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To: Sultan who wrote (32924)	3/1/2003 6:23:08 AM
From: thecow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110655

Sultan IMO, unless you are using programs that are very ram intensive, you would not be able to notice the difference. It's the law of diminishing returns. You would be spending about +40% more for a potential 10% gain (just a guess). Using DDR you already have the rough equivalent of 1 gig standard ram.

To: Sultan who wrote (32924)	3/2/2003 8:05:50 AM
From: Ally	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110655

Sultan, During my research for a new computer, I read an article on what is sufficient RAM. In most cases, 256MEG is sufficient, unless you're playing games (especially Internet live games) requiring blazing graphics. Ally

To: Sultan who wrote (32924)	3/2/2003 6:52:18 PM
From: XPLAY	Respond to of 110655

The current issue of PC Magazine pg. 95(www.pcmag.com) addresses your question, and from what I read it ain't gonna do you no good unless your a high end player. That's lots of heavy graphics, having a LOT of programs open at one time, having a lot of programs running in the background, or heavy digital stuff. I have 512, and play on line games, and surf the net a lot, and I don't feel I need any more ram, BUT I do have, and keep up with the fastest video cards that my processor will handle. FWIW Tom