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Old 03-02-11, 06:21 PM   #5
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Thanks My mobo supports dual channel. So does that mean I'm better off with even number of RAM stick?

As for the PSU I always aim a tad high because you need to put in the power factor of 0.8 and I'd like a stable power fed in. Higher power rating usually mean longer lasting PSU in general to my understanding.

I had had a horrible experience where my GPU was fried because the PSU failed. I was advised then to buy a local PSU and though it was rated a 700+W PSU it failed after 2 weeks. The main culprit was the total war game I played. So I only buy proper well known PSU now and with higher rating than what I need.
Dual channel always: 2x or 4x RAM-Bar. These today have 2 or 4 GB per bar.

So with dual channel you either have 4, 8 or 16 RAM

RAM is cheap. Take 8 GB, therefore. I planned for 4 initially, but now I'm happy I did not make that a gospel. I took 8.
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