Is my RAM a bottle neck ?

[Deepcore]

Understanding Memory has never been one of my strong points and I'd like some advice as to whether or not I should upgrade.

I have a Shuttle SP35P2 Pro running with 2 Gig (4 sticks) of Corsair TWIN2X1024A-5400UL with stock timings of 3-3-2-8 at 675MHz.

Would I notice a marked improvement in upgrading my memory ? The shuttle can take 4 x 240pin DDR2 DIMM slots,2GB per DIMM(Max 8GB) Support Dual channel DDR2 667/800

I tend to use my Shuttle for Gaming (CIV 4 & TF2) and Vista Media Centre.

[Boon72]

you may notice a difference by putting in 800mhz ram over 667mhz and using 2 sticks over 4 but you dont say what OS your using and unless its x64 then you would be wasting money.

best bet is to buy 2x1gb 800mhz and see how you go

[Deepcore]

Thanks for the help, I'm using Vista Ultimate 64 bit

[booyaka]

64 bit os will therefore recognise 4gb in full - so i would suggest 4gb (2 x 2gb) would be a great upgrade but you won't notice a massive difference but you will see a general increase in speed of your system.

[Boon72]

yeah i agree 2x 2gb should be fine 4 gb works for me (4x1gb tho)