well in the end its always a waste IMO if you dont put the max size of stick in the slot cause you will end up replacing it. for example if its 4 slots and 4 gigs max, then to have the best cost to performance ratio have 1 gig sticks, other wise you will be throwing away 512 sticks when you need to upgrade.
mikee your max is 3 gigs. and that is more than enough.
I was at microcenter buying parts for a new computer. once I realize that I was over a 1000 buck, I went to check out whole systems. I actually saved 250-300 bucks on a same spec system (I still kept the nvidia 256mb 7300 vid card for better performance than the 128 mb ddr onboard video chip).
interesting. 90% of the time i find building your own is better. but in the end it is personal preference. you wont get any fire here for a pre-built, but dont go to the overclocker's board with it lol.
interesting. 90% of the time i find building your own is better. but in the end it is personal preference. you wont get any fire here for a pre-built, but dont go to the overclocker's board with it lol.
i guess sometimes fact is stranger than fiction lol. my biggest complaints with pre-builts is that your are at the mercy of the manufacturer's warranties, and they dont always use the "best" hardware, especially the motherboards.
i guess sometimes fact is stranger than fiction lol. my biggest complaints with pre-builts is that your are at the mercy of the manufacturer's warranties, and they dont always use the "best" hardware, especially the motherboards.