Posted: 10/4/2011 4:50:35 PM EDT
Upgrading my XP 4GB to Windows7 64-bit 8GB  I do dread loading all my programs and files, last time it took me 12 hours straight.  |
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Upgrading my XP 4GB to Windows7 64-bit 8GB
I do dread loading all my programs and files, last time it took me 12 hours straight. http://images57.fotki.com/v80/photos/4/499657/4196635/20111004_204319_409-vi.jpg HAR! one of my next builds is a motherboard that can take 48 gigs. which costs around 1k. memory is cheap.. |
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Quoted: I do dread loading all my programs and files, last time it took me 12 hours straight. Don't know what all you need to install, but you can hit ninite.org and get most common/popular free downloads installed with one download and one click (no license agreements, no next next next button, no crapware etc). Takes less than 5 minutes. It's the very fist thing I hit on new builds anymore. |
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Quoted: thanks for the reminder, i forgot about sites like that - i know some of it's limited, but anything will help Quoted: I do dread loading all my programs and files, last time it took me 12 hours straight. Don't know what all you need to install, but you can hit ninite.org and get most common/popular free downloads installed with one download and one click (no license agreements, no next next next button, no crapware etc). Takes less than 5 minutes. It's the very fist thing I hit on new builds anymore. ETA: link is giving me spam/ads  |
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Quoted: Any particular reason with going with DDR2? my 5 year old Dell XPS 720 Intel Core Quad Q6600 only takes DDR2  i figure i will run this bitch into the ground for another year or so. i ordered a Crucial 128gb SSD as my boot drive also, it's SATA III and i can use it for future desktops. |
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Quick answer: The company you bought from is a reputable company that normally sells high quality product (I said normally because DOA's do happen).
Long answer: With RAM there comes three things that are important, Timing (the lower the better), frequency (the higher the better) and reliability (this is where most fail). RAM speed also helps when it comes to processing, not by much but just enough. I still run DDR2 RAM on my computer, 8 gigs to be exact. I run it at 1000MHz. As DDR2 is becoming obsolete to DDR3, DDR2 is becoming more difficult to find and therefore more costly. I am unfamiliar with Corsair XMS2 as I use Kingston RAM exclusively (very reliable if slightly slower than some competition). But I do know that Corsair is a good company and has many good reviews. In short you have acceptable RAM, I would have gone for the 1066 MHZ with 5-5-5-15 timing but that currently cost in the area of $60 - $100. 800MHz and 5-5-518 is a standard frequency and timing. With 8gigs you may notice that some of your programs run slightly slower. Remember to manually set your timing and frequency in the bios as 8GB 800MHz will have slower timing. |
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Any particular reason with going with DDR2? my 5 year old Dell XPS 720 Intel Core Quad Q6600 only takes DDR2
i figure i will run this bitch into the ground for another year or so.
i ordered a Crucial 128gb SSD as my boot drive also, it's SATA III and i can use it for future desktops. OK, I figured the price difference between DDR2 and DDR3 was so small there must have been another reason behind going with DDR2. If you are looking at a new PC in a year you should consider that the OEM versions of Windows 7 will require a call to M$ for you to activate that OS on a new PC (when you build a new one next year). If you do not want to do that you can always buy the retail version of Windows 7 but it will be significantly more expensive. I pay extra for retail versions because I don't feel like giving M$ control over when or how I upgrade my mobo, but that's just a personal choice. |
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Quoted: i bought the full OEM version for $90 on amazon.com Quoted: Quoted: Any particular reason with going with DDR2? my 5 year old Dell XPS 720 Intel Core Quad Q6600 only takes DDR2 i figure i will run this bitch into the ground for another year or so. i ordered a Crucial 128gb SSD as my boot drive also, it's SATA III and i can use it for future desktops. OK, I figured the price difference between DDR2 and DDR3 was so small there must have been another reason behind going with DDR2. If you are looking at a new PC in a year you should consider that the OEM versions of Windows 7 will require a call to M$ for you to activate that OS on a new PC (when you build a new one next year). If you do not want to do that you can always buy the retail version of Windows 7 but it will be significantly more expensive. I pay extra for retail versions because I don't feel like giving M$ control over when or how I upgrade my mobo, but that's just a personal choice. |