8500 2GB vs. 6400 4GB

[scottoliver]

Hey everyone,

What would be smarter for my gaming needs, im building a machine which will cost about $2200 AUD. So far im aiming towards 9800GX2 and an E8400 processor. I think I will be running vista 32-bit, which recognises only 3GB ram. So should I go 4GB of 6400 ram costing $150 AUD or should I go 2GB of 8500 costing $120 - $150 (depending on the brand).

I hope someone can get a reply back soon, because I have no clue.

Thanks.

 

[swifty_morgan]

Go with the four gigs. Vista will eat 1 stick all by itself.

 

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Go with the four gigs. Vista will eat 1 stick all by itself.

Yes, 2 gig is not enough for new games. Once the PC starts using lots of page file, it'll lag everything down.