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Okay, I've recently brought a new PC for myself, and leave this one (The one I'm typing right now.) to my sisters. My new PC has the following components:
- ASUS P5AD2 Premium (Motherboard.)
- Pentium 4 3400Ghz with HT (Processor.)
- Floppy Disk Drive (Everybody has one.)
- DVD-ROM from Samsung (Reads up to 52X for CDs and 16X for DVDs.)
- DVD-RW from NEC (Reads and records up to 52X for CDs and 16x for DVDs.)
- 2 HDs (One 250 GB, and other 320 GB. Due to power-hungry programs and video games.)
- NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT with 128 MB of memory (Old Graphic Card but still kicking.)
- No Internet connection (I'll keep using my sisters' PC to chat here.)
- High Definition Sound Card (Already attached to Motherboard.)
- 6 USB ports (Excessive ports but worth getting.)
All that remains now is RAM and an AV Software (Anti-Virus.)
Now, my manual says that my Motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. So I know that I need to buy DDR2 chips.
But the problem is, what's my Motherboard's limits? My manual says:
Does this all mean my Motherboard supports up to 4 GB or less? And what's an unbuffered non-ECC memory chips? I have enough money to afford maximum memory, but I'm afraid if I buy the wrong ones. And I don't know if it supports 2 GB memory modules. What should I do?
As for the AV Software, which one of them can grant me maximum PC protection? My sisters have NOD32 AV Software and it seems to be potent. But I may be wrong, so I wish to hear your opinions.
- ASUS P5AD2 Premium (Motherboard.)
- Pentium 4 3400Ghz with HT (Processor.)
- Floppy Disk Drive (Everybody has one.)
- DVD-ROM from Samsung (Reads up to 52X for CDs and 16X for DVDs.)
- DVD-RW from NEC (Reads and records up to 52X for CDs and 16x for DVDs.)
- 2 HDs (One 250 GB, and other 320 GB. Due to power-hungry programs and video games.)
- NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT with 128 MB of memory (Old Graphic Card but still kicking.)
- No Internet connection (I'll keep using my sisters' PC to chat here.)
- High Definition Sound Card (Already attached to Motherboard.)
- 6 USB ports (Excessive ports but worth getting.)
All that remains now is RAM and an AV Software (Anti-Virus.)
Now, my manual says that my Motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. So I know that I need to buy DDR2 chips.
But the problem is, what's my Motherboard's limits? My manual says:
You may install 256 MB, 512 MB and 1 GB unbuffered non-ECC DDR2 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets.
- For dual-channel configuration, the total size of memory module(s) installed per channel must be the same (DIMM_A1 + DIMM_A2 = DIMM_B1 + DIMM_B2).
- Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. For optimum compatibility, it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor. Refer to the DDR2 Qualified Vendors List on the next page for details.
- Due to chipset resource allocation, the system may detect less than 4 GB system memory when you installed four 1 GB DDR2 memory modules.
- This motherboard does not support memory modules made up of 128 Mb chips or double sided x16 memory modules.
Does this all mean my Motherboard supports up to 4 GB or less? And what's an unbuffered non-ECC memory chips? I have enough money to afford maximum memory, but I'm afraid if I buy the wrong ones. And I don't know if it supports 2 GB memory modules. What should I do?
As for the AV Software, which one of them can grant me maximum PC protection? My sisters have NOD32 AV Software and it seems to be potent. But I may be wrong, so I wish to hear your opinions.