Where can I get 4GB RAM?

Chris Simpson <Chriss.TakeThisOut@mho.com> wrote in message news:<w8CdnXccG4F_RJjcRVn-oQ.TakeThisOut@mho.net>...
 > $ gig of ram might not help you... How large will the files be that you
 > will be useing?
 >

I just need to render some scenes and also work in Adobe After
Effects. I just want a normal machine that's faster than 3.0 ghz and
has arounf 4GB of RAM. That's what I'm looking for.

 > ELC wrote:
  > > Hi. I need a PC that can handle 4GB of RAM built to spec for me. I
  > > need it for animation.
  > > Any suggestions of online places who do this is greatly appreciated.
  > > I called Tiger Direct and they said nah they don't do that (?) and
  > > then I read some bad reviews about them. Any other places where I can
  > > build by specs?
  > > Thank you.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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In article <ebfa4074.0407261903.44854f2a.TakeThisOut@posting.google.com>,
ELC <eric.TakeThisOut@elcmedia.com> wrote:
 >Hi. I need a PC that can handle 4GB of RAM built to spec for me. I
 >need it for animation.
 > Any suggestions of online places who do this is greatly appreciated.
 > I called Tiger Direct and they said nah they don't do that (?) and
 >then I read some bad reviews about them. Any other places where I can
 >build by specs?
 > Thank you.


I assume you mean 4x1GB sticks. I see 2GB listed but am not familiar
with it.

Look at pricewatch.com to get an idea of prices and before you decide
to buy from a particular dealer see what resellerratings.com says
about them.

Don't buy the memory until you've picked your motherboard and
know what kind of memory it requires.

I deal with crucial.com and newegg.com for stuff like this.


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"ELC" <eric.DeleteThis@elcmedia.com> wrote...
 > Hi. I need a PC that can handle 4GB of RAM built to spec for me. I
 > need it for animation.
 > Any suggestions of online places who do this is greatly appreciated.
 > I called Tiger Direct and they said nah they don't do that (?) and
 > then I read some bad reviews about them. Any other places where I can
 > build by specs?

NTSI in Boston.

They have an on-line configurator at <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.ntsi.com," target="_blank">www.ntsi.com,</a> but an e-mail or phone call
will get you a quote for a system built to spec, even from components not in
their configurator.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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"ELC" <eric.TakeThisOut@elcmedia.com> wrote...
 >
 > I just need to render some scenes and also work in Adobe After
 > Effects. I just want a normal machine that's faster than 3.0 ghz and
 > has arounf 4GB of RAM. That's what I'm looking for.

Does After Effects support multi-processing? A dual Athlon or Opteron rig may
help more than just more RAM...<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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"ELC" <eric DeleteThis @elcmedia.com> wrote in message
news:ebfa4074.0407261903.44854f2a@posting.google.com...
 > Hi. I need a PC that can handle 4GB of RAM built to spec for me. I
 > need it for animation.
 > Any suggestions of online places who do this is greatly appreciated.
 > I called Tiger Direct and they said nah they don't do that (?) and
 > then I read some bad reviews about them. Any other places where I can
 > build by specs?
 > Thank you.

Hi,
I can't recommend anywhere to you, as I'm in the UK, but this shouldn't be
difficult.
Most (if not all) motherboards with the Intel 875 chipset can handle 4Gb of
memory. I think it has to be the right sort of memory though. Gonna be
expensive.

SteveH<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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In article <41068125_2.DeleteThis@news1.prserv.net>,
John Weiss <jrweiss.DeleteThis@attNOSPAMglobal.net> wrote:
 >"ELC" <eric.DeleteThis@elcmedia.com> wrote...
  >>
  >> I just need to render some scenes and also work in Adobe After
  >> Effects. I just want a normal machine that's faster than 3.0 ghz and
  >> has arounf 4GB of RAM. That's what I'm looking for.
 >
 >Does After Effects support multi-processing? A dual Athlon or Opteron rig may
 >help more than just more RAM...
 >
 >


Unless you have some specific information that what you want to do needs
needs 4Gb of RAM buy a 1GB module and get started, but don't buy more
memory until you prove it's your bottleneck. Buy the memory 1GB at a
time. (be careful to add identical memory when you do this)

The little I know of video says that rendering is the slowest step and
it's CPU-bound. Unless the application you use is specifically written
to make use of more than one CPU you want the fastest single CPU
system you can afford, if you are on a budget.

Your best information will come from whatever forum supports
your application.








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"ELC" <eric RemoveThis @elcmedia.com> wrote in message
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 > Hi. I need a PC that can handle 4GB of RAM built to spec for me. I
 > need it for animation.
 > Any suggestions of online places who do this is greatly appreciated.
 > I called Tiger Direct and they said nah they don't do that (?) and
 > then I read some bad reviews about them. Any other places where I can
 > build by specs?
 > Thank you.

Have a talk to these nice people:

<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.go-l.com/desktops/machl38/features/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.go-l.com/desktops/machl38/features/index.htm</a>

hamman<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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I agree with Al, mainly due to current availability/high prices of 1 GB
memory modules. As demand/supply both grow, prices and latency specs should
drop. FYI, we can easily build a 4 GB system for you, if desired, using
Mushkin 1 GB modules.
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"Al Dykes" <adykes.RemoveThis@panix.com> wrote in message
news:ce602k$3j3$1@panix3.panix.com...
 > In article <41068125_2.RemoveThis@news1.prserv.net>,
 > John Weiss <jrweiss.RemoveThis@attNOSPAMglobal.net> wrote:
  > >"ELC" <eric.RemoveThis@elcmedia.com> wrote...
   > >>
   > >> I just need to render some scenes and also work in Adobe After
   > >> Effects. I just want a normal machine that's faster than 3.0 ghz and
   > >> has arounf 4GB of RAM. That's what I'm looking for.
  > >
  > >Does After Effects support multi-processing? A dual Athlon or Opteron
rig may
  > >help more than just more RAM...
  > >
  > >
 >
 >
 > Unless you have some specific information that what you want to do needs
 > needs 4Gb of RAM buy a 1GB module and get started, but don't buy more
 > memory until you prove it's your bottleneck. Buy the memory 1GB at a
 > time. (be careful to add identical memory when you do this)<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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<ebfa4074.0407261903.44854f2a.DeleteThis@posting.google.com>,
eric.DeleteThis@elcmedia.com says...
 > Hi. I need a PC that can handle 4GB of RAM built to spec for me. I
 > need it for animation.
 > Any suggestions of online places who do this is greatly appreciated.
 > I called Tiger Direct and they said nah they don't do that (?) and
 > then I read some bad reviews about them. Any other places where I can
 > build by specs?
 > Thank you.

A lot of dual-CPU motherboards come with 4 or 8 memory
slots. So find a place that builds dual-opteron or
dual-xeon workstations.

A Dell Precision workstation with 4GB and no monitor
prices in around $3900. Dual Xeon 3.0Ghz, picked the
basics as much as possible. We're building a
workstation at work from parts and a 4GB box would cost
around $2500 (dual Xeon 2.4Ghz, 4GB ECC).<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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