I recently inherited a 3ghz Pentium 4 on an Intel 915gev motherboard. I am running Windows 7 (32 bit) and I am planning on adding a 512mb Geforce 8800gt video card.
It currently has 2x512mb memory, I am unsure what brand/speed and haven't checked because I am planning on upgrading via Newegg this weekend. The Intel website shows that the board can handle 3200 or 4200 speed RAM.
My plan is to add 2x2GB sticks of pc2(4200) RAM and toss the 512 sticks. The only ones available from Newegg are PQI brand, which have good reviews on the site but it is a brand I have never heard of. Can anyone recommend this brand (currently just under $50 on newegg), or would I be better off buying from a different site/getting a better brand of pc2(3200)? Alternatively, with the 4GB OS limit would I be better off getting 2x1GB memory and, say, a 1GB 4850 card?
If it matters, there are two sets available on newegg, one with a latency of 3 and the other with 4. I have no plans to overclock, I'm just looking for something to play Fallout 3/ Starcraft 2 on until after the holidays when I plan on building an actual gaming computer.
Here is the link to the two 4200 options on newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010170147%201052408147%201052315794&name=4GB%20%282%20x%202GB%29
Thanks in advance for the help, I always find memory to be the most confusing/frustrating part of a pc to buy.
It currently has 2x512mb memory, I am unsure what brand/speed and haven't checked because I am planning on upgrading via Newegg this weekend. The Intel website shows that the board can handle 3200 or 4200 speed RAM.
My plan is to add 2x2GB sticks of pc2(4200) RAM and toss the 512 sticks. The only ones available from Newegg are PQI brand, which have good reviews on the site but it is a brand I have never heard of. Can anyone recommend this brand (currently just under $50 on newegg), or would I be better off buying from a different site/getting a better brand of pc2(3200)? Alternatively, with the 4GB OS limit would I be better off getting 2x1GB memory and, say, a 1GB 4850 card?
If it matters, there are two sets available on newegg, one with a latency of 3 and the other with 4. I have no plans to overclock, I'm just looking for something to play Fallout 3/ Starcraft 2 on until after the holidays when I plan on building an actual gaming computer.
Here is the link to the two 4200 options on newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010170147%201052408147%201052315794&name=4GB%20%282%20x%202GB%29
Thanks in advance for the help, I always find memory to be the most confusing/frustrating part of a pc to buy.