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Azharen · 10-07-2003, 12:49 PM

Hey cats and kittens,

I'm building a new PC and I need some logistical help. My new mobo will only have 2 DIMM slots. It supports ddr200 / ddr 266 and ddr 333. Here is the delema. This is the board I'm buying MSI - MS-6580 - 845GE MAX-L Socket 478 ATX Motherboard with Integrated Audio/Video and LAN Ports It's way sweet. Now if I go PC2100 I can go up to 2GB of RAM, but if I go PC2700 I can utilize FSB533 @ 1GB of RAM. Which would U choose?

juanvaldes · 10-07-2003, 12:57 PM

do you see yourself ever using that ram?

Personally I'd go for 2Gigs but I'm a crazy multitasker and push my machine to it's limits.

So AZ, what do you do with your computer?

Azharen · 10-07-2003, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by juanvaldes
do you see yourself ever using that ram?

Personally I'd go for 2Gigs but I'm a crazy multitasker and push my machine to it's limits.

So AZ, what do you do with your computer?

I play High Graphic MMORPGs and I'm getting into making VCDs and DVDs hopefully soon.

But I play more games than cut video.

-Azh

juanvaldes · 10-07-2003, 01:04 PM

If you cut video WHILE playing games (yes, I'm sick) then 2 gigs. But since your gaming, you will most likely upgrade your hardware before you need that extra gig at one time.

And the extra little bit of speed wouldn't hurt.

Cynthetiq · 10-07-2003, 01:05 PM

The Internet is for porn... the internet is for porn...

inside joke to those that have seen Avenue Q , the broadway play.

floonine · 10-07-2003, 01:16 PM

I'm with juan on this one. SPEED

Cocktopus · 10-07-2003, 04:05 PM

PC2700 @ 1G

if you overclock (msi boards oc well) Geil PC3700 dimms give you a lot of overhead

Lasereth · 10-07-2003, 04:09 PM

Definitely get the PC2700. It's much faster than PC2100, and on some applications, over 1.5 GB of RAM will slow it down. 1 GB of PC2700 is perfect!

-Lasereth

seretogis · 10-07-2003, 10:34 PM

I'm just here because your "come here" avatar turns me on.

soccerchamp76 · 10-08-2003, 02:43 PM

Use the 2700, you won't need 2GB RAM

View Poll Results: Which Memory Config would you use?
2GB PC2100 (DDR 266)	2	13.33%
1GB PC2700 (DDR 333) w/ FSB533	13	86.67%
Voters: 15. You may not vote on this poll

10-07-2003, 12:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
Azharen Insane Location: Queens, NY	Deciding on Memory for new PC...Need help. Hey cats and kittens, I'm building a new PC and I need some logistical help. My new mobo will only have 2 DIMM slots. It supports ddr200 / ddr 266 and ddr 333. Here is the delema. This is the board I'm buying MSI - MS-6580 - 845GE MAX-L Socket 478 ATX Motherboard with Integrated Audio/Video and LAN Ports It's way sweet. Now if I go PC2100 I can go up to 2GB of RAM, but if I go PC2700 I can utilize FSB533 @ 1GB of RAM. Which would U choose? __________________ To the True Warrior, Death is merely an Ally...

10-07-2003, 01:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	The Internet is for porn... the internet is for porn... inside joke to those that have seen Avenue Q , the broadway play. __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

10-07-2003, 01:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
floonine Insane Location: Silicon Valley, Utah	I'm with juan on this one. SPEED __________________ Political arguments do not exist, after all, for people to believe in them, rather they serve as a common, agreed-upon excuse. Foolish people who take them in earnest sooner or later discover inconsistencies in them, begin to protest and finish finally and infamously as heretics.

10-07-2003, 04:09 PM	#8 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	Definitely get the PC2700. It's much faster than PC2100, and on some applications, over 1.5 GB of RAM will slow it down. 1 GB of PC2700 is perfect! -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

10-07-2003, 12:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
juanvaldes Banned Location: shittown, CA	do you see yourself ever using that ram? Personally I'd go for 2Gigs but I'm a crazy multitasker and push my machine to it's limits. So AZ, what do you do with your computer?

10-07-2003, 01:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
juanvaldes Banned Location: shittown, CA	If you cut video WHILE playing games (yes, I'm sick) then 2 gigs. But since your gaming, you will most likely upgrade your hardware before you need that extra gig at one time. And the extra little bit of speed wouldn't hurt.

10-07-2003, 04:05 PM	#7 (permalink)
Cocktopus Insane	PC2700 @ 1G if you overclock (msi boards oc well) Geil PC3700 dimms give you a lot of overhead

10-07-2003, 10:34 PM	#9 (permalink)
seretogis Huggles, sir? Location: Seattle	I'm just here because your "come here" avatar turns me on. __________________ seretogis - sieg heil perfect little dream the kind that hurts the most, forgot how it feels well almost no one to blame always the same, open my eyes wake up in flames

10-08-2003, 02:43 PM	#10 (permalink)
soccerchamp76 Go Cardinals Location: St. Louis/Cincinnati	Use the 2700, you won't need 2GB RAM __________________ Brian Griffin: Ah, if my memory serves me, this is the physics department. Chris Griffin: That would explain all the gravity.