OK, I think I've got the memory stuff worked out now, My motherboard supports 4 RAM cards, 2 in each of its Dual Channels, so by buying only 8GB in 2*4 format I'm using 4GB in each channel and the other slot in each channel goes unused. To upgrade this system I would want to keep the RAM array symmetrical by adding another…
Thanks for all the great posts everyone! I've spent most of today looking up computer parts and sales in Melbourne. My original budget was based on what friends of mine who bought custom, store-built machines payed but it looks like I'm not going to need to spend that much if i build it myself (with help from my more…