<p>im tryin to buy a new desktop and have the option of upgrading to 4 GB of ram from 2 GB for only around 150 dollars additional.....
so should i do it?
plan to use it for gaming mostly..... nothing NASA class</p>
<p>Do it. DO IT.</p>
<p>Considering the cheapest deal on newegg is ~170 for a separate 2 gig upgrade...</p>
<p>you have a monster deal. GO FOR IT.</p>
<p>lmao
but im asking if the performance difference between 2 and 4 GB is actually noticible?
from what i've known, 2 GB is enough for almost all games...
and i dont have a good enough graphics card to run it at max resolution anyway...</p>
<p>GO GO GO get it.</p>
<p>2 GB is plenty....you won't notice much of a difference between 4 GB and 2 GB if you just want it for gaming. 4 GB would probably be better if you were planning to edit video and more memory intensive stuff like that.</p>
<p>Yes, but having more space is just cool. :)</p>
<p>I take it you are getting this stuff from dell?</p>
<p>Really depends on what you'll be using with the computer...</p>
<p>I think 2GB alone for gaming is enough. Having double does not mean you'll double your performance; I believe it's far less to the point that the justification of cost is doubtful.</p>
<p>not dell, gateway.
i mean if it were 400 more or whatever, i wouldnt even consider it. its just that the deal is such a steal</p>
<p>Ewwwww, Gateway! That's below falling for Apple's "hardware superiority".</p>
<p>Only joking. I'd say go for it! Especially with Vista; it works great with 2 GB RAM, but the newer apps that will be made for it could possibly consume more resources. Also, get a decent graphics processor-- Aero loves that, too.</p>
<p>well
im looking at a NVIDIA® GeForce® 7900GT 256MB GDDR3
is that good enuf for the next few years? or rather months.... :S</p>
<p>U can go fo 8800GTS --> super bargain, or wait 2 months for Ati R600 ->min. of 1024mb of memory with either GDDR3 900mhz core (bandwidth 115 GB/s) or GDDR4 1100mhz core ( bandwidth 140 GB/s) 128 Unified Shader processors. That means its betta than Nvidia's8800 series)
and abt Ram go for it. U never know what kinda a games come in future e.g. crysis. But 4Gb of value RAM is always slower(MEANIN USEless) than 2Gb of High performance RAm in terms of HD gaming till now.</p>
<p>More ram never hurts.</p>
<p>2 month?
i am planning to wait until mid febuary..... is it gonna be out by then? if so, is it gonna be on gateway's retail list that fast?
and the 8800GTS...... i know its good and all but if i buy a gateway, can i just buy another 8800GTS and fit it into the tower? i heard you need monster power supply and duno if the gateway system is equiped with that</p>
<p>You'll be more concerned whether this Gateway computer has a PCI-E slot and whether your graphics card can actually physically fit inside it. Many computers you see in stores and popular manufacturer are sometimes small that 3rd party hardwares really cannot fit inside them. I know my 7800GS AGP would not fit inside a regular Dell/Gateway system and my old Dell computer was too small for me to replace the CPU's Heatsink and fan.</p>
<p>oh hansen, so ur buyin 4rm Gateway - then i don't have much to say abt since retail comp.s are as dumb as their company. U can't even overclock it (unless ur super genius to patch and hack). to build a powerful gaming rig u gotta buy various parts and assemble it by urself or else u have to depend on Alienware or dellXPS. and yess 550W of ppu will be fine for 8800GTS. R600 will be out within Q12007 according to the source. IF there’s no PCIe-interface in the comp that ur goin to buy then i'll have to request u to divert ur mind to another one.</p>
<p>Hansen, if u have experience in building a machine (‘n installing mobo, wins n all) then it would be wiser to buy diff parts and fit it urself (as ur making gaming thang). Tell me ur budget I can provide u with diff specs with current market prices for gamin + entertainment (or u can go through some building the gaming-rig guide).</p>
<p>Definitely if you have the money build your own computer. Most mainstream computer manufacturers(Dell, Gateway) use the Btx form factor for their cases and components. Most hardware is made for the ATX form factor. Once you build your own computer you can constantly upgrade your pc if you want and never have to drop big money again for another manufacturer pc that marginally improves your gaming performance.</p>
<p>I just built my own pc, so if you want any help, I'd also be willing to give you some tips.</p>
<p>Go to a real tech site, somewhere like this;
<a href="http://www.motherboards.org/forums/index.php%5B/url%5D">http://www.motherboards.org/forums/index.php</a></p>
<p>or if you have to</p>
<p><a href="http://www.hardforum.com/%5B/url%5D">http://www.hardforum.com/</a></p>