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I'm putting together a gaming computer, and i've got most everything figured out. just curious about one things though, as i'm a little lost...below is my current specs.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820208125
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813127222
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811129158
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103537
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814145098
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822140166
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827151066
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16821103116

now comes my question.

it's been said to me that windows xp can and will onlyi support up to 2 gigs of ram. now this kind of saddens me because i'd much rather have 4 gig in there (after it's all said and done).

is this true? i don't feel that it is, it seems kind of weird that they would put together a motherboard that supports it but sets up an os that doesn't.

thanks in advance!
 
XP can handel more than 2 gig of ram. Don't quote me on it, but I think it supports 16gb of ram, and even more with xp 64bit, 128gb's :D

I think where you got that from, is the actual computer gets bogged down with having 4gb's of ram.
 
ok you don't want 1stick of ram. run two sticks in duel channel if your motherboard supports it. and if you want a good socket 939 board go with the DFI Lanparty series, anyone on this forum will tell you this. what's your budget? you should go with a san diego core, more L2 cache. for your GPU, go with eVGA instead of chaintech. and for hDDs go with a Sata 250GB Western Digital or Seagate barracuda.

~Jack
 
Actually, I don't think XP supports more than 2. I think with like Service Pack 2 you can go higher, but I'm not sure about it since not many people use 4 gigs.

But yea, WinXP 64-bit can support more than any home-class motherboard can handle.

EDIT: I just took a look at the rest of your system. Stick with 2GB of RAM and use the $200 to get a better processor.

Your motherboard, though its fine for regular use, might not do so well with overclocking. I have the Abit AV8 and I'm not too happy with it.

Recommendation; DFI Lanparty nF4 Ultra-D <-- Best motherboard ever.
 
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820141437

how about this for ram then-2 sets for a total of 2 gig

i'm not really planning on doing any overclocking, not for a long while at least. this is going to be the first computer i'll be putting together on my own and i don't want to overstep any boundries just yet.

i took a look at the motherboard you suggested, and i have to say that's a pretty decent price for what you get.

unfortunately, it's very very intimidating, as i don't nderstand half of the features, so i think i'll stick with my current motherboard choice.

i'm trying to run under 1000 total, so some of thi stuff is a expendable (i have dvd reader and cd writer-just thought i'd like a new one)

could you give me a link to the evga video card? i can't seem to find it.
 
thanks, i would definiately agree that the evga is better than the chaintech in this instance.

would a better processor then the one i've chosen really give me any kind of power difference that is at all noticeable? (sp on everything i've typed thusfar)
 
i would stick with ur processor and OC it, you can easily get the 3000+ to 4000+ speeds with good air cooling
 
these forums, lol, OCing's simple, just make sure to do it slowly and test everytime, go over to the Overclocking part of these forums
 
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