Should I upgrade to 3GB RAM?

I dont think my 2GB RAM has a dual channel kit, so I'd say it'd be fine adding another ram without problemsmhofever

It probably isn't if it came witha prebuilt PC. Most prebuilt PCs don't come with dual channel RAM.

Probably worth upgrading with a 2gb stick as I don't think they are too expensive now.

Yes you'll see improvements in game, plus the price of DDR2 at the moment is so low!

Vista is a resource hungry fiend, so the more the better!

Not worth it if you ask me. On a 32-bit OS the performance benefits should be minimal at best (unless you use your PC for heavy-lifting applications like Photoshop, 3d rendering, movie editing, etc.). Save your cash for future upgrades.

Vista 32-bit is not all that RAM hungry if you have the OS properly optimized (use CCleaner if you don't and look up some Vista tweak guides).

Not worth it if you ask me. On a 32-bit OS the performance benefits should be minimal at best (unless you use your PC for heavy-lifting applications like Photoshop, 3d rendering, movie editing, etc.). Save your cash for future upgrades.

Vista 32-bit is not all that RAM hungry if you have the OS properly optimized (use CCleaner if you don't and look up some Vista tweak guides).

BlueBirdTS

yes, im a college student of digital animation, i gotta use 3d tools n such, so basically your saying 3 gigs would help em a little too, which is what i also want to see.

[QUOTE="BlueBirdTS"]

Not worth it if you ask me. On a 32-bit OS the performance benefits should be minimal at best (unless you use your PC for heavy-lifting applications like Photoshop, 3d rendering, movie editing, etc.). Save your cash for future upgrades.

Vista 32-bit is not all that RAM hungry if you have the OS properly optimized (use CCleaner if you don't and look up some Vista tweak guides).

mhofever

yes, im a college student of digital animation, i gotta use 3d tools n such, so basically your saying 3 gigs would help em a little too, which is what i also want to see.

It might help a bit, but a CPU upgrade would probably help a lot more.

[QUOTE="mhofever"][QUOTE="BlueBirdTS"]

Not worth it if you ask me. On a 32-bit OS the performance benefits should be minimal at best (unless you use your PC for heavy-lifting applications like Photoshop, 3d rendering, movie editing, etc.). Save your cash for future upgrades.

Vista 32-bit is not all that RAM hungry if you have the OS properly optimized (use CCleaner if you don't and look up some Vista tweak guides).

BlueBirdTS

yes, im a college student of digital animation, i gotta use 3d tools n such, so basically your saying 3 gigs would help em a little too, which is what i also want to see.

It might help a bit, but a CPU upgrade would probably help a lot more.

Bluebird is correct. Maximizing your ram will probably help somewhat, especially using Vista...but you will notice a more pronounced difference by maxing out your cpu. You'll really notice it in games. If money isn't an issue, I'd just upgrade both. If you have to choose between the two, you might consider just upgrading your cpu.