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Offline westkoast

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Re: OT- Building your own Desktop
« Reply #15 on: December 02, 2008, 12:47:00 PM »
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CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

9.99 after 30 dollar rebate

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Re: OT- Building your own Desktop
« Reply #16 on: December 02, 2008, 12:53:20 PM »
Quote from: westkoast on December 02, 2008, 12:47:00 PM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145034

CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

9.99 after 30 dollar rebate

Newegg F T W!

and free shipping.   :D
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Re: OT- Building your own Desktop
« Reply #17 on: December 02, 2008, 02:28:21 PM »
Keep in mind a 32 bit OS won't properly allocate 4 gigs of memory.
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Re: OT- Building your own Desktop
« Reply #18 on: December 02, 2008, 02:29:21 PM »
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Keep in mind a 32 bit OS won't properly allocate 4 gigs of memory.

I don't know what that means :)  WHen I get to the point of purchasing I'll be sure to come back and ask for input cause i want to make sure i don't screw this up :)
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Re: OT- Building your own Desktop
« Reply #19 on: December 02, 2008, 03:13:49 PM »
Quote from: jemagee on December 02, 2008, 02:29:21 PM
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Keep in mind a 32 bit OS won't properly allocate 4 gigs of memory.

I don't know what that means :)  WHen I get to the point of purchasing I'll be sure to come back and ask for input cause i want to make sure i don't screw this up :)

vista 64 can handle 4 gigs. 
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Re: OT- Building your own Desktop
« Reply #20 on: December 02, 2008, 03:14:11 PM »
But I don't like Vista

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Offline westkoast

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Re: OT- Building your own Desktop
« Reply #21 on: December 02, 2008, 03:55:56 PM »
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Re: OT- Building your own Desktop
« Reply #22 on: December 02, 2008, 05:24:03 PM »
Quote from: SPURSX3 on December 02, 2008, 03:13:49 PM
Quote from: jemagee on December 02, 2008, 02:29:21 PM
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Keep in mind a 32 bit OS won't properly allocate 4 gigs of memory.

I don't know what that means :)  WHen I get to the point of purchasing I'll be sure to come back and ask for input cause i want to make sure i don't screw this up :)

vista 64 can handle 4 gigs. 

well, yeah.

vista 64 is a 64 bit OS :)
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Re: OT- Building your own Desktop
« Reply #23 on: December 02, 2008, 06:53:14 PM »
Quote from: Derek Bodner on December 02, 2008, 05:24:03 PM
Quote from: SPURSX3 on December 02, 2008, 03:13:49 PM
Quote from: jemagee on December 02, 2008, 02:29:21 PM
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Keep in mind a 32 bit OS won't properly allocate 4 gigs of memory.

I don't know what that means :)  WHen I get to the point of purchasing I'll be sure to come back and ask for input cause i want to make sure i don't screw this up :)

vista 64 can handle 4 gigs. 

well, yeah.

vista 64 is a 64 bit OS :)

lol, yeah, just wanted to let Jem know there is an os that could handle it. 
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Re: OT- Building your own Desktop
« Reply #24 on: December 02, 2008, 10:29:17 PM »
Quote from: SPURSX3 on December 02, 2008, 06:53:14 PM
Quote from: Derek Bodner on December 02, 2008, 05:24:03 PM
Quote from: SPURSX3 on December 02, 2008, 03:13:49 PM
Quote from: jemagee on December 02, 2008, 02:29:21 PM
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Keep in mind a 32 bit OS won't properly allocate 4 gigs of memory.

I don't know what that means :)  WHen I get to the point of purchasing I'll be sure to come back and ask for input cause i want to make sure i don't screw this up :)

vista 64 can handle 4 gigs. 

well, yeah.

vista 64 is a 64 bit OS :)

lol, yeah, just wanted to let Jem know there is an os that could handle it. 

SpursX3,

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Re: OT- Building your own Desktop
« Reply #25 on: December 03, 2008, 09:09:30 AM »
Quote from: WayOutWest on December 02, 2008, 10:29:17 PM
Quote from: SPURSX3 on December 02, 2008, 06:53:14 PM
Quote from: Derek Bodner on December 02, 2008, 05:24:03 PM
Quote from: SPURSX3 on December 02, 2008, 03:13:49 PM
Quote from: jemagee on December 02, 2008, 02:29:21 PM
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Keep in mind a 32 bit OS won't properly allocate 4 gigs of memory.

I don't know what that means :)  WHen I get to the point of purchasing I'll be sure to come back and ask for input cause i want to make sure i don't screw this up :)

vista 64 can handle 4 gigs. 

well, yeah.

vista 64 is a 64 bit OS :)

lol, yeah, just wanted to let Jem know there is an os that could handle it. 

SpursX3,

Is the sky still blue?


Is the sky still blue in LA???  Don't know how good your air quality is these days....lol

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Re: OT- Building your own Desktop
« Reply #26 on: December 03, 2008, 03:43:24 PM »
WOW:
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Is the sky still blue?

Whoa Whoa!!! Wait a Minute!!!

Not all of us are from the computer nerd/techie wise set.   I want to hear about this. 

O wise pocket-protected one, dispense that knowledge. 

I put together a computer back in the summer of 2004:  P-4 3.0 Ghz, 1 G DDR, ASUS P4P800 SE Mobo, 300 Gig WD, ATI Radeon 9800 (which fried and was replaced with Radeon X800); snazzy for its day.  No one ever mentioned this OS and bits thing. 

What does a higher number of bits mean, can I get it cheaper than MS wants to sell it, is anything pirateable now with all this Internet Update thing.  I would like to know more. (<-- 5 pts to anyone who gets that reference)       
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Re: OT- Building your own Desktop
« Reply #27 on: December 03, 2008, 04:05:19 PM »
Quote from: Skandery on December 03, 2008, 03:43:24 PM
...1 G DDR...

1 G?  ONE GIG?!?! You IDIOT!!!! Or as us "techies" like to say ID TEN T error (ID10T)!  :D :D :D :D
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Re: OT- Building your own Desktop
« Reply #28 on: December 03, 2008, 04:06:38 PM »
 ::)


Can you answer my question, now?
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Re: OT- Building your own Desktop
« Reply #29 on: December 03, 2008, 04:24:07 PM »
1 gb ram for 2004 wasn't all that little.

The differences in 64 bit can be fairly technical.  But, one of the limitations (the one discussed in this thread) is that it can only address just over 3 GB of memory.  So if you throw 8 GB of memory into a 32 bit operation system, you're wasting over half of that.  There are hacks around that (i.e. PAE in Linux), but they're hacks, and can have detrimental effects on performance.

I couldn't tell you about getting pirated windows anymore and whether it's feasible.  Thankfully I've been free of that worry for a few years now.
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