To add to this, I think it's important that OP knows this is a good thing. I built my computer just over 3 years ago when DDR2 prices bottomed out, so I have 8GB, and this thing is still more computer than I need. I boot up, load all my applications into RAM, and everything is super snappy - because RAM is fast. Prior to this rig I found myself compelled to upgrade at least every 3 years because things would get slow. Times change.