Never heard such an issue before...Maybe it was something else the problem???
Which issue? The NIC one was because the NICs were hopelessly old and their manufacturers pulled the plug on support long before 64-bit (which is odd, considering that 10/100 NICs are still perfectly usable for most people today). As for the STALKER issue, its actually a common problem. The Audigy 2 driver is just really badly made.
that's why people buy 8 giga bundles with new p.c our days...cheaper more ram for use less stress for your work...
Yes, but cheap, plentiful RAM is only a recent phonomenon and one only limited to DDR3 computers, my computer is roughly ~7 years old and I spent $200 for 2 gigs of RAM. I have since upgraded to 6 gigs because I cannibalized another system that had DDR2 but not everyone has my luxury.