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"The main perpetrator of this monkey lie [evolution] is Charles Darwin. He claims to have developed this 'theory' after studying 'finches' on the Galapagos 'Islands,' but I can guess why he really came up with it. He was on the Galapagos Islands for Spring Break, got smashed, woke up in bed next to a monkey, and then had to come up with a theory that make it all okay." |
Moderator  Posts: 5392 Joined: 30 Jun 2004     | another stick o' ram or a whole console with games? whats there to decide man?
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 Posts: 1053 Joined: 5 Jul 2007  | Wii is happy fun good time. But you're telling me you can afford a $250 system but not a little Ram? Posh, wait a month and you can afford the ram. For example: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145527 Super RAM, 2 gigs, Super Cheap. I don't know if you go crazy and overclock it and need to by like the $100 512 sticks of ram or something, but this shouldn't be that hard of an investment to get both =p Emancipating heads from necks since 1987!
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WarCry Choice  Posts: 5312 Joined: 29 Jun 2004  | I've got 4GB of ram in my system and I paid less than 150 bucks for it. Newegg.
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WarCry Choice  Posts: 4048 Joined: 6 Dec 2004   | WII WII WII WII WII WII WII WII!!! You won't regret it, just make sure to get mario galaxy. Lineage 2 WarCry Site Manager |
WarCry Choice Posts: 5312 Joined: 29 Jun 2004 | Just get both and you will not regret it.
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Posts: 480 Joined: 1 Oct 2007 | Holy crap, I didn't realize RAM was so cheap. I'm using a Dell XPS laptop, and I currently have 2 512MB cards (I think, I'm afc right now). I would like to upgrade to 3-4GB. Any suggestions? Which brands are most reliable? Good values? etc.? Also, why are some of the memory less expensive but a full GB more than others, i.e. this one and this one?
"The main perpetrator of this monkey lie [evolution] is Charles Darwin. He claims to have developed this 'theory' after studying 'finches' on the Galapagos 'Islands,' but I can guess why he really came up with it. He was on the Galapagos Islands for Spring Break, got smashed, woke up in bed next to a monkey, and then had to come up with a theory that make it all okay." |
WarCry Choice Posts: 4048 Joined: 6 Dec 2004 | more expensive RAM is faster. I didn't believe it at first, but my main PC has 2gb of OCZ gaming RAM, it runs a good 20% faster than the cheap-ass RAM sticks I was using previously. Generally in a laptop you'll be ok going for the cheap stuff. Lineage 2 WarCry Site Manager |
Posts: 1053 Joined: 5 Jul 2007 | Go with that cheap kind, Newegg has this thing where you put in your type of computer and motherboard type and such and shows you all the options that will work on it. 2-4gigs of ram should be plenty of speed without buying insanely priced gaming ram. I very very very very highly recommend OCZ or Corsair RAM. Particularly anything from OCZ runs insanely fast. Some heat problems though. Corsair runs very fast and you can get super cheap sticks. Emancipating heads from necks since 1987!
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Posts: 480 Joined: 1 Oct 2007 | Heat problems + laptops = bad Thanks for the advice, MrCheese and Cicadymn. I think I'll make RAM my priority as getting a Wii right now is pretty tough anyway. The reason I have to choose is because I have gift certificates for all but around $150, so it's one or the other atm.
"The main perpetrator of this monkey lie [evolution] is Charles Darwin. He claims to have developed this 'theory' after studying 'finches' on the Galapagos 'Islands,' but I can guess why he really came up with it. He was on the Galapagos Islands for Spring Break, got smashed, woke up in bed next to a monkey, and then had to come up with a theory that make it all okay." |
Posts: 1053 Joined: 5 Jul 2007 | RAM makes games fun time Emancipating heads from necks since 1987!
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Posts: 480 Joined: 1 Oct 2007 |
Happy Fun Time! I like!
"The main perpetrator of this monkey lie [evolution] is Charles Darwin. He claims to have developed this 'theory' after studying 'finches' on the Galapagos 'Islands,' but I can guess why he really came up with it. He was on the Galapagos Islands for Spring Break, got smashed, woke up in bed next to a monkey, and then had to come up with a theory that make it all okay." |
Posts: 480 Joined: 1 Oct 2007 | Went with this, and couldn't be happier!
"The main perpetrator of this monkey lie [evolution] is Charles Darwin. He claims to have developed this 'theory' after studying 'finches' on the Galapagos 'Islands,' but I can guess why he really came up with it. He was on the Galapagos Islands for Spring Break, got smashed, woke up in bed next to a monkey, and then had to come up with a theory that make it all okay." |
Posts: 1053 Joined: 5 Jul 2007 | Wow you sure added alot. I bet you're nice and speedy now. Emancipating heads from necks since 1987!
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Posts: 480 Joined: 1 Oct 2007 | Very fast, very nice. I can play The Witcher with the settings maxxed out now.
"The main perpetrator of this monkey lie [evolution] is Charles Darwin. He claims to have developed this 'theory' after studying 'finches' on the Galapagos 'Islands,' but I can guess why he really came up with it. He was on the Galapagos Islands for Spring Break, got smashed, woke up in bed next to a monkey, and then had to come up with a theory that make it all okay." |
 Posts: 2014 Joined: 10 Jul 2004 | So you got the ram besides the Wii? That's so un-be'wii'veable! |
Posts: 1053 Joined: 5 Jul 2007 | /facepalm Emancipating heads from necks since 1987!
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Posts: 480 Joined: 1 Oct 2007 | When I tallied up everything I have to pay for (controllers, games, etc.), it made much more sense economically to go for the RAM. Not to mention the fact that really good Wii games are few and far between, and really good PC games that require more than 1GB of RAM are currently abundant. When the price of Wii declines, I'll think about it again. But I'm a PC gamer at heart, so I feel no remorse.
"The main perpetrator of this monkey lie [evolution] is Charles Darwin. He claims to have developed this 'theory' after studying 'finches' on the Galapagos 'Islands,' but I can guess why he really came up with it. He was on the Galapagos Islands for Spring Break, got smashed, woke up in bed next to a monkey, and then had to come up with a theory that make it all okay." |
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A Wii or a RAM upgrade? I only have 1gb of RAM, which I know isn't enough right now, but the Wii is the greatest console ever made imo.
I have enough in gift certificates to get one or the other (and the price of Wii includes an extra $200 in games/controllers).
I can't decide!