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Community weekly poll: How much RAM do you currently have in your main computer?
- 7/26/06 5:19 PM
How much RAM do you currently have in your main computer?
by Marc Bennett - 7/26/06 5:19 PM
How much RAM do you currently have in your main computer?
128MB or less (really?)
192MB
256MB
384MB
512MB
768MB
1GB
2GB or more
I don't know
2GB+...
by John.Wilkinson - 7/26/06 5:49 PM
In reply to: How much RAM do you currently have in your main computer? by Marc Bennett
My primary computer has 2GB and my secondary, which I primarily use for work, has 3GB of RAM. It may be overkill for most, but it's necessary to accommodate my daily use. I find myself with multiple instances of Firefox, Word, VisualStudio, etc running at once, several security applications, as well as multiple desktop enhancements, and that's in addition to a virtual machine that I switch back and forth to. In short, I'm glad that XP Professional x64 and Vista (64-bit version) support more than 4GB of RAM, for I will likely break that mark before too much longer.
John
Cannot go beyond 1G
by taboma - 7/27/06 11:06 PM In reply to: 2GB+... by John.Wilkinson
due to my older Mac G4. However, it is my work-at-home computer.
Pretty good as a matter of fact. For now.
Anyone want to discuss the speed factor of the computer V/S RAM?
Processor & buss speed and that sort of thing?
Kind of depends on what you are into it seems.
If I were into graphics and video special effects, such as DREAMWORKS,
I may opt for what?
A Super Computer? I am serious to know what these studios use for computers, ram and what atomic reactor.
Who knows?
-Kevin
multiple instances of firefox?
by looseshoes - 7/28/06 4:55 AM In reply to: 2GB+... by John.Wilkinson
i can't really see why anyone would need to run multiple instances of firefox since tabbed browsing pretty much eliminates the need to do so. also the amount of ram necessary in a system is dependant upon several factors. i use my machine primarily for gaming and video editing. i've found that 1gb of ram eliminates the various bottlenecks in my rig, running two sticks of 512 pc 3200 in dual channel provides me with more than enough ram to quickly tackle any task. bear in mind that my system is sligthtly older. while i have newer components the motherboard is still an nforce 2 which limits ram speed to pc3200. the idea is to squeeze as much performance out of your system. i could easily pack 4gb of ram into my system, but it wouldn't really change anything. also bear in mind that there are other things that can slow down your machine, and no amount of ram is going to remedy this. what kind of hdd's are you running? SATA, ata100, ata133? this makes a big difference as well.
More info...
by John.Wilkinson - 7/28/06 8:02 PM
In reply to: multiple instances of firefox? by looseshoes
My primary system has 2 160GB ATA133s while my secondary has a single 80GB SATA 3GB/s. (All 7,200rpm) My other specs can be found in my member profile. My computers aren't high-end, but they're not exactly budget models either.
For the most part I do rely on tabbed browsing in Firefox, but I do frequently have a couple of windows open so that I can switch back and forth between webpages using a quick-switch button on my mouse, something I can't do with tabs. (I wish I could, though.) Right now Firefox alone is using up 153MB, and I frequently find that number to be upwards of it's current location.
Aside from that, widgets and gadgets take up over 300MB at any given time, keeping me updated on news, forums, downloads, e-mail, weather conditions, stocks, and shipping orders. (My desktop is loaded.) A security suite and three third-party programs are running at all times, eating up another 300MB+. (I find myself not following what I preach...that is, going to only safe sites and downloading trusted software.)
I know that adding more memory doesn't necessarily speed up your system, and in my case there are several areas that could be improved in order to increase system performance. However, with numerous memory hogs running at once a lot of memory is a necessity. (I find myself using between a gig and 1.5 gigs most of the time, exceeding 2 gigs when running virtual machines.)
John
More RAM will help
by dallas2000 - 7/28/06 8:55 PM In reply to: multiple instances of firefox? by looseshoesMore RAM will keep your PC from caching to the hard drive when the RAM is full. Info stored in RAM is accessed much more quickly than your hard drive. So, more RAM will help even with a slower hard drive because you don't need to access the hard drive as much if you have extra RAM.
Why...
by paolomcw - 7/28/06 8:22 AM In reply to: 2GB+... by John.Wilkinson
The point of firefox's tabbed browsing is to condense them all into a single window...why open several?
2GB
by DaSpEcTeR - 7/26/06 8:12 PM In reply to: How much RAM do you currently have in your main computer? by Marc Bennett
I have 2GB of RAM (4x 512 DDR PC4300). It was important for me to have at least 2GB of RAM so my PC will be future proof for Vista. I also use my computer for video editing and such which makes RAM all the more crucial for me.
Mark, I just asked that question on Video editing to JW
by taboma - 7/27/06 11:15 PM In reply to: 2GB by DaSpEcTeRGo up to my question and also to help me.
I happen to do one post at a time without going down the list of other posts. I wanted to answer John Willkinson first.
Nw that I am responding to your link, is it RAM or refresh rate that is equally important? I do no video editing. Just graphics such as Adobe Photoshop.
-Kevin
Future-proofing Vista...
by bobafett8782 - 7/29/06 2:44 AM In reply to: 2GB by DaSpEcTeRMake sure you have a pretty good graphics card, too -- my understanding is that Vista is going to have some pretty stiff requirements to run its Aero interface. That OS is going to be a beast...
At least
by Ed-duh-win - 7/30/06 12:57 AM In reply to: Future-proofing Vista... by bobafett8782At least 1GB of RAM and 128MB of Graphics Memory which can support Aero.
My computer doesn't meet the requirement...=(
2 GB's
by bknowledge - 7/27/06 9:42 AM In reply to: How much RAM do you currently have in your main computer? by Marc Bennett
I use my pc as a DVR and editing several TV shows by removing commercials would slow it down to a crawl, much less multi-tasking while doing it. So 2GB was a must but for my next system 4GBs is not out of the question.
2 gb memory
by msa_amk - 7/28/06 11:16 PM In reply to: 2 GB's by bknowledgeI use an HP m7360n media center pc to do video editing. The system came with 2x1gb memory (2gb), and was still slow. I doubled it to 4gb, and was amazed at the increase in speed. Memory is still the cheapest and most effective performance enhancement available.
1GB
by aka_tripleB - 7/28/06 2:33 AM In reply to: How much RAM do you currently have in your main computer? by Marc Bennett
I only have 1GB right now (1 stick). But I think I will soon be adding another 1GB stick because my computer lags sometimes when running certain programs (Online games mostly, though I doubt that I play much longer). When I upgrade to Vista, all I really think I'm going to upgrade is going to be the GPU. That was mid-range when I built this computer 8 months ago, but now it's at the bottom of the heap. Otherwise, this computer should have no problems with Vista.
Gaming
by axekick - 7/28/06 3:33 AM In reply to: 1GB by aka_tripleBI doubt that the 1GB of memory is causing your games to lag. Usually caused by your internet connection, or someone elses who is playing on your server. I play without issue(on occasion) with 1 GB, primarily STEAM games HL2 and CounterStrike. I do have a ATI X800 Pro video card but that is not anything exceptional by todays standards either.
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