]

i'm using winxp now. don't ever plan on going back to a 9x. but will the ram make a difference?

 

[edjam]

Well, it might help in the furture with new programs if you plan on still using your present machine then, and you're right, its so cheap, you may as well!

 

[m2super]

It may! I really couldnt tell you at least not from experience!

 

[johndoe52]

I'd say no if you're not going to upgrade anything else. 512 is plenty.

 

[Yaotl]

so that's two for yes and one for no. need a larger sample, keep 'em coming.

 

[TunaBoo]

Um watch your ram. If it EVER goes over 512 (like more than once a day) get more. Otherwise stay at 512. Having unused ram will slow down your system by a few %. Not a big deal, but why spend money to slow yourself down.

 

[Grendel99]

Why don't you get another 256 megs of ram, and then get like a 1Ghz or higher cpu? That would be a better upgrade than more ram which you probably won't use.

 

[dullard]

<< Um watch your ram. If it EVER goes over 512 (like more than once a day) get more. >>



I agree completely, TunaBoo. So many people ask if they should upgrade ram, but have no clue how much they are currently using. Unless you do unusual work, Yaotl, I doubt you even come close to using your current memory. The typical computer now has about 128 MB...

I have 1 GB, and I use it all. What do you run that needs that much?

 

[Yaotl]

okay, tunaboo sold me. i don't think my ram usage has ever gone over 300 at any time. i don't want to buy a new cpu for the simple reason i don't want to have my old one just sitting there since i wouldn't get that much if i sold it. i prefer to add stuff at this point instead of replacing anything.

 

[NelsonMuntz]

IMO, I don't think you NEED more RAM, but at that price, why not?

 

[Yaotl]

to hell with it, i can get a 1.2 (266) athlon from tcwo for 93.95 shipped and get the thermalright (take?) sk-6 for 38 shipped. one question though, i've seen in the bios of my mobo that i can get the fsb to like 134/something. would i be able to run this cpu at that fsb or would i have to run it at 1.2 with a 200 fsb?