kingdomwinds Posted September 19, 2004 Posted September 19, 2004 I plan to get a athlon 3500 system. Right now i have 2800+, 512ddr400, and 9800 pro 128mb. Can i just settle for 1gig of normal ddr400 ram like crucial? Or do i need expensive performance ram like cosair xms etc? I do not overclock but i still want good peformance in games. I heard that more ram only effects load speed and not fps. So is really expensive ram necessary? If i upgrade now it will cost almost $1250 for a 3500, abit mobo, 1gig of cosair xms, 6800 GT, and a 120gb hd. I dont want to spend too much so can i cut back on my ram?
Treacherous Mercenary Posted September 19, 2004 Posted September 19, 2004 If you don't overclock, then you should be able to just get another stick of 512MB ram. It does improve loading and helps with multi-tasking, so I recommend it. Corsair is more for overclocking, but provides better quality with lower timings and such, depending on what you get, same for OCZ and such.
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