PC hardware: Poll: How much RAM does your computer have?
- 10/30/09 2:04 PM
How much memory?
by steelburner - 10/31/09 7:53 AM In reply to: Poll: How much RAM does your computer have? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I have a home-built computer running Windows XP SP3 (32-bit) using an MSI motherboard hosting an AMD Athlon 64X2. It's maxed for 32-bit Windows with four gig of DDR dual-channel memory. It has a 7,200 RPM W-D Caviar SATA 250GB hard drive and an H-P DVD burner with LightScribe. It really screams; very fast, no hang-ups at all (well, not since I got rid of Nero 7 & its iniquitous Nero Scout program).
I don't "do" games and really don't know why I have a machine that's so fast just to do e-mails, work with digital snapshots, and surf the web!
Well
by yogi_saint_fan - 10/31/09 7:59 AM In reply to: Poll: How much RAM does your computer have? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I've got 3GB, an XP 3000+ Athlon Chip, with Windows XP.
The Home Network has......
by TheBigfut - 11/1/09 6:05 AM In reply to: Well by yogi_saint_fanWe are runing :
Windows Home Server w/12 Gig of ram in my old E8400 box
Dad's computer is a P4 w/1 gig and XP SP3(email and you tube usage only)
Niece's is a P4 w/1 gig and XP SP3(not bad for a 10 yr old)
Sister's is a AMD quad core w/2 gig of RAM, XP MEdia Center
Mom's is Q6600 w/XP SP3 4 gig of RAM(taxes, accounting, photos, and some e mail)
Laptop is a Gateway 6300 series w/T5450 and 2 gig Vista Home Premium 32 bit(mobile access, light pic processing and lil vid processing)
Desktop is Q9550 w/8 gig Vista Premium 64 bit(Picture processing, video coding, java/site builders, and gaming)
After test running Win 7 I'll wait til after the first of the year to pick it up and upgrade everything in the network except the server....
XP Pro
by deaths_little_helper - 10/31/09 8:13 AM In reply to: Poll: How much RAM does your computer have? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I have XP Pro, built around December 2004. My CPU is a Pentium 4 Dual-Core, 3.40 GHz. I upgraded from 1GB when I purchased Flight Sym. X, at the same time I got a new, PCI video card, to replace the non-supported card. The ATI Radeon 9250 Diamond Stealth works great for the game, and the RAM upgrade really kept me from replacing the whole system. Now, I'm going to use the money saved to get a Win 7 laptop! I'll probably end up with a quad-core 64x processor, and PC3 RAM of as high amount I can afford at the time, to save from having to upgrade at a later date.
P.S. EVIL!
6GB
by Jimmy Angeles - 10/31/09 8:53 AM In reply to: Poll: How much RAM does your computer have? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I have a desktop with 6GB DDR3 ram. Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 running 64-bit Vista OS.
Just upgraded from 2gb to 6gb as I start to use 64bit OS's
by Bubba_Gump - 10/31/09 9:22 AM In reply to: Poll: How much RAM does your computer have? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
While my primary OS is still 32bit Windows XP Pro, "32bit" Operating Systems are (or should be) on their way out (the sooner the better).
I've been Beta testing 64bit Windows 7 (and don't care for it), but there is very little you can't do in 64bit W7 that 32bit XP can. I also use the 64bit variety of Ubuntu Linux. Both 64bit OS's can utilize as much RAM as your motherboard can handle. 32bit OS's have a 4gb "addressable memory" ceiling... meaning that your computer can only access a TOTAL of 4gb in RAM *AND* ROM combined (and if your PC has "on-board video" with no separate video card, you share part of that address space with your video as well, leaving EVEN LESS memory for applications (yes, I know about VM and paging).
Besides being able to access more memory, 64bit Operating Systems are also much faster in terms of mere execution speed. A 64bit OS can more fully utilize the power of today's 64bit CPU's.
The fact Microsoft continues to support the 32bit platform with all its slowness and limitations is a mystery to me, yet 32bit Windows7 is likely to be the "Lowest Common Denominator" when it comes to writing new software for their new flagship OS. The sooner they abandon it, the better.
Likewise for all 32bit OS's. Upgrade your RAM, go 64bit, and you will see a significant performance improvement that justifies the added cost of upgrading. Time to show 4gb 32bit Windows the door (excuse the pun).
64 bit OS
by andygawg - 10/31/09 9:43 AM In reply to: Just upgraded from 2gb to 6gb as I start to use 64bit OS's by Bubba_GumpBubba_Gump, I fully agree with you, 32bit should go the same way as the obsolete 16bit systems of yesteryear.
In fact, MS were originally only going to release windows7 as a 64bit OS. They changed their minds during pre-beta testing days as still there are a lot of computers out there using old non 64 bit compatible chips.
Fair enough I suppose, but the days of 32bit are numbered.
I would encourage anyone buying a new PC to go fully 64bit, and for upgaders, as long as your cpu is dual core or above (perhaps pentium4 too) switch to 64bit. Not only is it faster (depending on what programs you run), but it is also fundamentally more secure.
How much RAM
by chefez - 10/31/09 9:49 AM In reply to: Poll: How much RAM does your computer have? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I have 2GB DDR2 dual channel
Pentium D 820 2.8GHz
Dual boot Win7 RC / WinXP PRO
ASUS P5B-Deluxe
Home built PC
1 to 4 GB on a 32 bit OS.
by Rock2k - 10/31/09 10:43 AM In reply to: Poll: How much RAM does your computer have? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
1 GB, Windows XP Professional, has been plenty for what I do with this computer. I have 2 GB on a laptop I use for work with Vista Enterprise.
6Gb and using it!
by sbhnet - 10/31/09 11:04 AM In reply to: Poll: How much RAM does your computer have? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I have 6Gb installed running Vista Ultimate and VMWare Workstation. I've got 4-5 VMs running at a time testing various software products and providing user support for my job.
8 Gigs
by cyanoramphus - 10/31/09 12:04 PM In reply to: Poll: How much RAM does your computer have? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Windows7 Ultimate 64bit & 4*2GB OCZ Reaper HPC @1066MHz That rocks
I have 3 Gb Ram
by gunkar - 10/31/09 1:23 PM In reply to: Poll: How much RAM does your computer have? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I have 3 Gb RAM using Apple OS X
How much Ram?
by max_load - 10/31/09 2:10 PM In reply to: Poll: How much RAM does your computer have? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I have 2.5G with XP Home and Windows 7 RC
RAM
by carmaiden - 10/31/09 4:51 PM In reply to: Poll: How much RAM does your computer have? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I have two PCs
Desktop: HP m9000t
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4 GHZ
RAM 3 GB
HD 500 GB
Vista Home Premium 32 bit
Laptop: Dell XPS m1330
Intel Core 2 Duo T5550 @ 1.83 GHZ
RAM 3 GB
HD 250 GB
Vista Home Premium 32 bit
Both systems work very well for me. I have no complaints
Wasn't this question asked before?
by Porch-a-Geese - 10/31/09 5:01 PM In reply to: Poll: How much RAM does your computer have? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
How much RAM does your main computer have?
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