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I got $7000 to blow.. What should I buy? Need RAM advice..

post #1 of 41
12/6/05 at 1:00pm
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I see there's sticks of 1gb of ram now... Anyone know when or if there are gonna be sticks of 2gb? =P!!!!! And if its bad to get TOO much ram? I'm thinking of getting.. I hit a lot on football this week.. I just wanna use all this.. I was thinking of getting an Ipod Video.. I dunno!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll prolly buy a new car... but computer parts first.... Anyone know about the RAM thing?
Was thinking of getting two of these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145575
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post #2 of 41
12/6/05 at 1:08pm
uhh..give me 3000?
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post #3 of 41
12/6/05 at 1:25pm
$7000...wow
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post #4 of 41
12/6/05 at 1:40pm
an enormous monitor or some sort...

Give me $7000 to blow on computer parts and I'd prolly get a really tricked out SLI PC with a huge great monitor (like a 30" Apple Cinema Display or some huge 1080p plasma thing or something) and a Powerbook

However if I won $7000 I wouldn't spend it on computer parts, I have little enough money as it is...

In conclusion - Donate it to me.
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post #5 of 41
12/6/05 at 1:48pm
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.......OK! I don't wanna donate.. Will anyone please tell me if it's good to buy 4gigs of ram please... =/
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post #6 of 41
12/6/05 at 1:50pm
Sure, if you want it. You can't get 8 gigs unless you have a 64 bit chip and an OS to support it.
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post #7 of 41
12/6/05 at 3:10pm
Plus what are you even using your pc for? Is it mainly a gaming machine, server, etc? Would he even be able to tell the difference between 2 gigs and 4 gigs when it comes to games? I doubt you would, but I’m not positive.

If you’re a music buff, I’d say go for it on the 60gig Ipod video. Many people say to buy a huge screen, but I’d go for duel screens if I wanted to blow 7000$ on electronics. Get two 19” and I’d be golden. Heck, if you want to blow the money, spend a 1000$ and get an xbox 360 from ebay. *chuckles*
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post #8 of 41
12/6/05 at 4:26pm
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It's a gaming machine.
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post #9 of 41
12/6/05 at 4:34pm
with 7000, i'll go put a down payment on a car
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post #10 of 41
12/6/05 at 6:08pm
Or a house.
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post #11 of 41
12/6/05 at 7:10pm
Go for the Ram! Invest the rest and earn some more $
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post #12 of 41
12/6/05 at 7:12pm
buy an alx and you won't need to upgrade anything, and you will have a grand or 2 left over.
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post #13 of 41
12/6/05 at 7:14pm
You can order my set up for under 1100 note the awesome 24 inch display. Obviously you will probabaly want 2 of them on dual view and a better gfx card not to mention more ram.
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post #14 of 41
12/6/05 at 7:54pm
to be serious, you only need about 2 gigs of ram at the most right now for games, so two 1 gig sticks should do you fine...a top of the line do-it-yourself computer with a very good display should run about $3000...
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post #15 of 41
12/6/05 at 8:31pm
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Originally Posted by Karma
Or a house.
In Kansas maybe.
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post #16 of 41
12/6/05 at 8:31pm

In my limited experience, my best advice is one RAM per flock. $7000 will buy quite a flock, though...
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post #17 of 41
12/6/05 at 8:33pm
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post #18 of 41
12/6/05 at 9:08pm
My ALX and monitors and various upgrades put me over 10k.
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post #19 of 41
12/6/05 at 9:22pm
Is it an Intel or AMD system? Are you looking for DDR or DDR2? Things to look for in RAM:

CAS Latency: the "speed" per say, google it for more info
EEC - an extra cool feature, some sort of error protection
Buffered (Better than unbuffered) -- another goodie
Heat-Spreader = good
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post #20 of 41
12/7/05 at 5:17am
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Originally Posted by plageclochard
to be serious, you only need about 2 gigs of ram at the most right now for games, so two 1 gig sticks should do you fine...a top of the line do-it-yourself computer with a very good display should run about $3000...
Agree with the above poster.

2 Gigs is all you really need.
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