IS this worth it?

Liammk

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Is it worth buying 2 more sticks of ram so that my computer will have 4GB of ram as Opposed to 2GB.
 

My Computer

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Dell Dimension E520
OS
Windows 7
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Intel Core 2 Duo
Motherboard
dell 0wg864
Memory
2X 1024MB
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NVIDIA GeForce 7300 LE
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DELL E207WFP + Acer V771
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Seagate ST3160812AS 159GB

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Self Built
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Win7 RTM
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P4 2.6ghz Hyper Threading
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Asus P4S800D-X
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2 GIG
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Nvidia G-Force 6200
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Realtek AC'97 Audio
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Dell IN1910N HD LCD
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1366x768@60Hz
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It depends on which type of RAM you speak of.
I personally think that 2GB DDR2 is a minimum for Vista & 7 if you want a 'nice, smooth' experience.
So yes, i do think it's worth buying an extra 2GB (RAM is cheap as chips too). Please note that if you have a 32bit OS it won't address more than 3.2GB and the extra 1GB is useless. Also, make sure that your board has enough slots for the extra RAM ;)
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Touchsmart IQ771.uk
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-56
Motherboard
ASUS Pheonix
Memory
3GB Nanya PC2-6400 DDR2-SDRAM SO-DIM (400MHz)
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 256MB GDDR3 SDRAM
Sound Card
High Definition Intergrated NVIDIA MCP51
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46" Sony Bravia HDTV
Screen Resolution
1600x1200
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1.5TB Samsug
320GB Seagate ST3320820AS - SATA 3Gb/s 8MB
500GB Maxtor Basics STM305003EHD301-RK
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↓6.32 Mb/s ↑0.35 Mb/s ↔26ms
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BIOS - American Megatrends Inc. 5.07
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DVD Drive - TSSTcorp DVDR/RW TS-T632L
Depends on what you want to do I rarely need over 2Gb and thats when I am really pushing this system to it's limit.

I think the only reason I went to 4Gb was to fill the slots on my board since ram was so cheap.
 

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Custom
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Win7 64bit Ultimate
CPU
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition Thuban 3.3GHz, 3.7GHz
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Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5
Memory
CORSAIR DOMINATOR GT 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1866 DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
XFX HD-697A-CNDC Radeon HD6970 2GB 256-bit
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Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Edition
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Dual 25 Inch Hanns-G HZ251
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1920x1080 X 2
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Corsair 850W Single Rail
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Thermaltake V9 BlacX w/ Dual HDD Docking Station
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Air lots and lots of air and copper...
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Kensington (Low-Profile)
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Creative Fatal1ty
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15Gbit (15 Down 5 Up)
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XIGMATEK HDT-S1284F 120mm HYPRO Bearing CPU Cooler, LG Blu-Ray Burner.
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