There are a several 2GB vs 4GB article floating around the interweb right now which led me to wonder about the next level of memory capacity. Luckily I had two 4GB kits available to throw onto my trusty test bench and quickly ran thru some benchmarks to see if having 8GB of system memory made a difference.



The test bench consisted of :

CPU: Intel E8400
Mobo: ASUS Striker II Formula 780i...

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en*thu*si*ast [en-thoo-zee-ast]
-noun
1. One who is ardently absorbed in an interest or pursuit
2. A fanatic

As I take a glance at my computer with its LED's, advanced cooling system and hand picked components, I can't help but wonder what type of person I've become and how exactly I got here. There was a time not long ago that I paid little attention to computers. I used them at work for a few small tasks and would check my email from time to time but I really could...

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Growing up, I never considered myself to be the smartest kid. But I knew I wasn't dumb. I took advanced classes and none of them seemed very hard so I just figured out what I needed to do to get by and that's all the effort I put in.



In high school I was lazy and didn't study. I just wanted to cruise and chase girls. Towards the end of high school, I didn't know what I wanted to do with the...

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