I could have sworn I had 1gb, but I guess my memory isn't that great.
For the previous month I've been contemplating buying a new computer. I figure it's about time, since this one was built way back in May of 2001, meaning that it's 5 years old now. I'm rather pleased that the only upgrade I've had to make in 5 years was the storage space via hard drives.
However, buying a new computer is, shall we say, more money than I can afford to plop down at the moment. I figure it will take another two months to gather enough cash to afford one (I don't like using credit; the only debt I have is my car and school loans), but in the mean time, I've been really itching for more memory.
So my dilemma is thus:
* do I just wait it out and wait 2 months to buy a new computer?
* or do I buy memory now and push off the new computer for another month or two?
I assumed that since DDR2 has been out for a while and DDR3 is already being planned, that all motherboards had switched to DDR2 by now, however, I was wrong. In fact, the vast majority of MB's still use DDR1, which is what my old MB uses, which means I may not have a problem here.
So, new plan (someone tell me if this is not do-able please):
My old motherboard supports 184-pin DDR up to PC2700 (DDR333, which runs at 166Mz, frigging numbers all over the place, grr), but since DDR is underclockable, I think I'll buy a 1GB stick of DDR400 for around $70, and stick it in my current system (anything faster than DDR400 is only useful for servers and die-hards, right?).
Then when I eventually get my new system (after I wait for Intels new Core 2 Duo to knock the CPU prices down :P) I'll take that chip and plug it into my new system.
Ta-da!
I'm planning on making another computer that will last me 5+ years, so I'm aiming for an AMD dual-core 2x1mb cache 64-bit socket 939 opteron.
Considering that my current system was considered "medium" when I bought it, a higher-priced machine ought to last me even longer.