6GB DDR3 or 4GB DDR3? and another non hodware question

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#1 TheShadowLord07
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should I bother of getting a 6GB DDR3 or just buy a 4GB DDR3?

Also, how do I take pictures from pc video games?

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#2 Gamartto
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If the board supports tri-channel then get 6GB, if not then get 4GB.
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With 6gb you will be able to do triple channel, and to take screenshots you can use xfire,fraps, or just the printscreen button and paste it into paint and save it.
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#4 TheShadowLord07
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With 6gb you will be able to do triple channel, and to take screenshots you can use xfire,fraps, or just the printscreen button and paste it into paint and save it.04dcarraher

Whats triple channle? and is xfire,fraps something I could download from the internet?

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Triple channel is like lanes on a highway more lanes means faster/more traffic (data) to move better. Xfire is free and you can download it. http://www.xfire.com/download/

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#6 TheShadowLord07
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Triple channel is like lanes on a highway more lanes means faster/more traffic (data) to move better. Xfire is free and you can download it. http://www.xfire.com/download/

04dcarraher

I'm getting aMSI 790FX-GD70 AM3. does that have a triple channel?

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#7 04dcarraher
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Why do you need a motherboard with 4 Pci-e slots?
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#8 TheShadowLord07
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Why do you need a motherboard with 4 Pci-e slots?04dcarraher

someone suggested that i should go with. now. does it have a triple channel or not?

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#9 04dcarraher
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Dont get that motherboard its a waste, Heres one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131366 - ASUS M4A78T-E AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail Xtreme Phase for AM3 CPU w/ DDR3 support, TurboV

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Dont get that motherboard its a waste, Heres one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131366 - ASUS M4A78T-E AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail Xtreme Phase for AM3 CPU w/ DDR3 support, TurboV

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Get the MSI if you have the money. We are talking the difference between 790GX and 790FX here. How is the FX now worth it? It has 32 lanes of PCIE where as the GX only has 16. Also, to answer the original question, get 4GB. Triple channel is only for i7.
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#11 04dcarraher
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He not going to use all four pci e slots.
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#12 Mr_NoName111
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even if he uses 2 pci e slots, thats the difference between 2x 16x and 2x 8x. If he has the money, it is WELL worth it.
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#13 04dcarraher
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The only cards that even use pass the 8x bandwidth are the dual gpu single card type graphics cards, and i doubt he going to use more then one card so he's better off saving some money where he can.
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#14 Mitjastiskovski
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Get 4GB of RAM. AM3 socket can't use triple channel only dual channel so go with 4GB. 4GB should be enough anyway.

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#15 TheShadowLord07
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Get 4GB of RAM. AM3 socket can't use triple channel only dual channel so go with 4GB. 4GB should be enough anyway.

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well can i get more bang for games with a 6GB DDR3?

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#16 Mitjastiskovski
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[QUOTE="Mitjastiskovski"]

Get 4GB of RAM. AM3 socket can't use triple channel only dual channel so go with 4GB. 4GB should be enough anyway.

TheShadowLord07

well can i get more bang for games with a 6GB DDR3?

Nah not now, in the future you will see the benefit but as for now I don't think there is any game that need more than 4GB of ram

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