256MB was pretty much bare minimum to run contemporary software on a PC in 2004. "Feb 2001 128MB DIMM was $59. Aug 2001 256MB module was $49. Feb 2002 256MB $3

256MB was pretty much bare minimum to run contemporary software on a PC in 2004. "Feb 2001 128MB DIMM was $59. Aug 2001 256MB module was $49. Feb 2002 256MB $34. April 2003 hit bottom with $39 512MB DIMMs"