Another thing on the Ram installation. Paul is paying to have this done, so the more prudent upgrade would be to go with the greater amount of RAM as the labor may be more than the sticks of the good stuff! I have no idea what his shop is charging to do the deed but I would rather my money be in hardware as opposed to labor.
Another thing is his shop should advise what the most prudent upgrade path(s) there are. In other words if there is a limited number slots to populate with RAM, then one should consider they might be tossing RAM away if they want to further upgrade down the road. I always put in the biggest stick sizes I can to try and leave room for further upgrades and not have to toss the prior RAM out. Thus I agree with JAmusic on this point big time.
LB