Need help with a new mobo...

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ok i currentley have a ECS PT800CE-A i just added a nvidia 7800 evga to it now i have 2 gig ram on it but i want 4 gig can some one help me find the same mobo but one that holds 4 gig ram slots instead thanks!
 
OK 1 MORE ?? my current ram is wintec ampo i think its pc 3200 if im correct just look at my board info can i get the same ram type?cause im thinking of getting that board plus 2 gig ram same type thats in my current mobo so i can put all together and have 4 gig ram..and will i have to format my pc with the new mobo or what?cause i never swapped mobos befor just always a fresh pc etc.Total: $241.79 that isnt bad for a mobo plus 2 gig ram =x
 
ok so the 2 gig ram i got in my pc now i can use on that new motherboard all i have to do is get the same type?cause i really trying to aviod having to buy new ram types etc.
 
yea im def getting the same wintec ram sticks 1 gig each so itll be 4 gigs....im running over to the pc shop this morning so my boy can look over everything and give me the go on things etc.and i dont need pci express i just got a nvidia 7800 evga agp 8x and its perfect.
 
Maybe you'll have to format, for best performance & compatibility, but if you don't want to do it, check THIS.

Regards :wave:
 
This is correct. XP Pro/Home x86 32 bit will only address 3 gig of RAM by default, 1 gig virtual. This is a "4 gig" process limit.

I'm unsure what you're planning on getting out of 2 gig -> 4 gig. In this memory model and for valid usages > 2 gig, you're usually looking at 64bit cpu/64 bit memory addressing.

Never fear though as the boot.ini can be modified to create a virtual/per process improvement in >3 gig XP environments using good old 32-bit XP Pro or Home through Physical Address Extensions (google AWE for more info on this as it allows a 3gig per application memory space, 1 gig for kernel address).

To do this, once you have 4 gig installed, manually edit the BOOT.INI file on your boot device and add /3GB option.
 
im pretty sure running 4 gig will even make my pc faster any way...

wintec 1 GB PC3200 DDR SDRAM (3.0-3-3-8 @ 200 MHz) (2.5-3-3-7 @ 166 MHz) (2.0-2-2-6 @ 133 MHz)

thats what i got now im wondering if some one can look on newegg.com and help me find the same type of ram for me thanks.
 
well i have 1100 bucks to spend so i decided to swap out my mobo go with a dual core 2...2.3 ghz 3 gig ram so im getting that tommrow instead of getting that crappy mobo and 4 gigs.
 
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