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| Dimension 3000 P4 533 FSB 2.8 GHz with XP Home.
Is 512MB enough? I'd be doing just general stuff, no games - maybe PhotoShop
once in a while. Doing a Java compile run should presumably be no problem
memory-wise, but when writing code I might have a dozen or more windows open,
including several browser windows.
I ordered 512MB, but I had also previously bought 512MB of PNY PC2700, which
I'm thinking of returning. Is there any reason for me to keep and install the
extra 512MB? I have to decide by today.
How much RAM would XP Home take up by itself? I'm used to running with no
virtual memory, with ~400MB on my old computer and '98.
Also, from what I've learned on this group, PC2700 would be the correct RAM
for the P4 533FSB cpu, right?
Thanks.
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| On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 18:02:59 GMT, none@no.com (Al) wrote:
>Dimension 3000 P4 533 FSB 2.8 GHz with XP Home.
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>I ordered 512MB
which is:
FREE UPGRADE 512MB Dual Channel 400MHz
DDR SDRAM
Now I'm not sure if my PNY 512MB PC2700 184-pin DDR Memory
is even compatible:
http://www.staples.com/Catalog/Brow...2149&PageType=1
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| joe_tide 2005-02-17, 4:45 pm |
| If it has to go back today - send it back and try the computer for a while
with 512 and see how it performs.
"Al" <none@no.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 18:02:59 GMT, none@no.com (Al) wrote:
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> which is:
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> FREE UPGRADE 512MB Dual Channel 400MHz
> DDR SDRAM
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> Now I'm not sure if my PNY 512MB PC2700 184-pin DDR Memory
> is even compatible:
> http://www.staples.com/Catalog/Brow...2149&PageType=1
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"Al" <none@no.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 18:02:59 GMT, none@no.com (Al) wrote:
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> which is:
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> FREE UPGRADE 512MB Dual Channel 400MHz
> DDR SDRAM
I am using one with that upgrade and haven't run out of memory yet,
even with 3 or 4 large AutoCAD drawings loaded.
Tom J
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| Markyt 2005-02-17, 4:45 pm |
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"Al" <none@no.com> wrote in message
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> Dimension 3000 P4 533 FSB 2.8 GHz with XP Home.
>
> Is 512MB enough? I'd be doing just general stuff, no games - maybe
> PhotoShop
> once in a while. Doing a Java compile run should presumably be no problem
> memory-wise, but when writing code I might have a dozen or more windows
> open,
> including several browser windows.
>
> I ordered 512MB, but I had also previously bought 512MB of PNY PC2700,
> which
> I'm thinking of returning. Is there any reason for me to keep and install
> the
> extra 512MB? I have to decide by today.
>
> How much RAM would XP Home take up by itself? I'm used to running with no
> virtual memory, with ~400MB on my old computer and '98.
>
> Also, from what I've learned on this group, PC2700 would be the correct
> RAM
> for the P4 533FSB cpu, right?
>
> Thanks.
Will you even have memory slots open? How many does the 3000 have? If
there are only two and your getting the free 512 upgrade Dell will give you
two 256's unless you pay for upgrade for a single 512. This is not an issue
if there are four slots to start with.
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| On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 16:46:06 -0500, "Markyt" <mhoweytnot@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Will you even have memory slots open? How many does the 3000 have? If
>there are only two and your getting the free 512 upgrade Dell will give you
>two 256's unless you pay for upgrade for a single 512. This is not an issue
>if there are four slots to start with.
what Joe and Tom said was convincving, but this is the clincher right here. I
just called and arranged the return. Too bad, it was 512MB of PNY PC2700 for
$50, a good deal at Staples.
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| Robert 2005-02-17, 11:45 pm |
| Al <none@no.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 16:46:06 -0500, "Markyt" <mhoweytnot@hotmail.com> wrote:
[vbcol=seagreen]
> what Joe and Tom said was convincving, but this is the clincher right here. I
> just called and arranged the return. Too bad, it was 512MB of PNY PC2700 for
> $50, a good deal at Staples.
Yeah, it is a pretty good deal. But I'd personally never use any brand
besides Crucial or Corsair.
I think you did right returning it. 512M is plenty for what you described.
The additional stick would have been more productive as a space heater than
a system speed boost. (Although this argument is much more effective for
laptops)
.... does anyone else consider heat when buying RAM? I bought a D800 and
decked it out with 1GB of RAM (a big chunk of memory when it was bought).
It has the most memory of all my systems. Yet it performs about the
same as the rest. And the memory bay gets hot as hell. ;)
Seriously. The Pentium M heat benefits are way overrated. The memory
is the hottest thing in the laptop.
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| S.Lewis 2005-02-17, 11:45 pm |
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"Markyt" <mhoweytnot@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Al" <none@no.com> wrote in message
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> Will you even have memory slots open? How many does the 3000 have?
<snip>
The 3000 has only 2 sockets.
Stew
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| WebGuyGuru 2005-02-18, 4:45 pm |
| I would say that 512Mb is enough for most applications, even games (as long
as you have a decent video card with at least 64Mb of its own memory. If you
can get 1Gb (especially considering how inexpensive memory is nowadays), it
will speed things up, especially if you work with Photoshop, then go for it.
The more memory, the better, of course.
WebGuyGuru
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"Al" <none@no.com> wrote in message
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> Dimension 3000 P4 533 FSB 2.8 GHz with XP Home.
>
> Is 512MB enough? I'd be doing just general stuff, no games - maybe
> PhotoShop
> once in a while. Doing a Java compile run should presumably be no problem
> memory-wise, but when writing code I might have a dozen or more windows
> open,
> including several browser windows.
>
> I ordered 512MB, but I had also previously bought 512MB of PNY PC2700,
> which
> I'm thinking of returning. Is there any reason for me to keep and install
> the
> extra 512MB? I have to decide by today.
>
> How much RAM would XP Home take up by itself? I'm used to running with no
> virtual memory, with ~400MB on my old computer and '98.
>
> Also, from what I've learned on this group, PC2700 would be the correct
> RAM
> for the P4 533FSB cpu, right?
>
> Thanks.
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| Doug Jacobs 2005-02-18, 11:45 pm |
| WebGuyGuru <webguyguru@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I would say that 512Mb is enough for most applications, even games (as long
> as you have a decent video card with at least 64Mb of its own memory. If you
> can get 1Gb (especially considering how inexpensive memory is nowadays), it
> will speed things up, especially if you work with Photoshop, then go for it.
> The more memory, the better, of course.
Well, there is a point of diminishing returns, but personally, I'd go with
1GB. XP seems to take 128 to 256 by itself. Office and IE (if you're
still using it) will suck a bunch down by themselves. And of course
Photoshop will take anything you give it, and ask for more - no matter how
much free memory you have.
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