4GB it is then. Thanks for all your answers.
Update #1: Well, this is awkward... After installing another 2 sticks of 1GB RAM (now total: 4GB), Windows is unable to detect my sound card. I thought I installed it incorrectly, because I also replaced the hard drive's SATA cable after installing the memory modules. The sound card's rear was too near to the SATA ports, so I temporarily removed it to avoid my hand from bumping into it. But no matter how many times I reinsert the sound card, Windows still cannot detect it. Now I don't think the problem is the sound card because its Power light is on.
My sound card is X-fi Xtreme Gamer Fatality Pro. It comes with 64MB on-board memory (Creative calls it X-RAM). So... anyone has a problem similar to mine? Can reinstalling 64-bit Windows solve this?
Update #2: This is weird. When I used the 2 X 1GB 1066Mhz configuration, Windows still couldn't detect my PCI Sound card. Also, Creative's driver installer encountered error during installation ("couldn't detect supported device" message).
But when I used my old RAMs (2 X 1GB 800Mhz), there it is in the device manager (identified as multimedia audio device). Driver installation was successful.
On-board audio works fine in both configurations. I don't get it... How could the HyperX memories disabled my PCI device? I wonder if Asus' Super Memspeed technology is flawed, because P35 chipset only officially supports up to 800Mhz DDR2 (only DDR3 can go up to 1333Mhz). Super Memspeed allows P35 to support DDR2 1066Mhz.
Asus still hasn't replied my inquiry.
Update #3: Never mind. Even Asus is clueless.
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