RE: [wdvltalk] OT: Ram question

2007-09-17 Thread Ross Clutterbuck
Deb It's more of a power consumption issue than a performance issue when you talk about filling up your RAM slots. There's only a negligible performance difference when running 2x2GB against 4x1GB, but having 4 slots in your motherboard will draw a little more power if green computing is

RE: [wdvltalk] OT: Ram question

2007-09-17 Thread PBC Web Design
At 04:07 AM 9/17/2007, you wrote: Truth be told, short of editing HD video footage or doing some crazy 3D rendering I don't think you need to increase your RAM from 2GB. Might be better to put the money into something else, like a new processor if your current system architecture will allow and

Re: [wdvltalk] OT: Ram question

2007-09-17 Thread Drew Trusz
On 9/17/07, PBC Web Design [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 04:07 AM 9/17/2007, you wrote: Truth be told, short of editing HD video footage or doing some crazy 3D rendering I don't think you need to increase your RAM from 2GB. Might be better to put the money into something else, like a new

Re: [wdvltalk] OT: Ram question

2007-09-17 Thread PBC Web Design
At 05:33 AM 9/17/2007, you wrote: MS has some warnings about running Media Center when doing what they call high-stress activities. Generic discussion is here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/327158 If you want to sort through some of the technical issues this may be a good place to start: