Now that my pc is prehistoric, I grabbed some kvr 2x1gb for my vid editing realistically priced. My q is more generalization than specific ...

I am 2x512 already. the new 1gbx2 is sill low density, exact timings match, etc, and purchased as dual channel setup. will the 512s cause any oddity?

I will be burying the ram...I think I could bury 8 gb... Ever put just 25 minutes of 10mbit video mpeg2 into the vid editor? I went into cache by twice my ram (3gb) and waited patiently...



I'd rather 4x 1gb and pretend a gig doesn't exist..but, My upgrades for this p4 are running out like its time.I went to the dual hard drives twinned a while back (old school trick) and it has really kept my sanity sane. I need the ram precise is all I hope to get answered generally asking.

hey thanks for replies.

I did assume the 2gb first (dual channel slot1 and 3). The 512 rams (2x512) I put custom coolers on after its first error a couple of months ago, encoding a 5 minute movie. The 512s are cured, but did grab the 2gb ram deal for my systems last upgrades.

The swap file, I did something I learned with a p2 and windows 2000, back in 2001:

on a second twinned drive, dedicate the first partition to the size I made it, just for the swapfile. The half a day of blippy quirks always goes away and the machine gets noticably bigger, as if to really widen the route after memory buried...stays a "bulldozer", easy does it but stable.

After making 1gb work, I may put the custom cooled 512s in a bin. (I like the 90nm p4 pc).

I have had the pc long enough to memorize the combos, but the book did leave a void for filling four channels...it seems they all had to be the same, but not sure.

I also learned ram can eat power. I somehow have a full house on a 12x9.6 board (msi-6728) on a 300watt smart power still original in its antect 2600 builders box from 2003.

Thanks again. I gained 1gb to park another...(15000+ hours on it anyway)