- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Heyyo,
DOH! sry, I was playing RTCW-ET with bobots like, half the day, so I diddn't troll the forums after school, so I answer last. :p
but yeah, 512MB's enough for halo, but for UT2k4, Trives: Vengeance, Far Cry, and Half Life 2 (with higher system settings) you'll want that 2nd stick. of 512MB to make 1GB.
Now, for ram, what kind you got in there? I'm guessing it's DDR200 at least, so I suggest that if you try to get another stick of ram, get that type again to prevent any kindof compatibility errors. Most new sticks of DDR400 ram you can mix safely. Just remember, RAM downclocks its speed n' stuff to the weakest ramchip. So if you have a PC2100 stick, and a PC3200 stick, they'll both act like PC2100's. Now, there can be a price gap. PC2700 ram is sometimes more expensive than PC3200, so if the stick of PC3200 is cheaper, obviously buy a PC3200 for price and preformance (if you decide to ever get rid of that stick of PC2700..).
You can try and find the generic brands, usually the samsung brand is cheapest, but very dependable. Kingston's one of the best, but one of the most expensive ramchip creators out there.
Check this:
Samsung 512MB PC3200 184Pin RAM
Kingston 2x256MB (total 512MB RAM) PC3200 184PIN
See? but man, that kingston ram's faster... if I was rich I'd take it over samsung anyday, but oh well. :P