How much and how many?

I have 512 megs of pc3200 ram right now. im thinking of going down to pc2700 and stepping up to 1gb. Will it make a difference and should i use 2 512 sticks or 1 1gb stick? I have a athalon xp2400 and use it mostly for music and photos but plan on doing some dvd work. thanks for any help.

 

Hello Ehauf
If you will let us know what motherboard and which Athlon 2400 you have, a more clear response can be made.

Usually, I would recommend going with 2-512 sticks instead of a single 1 Gig stick.

The 512 megs you have now, is it a single stick or 2-256 sticks ??
And, how many memory slots are on your MOBO ??

If you have a single stick of PC3200, I would recommend another 512 Meg stick of PC3200 FROM THE SAME manufacturer.

After we find out what MOBO and CPU you have, a more refined answer can be made.

Daddad

 

The mobo is an msi kt4v. it only has 1 slot for the 3200 so thats why im stepping down to 2700. The only thing i know about me 2400 is that. its running at 2.0ghz. i cant remember what core it has. ill check tonight. thanks