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Req opinions on modest mem and vid upgrades.
My computer is just beginning to get maxed on memory usage and with the addition of the second monitor on-board video is starting to show the strain. With this comp I do mostly active intraday trading which means a fair number of charting windows along with chat rooms are open at once, with that you can throw in mail and an office app or two. On down-time I occasionally view an HD movie, one thing I don't do is any sort of gaming.
Given my requirements I was thinking I could get away with simply adding 2Gb more memory and a basic HD/HDCP capable card. If this is plausible I need to ask, if I just add two more 2x1Gb sticks is it safe to go with 5x5x5x15 as my current are 4x4x4x12? Would making sure mem is set to auto or locking to the lower timings be sufficient? I also read somewhere that AMD would be much happier with 2x2Gb vs. 4x1Gb, true to the point of heeding? Is it likely I could be satisfied with a vid card as basic as this Zotac >> Newegg.com - ZOTAC ZT-84GED2M-HSL GeForce 8400 GS 256MB 32-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Low Profile Ready Video Card
Any suggestions much appreciated.