View Single Post

AlienMenace · 06-27-2009, 08:46 AM

I do a lot of photo and video editing and that is where it is nice to have more than 4gb of ram. Also if you do Cadd and audio editing to. But , if you are just into games and the internet. Most programs only uses around 2gb or less. I have currently 6gb of Patriot Extremes in here (667), but I am going to upgrade in August to 800 mhz and 8 gb. And in Sept. the new power supply and a new cpu (AMD Phenom II x4 955) is going into my machine. Since I do photo and video editing. My main OS is Windows XP Pro x64. And I have never had any problems with it. Very stable OS. I also run Duel Boot mode with Windows 7 RC1. Sometime next year I will migrate to it.
So if you are thinking about 8gb, you must have a x64 bit OS.

06-27-2009, 08:46 AM	#8 (permalink)
AlienMenace Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Omaha, Nebraska Posts: 234	I do a lot of photo and video editing and that is where it is nice to have more than 4gb of ram. Also if you do Cadd and audio editing to. But , if you are just into games and the internet. Most programs only uses around 2gb or less. I have currently 6gb of Patriot Extremes in here (667), but I am going to upgrade in August to 800 mhz and 8 gb. And in Sept. the new power supply and a new cpu (AMD Phenom II x4 955) is going into my machine. Since I do photo and video editing. My main OS is Windows XP Pro x64. And I have never had any problems with it. Very stable OS. I also run Duel Boot mode with Windows 7 RC1. Sometime next year I will migrate to it. So if you are thinking about 8gb, you must have a x64 bit OS. __________________ AsusTek M3A78 MB, ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler 6gb Patriot Extreme's PC667, AMD X2 5200+ Windsor 65w, EVGA 9500 GT (512mb), Sound Blaster Audigy SE, 1 tb Seagate SATA 3.0gb, DVD player and DVD Recorder DL, Dual Boot Windows XP Pro 64bit, and Windows 7 Ultimate x64 RC1. Last edited by AlienMenace; 06-27-2009 at 09:24 PM.