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Old 07-26-2008, 02:06 PM   #1 (permalink)
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6GB of RAM Sweeeeet!!!!
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Old 07-26-2008, 02:25 PM   #2 (permalink)
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You can get 8GB RAM kits now on Newegg
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Old 07-26-2008, 02:42 PM   #3 (permalink)
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what's next 10GB or 12GB
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How about 1TB...
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Old 07-26-2008, 03:04 PM   #5 (permalink)
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4gb is enough....its enough to browse firefox, listen to music, and play wow, and cs:s...
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4gb is enough....its enough to browse firefox, listen to music, and play wow, and cs:s...
It's enough to do just about anything. I have 4GB and have never seen my computer use over 3 gigs. The highest it's ever used was when I ran Premier CS3 and photoshop Cs3 at the same time.
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You can also get 16GB RAM Kits off Newegg.
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Old 07-26-2008, 06:52 PM   #9 (permalink)
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It's enough to do just about anything. I have 4GB and have never seen my computer use over 3 gigs
what OS do you run?

i got 2.5, the .5 is for the system etc..., and the 2 is there for games basically

im on xp though. My vista laptop has 3gb and it still seems slow?
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My vista laptop has 3gb and it still seems slow?
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