Review on 💻 Komputerbay 4GB DDR2 800MHz PC2-6400 Desktop Memory Kit - 2X 2GB DIMM 240-Pin RAM by Christopher Hicks

Objective: Setting up a legacy 2008 Linux-based platform as an informational web browser and media player? Platform: Motherboard: Biostar K8M800 CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Bit: 64 Graphics: NVIDIA NV44A [GeForce 6200] Drivers: nvidia v: 304.137 DIMM: Initially installed 2GB was the maximum specified by Biostar. A platform with professional features. Action: I decided to try this inexpensive Komputerbay 4GB 2X 2GB DDR2 800MHz PC2-6300 PC2-6400 DDR2 800 (240 PIN) DIMM Desktop Memory. Result: I now have a legacy platform with 4GB of memory instead of the maximum advertised 2GB. It also passed several Memtest86 memory tests with no errors. Usage: I am using the following Linux Mint OS: Kernel: 4.9.0-9-amd64 x86_64 Bit: 64 Desktop: Cinnamon 4.0.10 Distribution: LMDE 3 Cindy. The proprietary NVIDIA NV44A [GeForce 6200] driver was installed using manual methods as it is no longer automatically supplied by distributions. All of the following "use cases” will benefit from this memory upgrade. Framing videos play well. Full screen HDMI videos sometimes play back with random artifacts. Editing and web browsing is smooth. Not tried: Neither a Windows 7 Pro installation nor a Windows 10 installation was carried out. I assume that Windows 7 Pro can be installed without any problems. But I haven't tried these settings. Conclusion: If anyone has a mission that these older boards can fulfill, then this inexpensive memory upgrade should be considered.