4gb Ram??

Burgon · 04-23-2006, 07:30 PM

hey guys I was just wondering if 4GB RAM is really worth it. I am getting 2GB RAM on my new comp but theres 2 extra slots. Should I add another 2 1GB rams?

m3incorp · 04-23-2006, 07:32 PM

Windows only addresses 3GB. What programs are you running? Some can take advantage of up to the 3GB, but many many don't.

Burgon · 04-23-2006, 07:44 PM

What you mean adresses? I am running Widnows XP Professional editon.

[-0MEGA-] · 04-23-2006, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by m3incorp

Windows only addresses 3GB. What programs are you running? Some can take advantage of up to the 3GB, but many many don't.

Windows XP x32 (Home, Pro, MCE) can address up to 4GB. Windows XP x64 (Pro x64) can address up to 64GB or 128GB.

Personally i dont think its worth it, since usually you wont even use 3/4 of your 2GB of RAM.

Burgon · 04-23-2006, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by [-0MEGA-]

Personally i dont think its worth it, since usually you wont even use 3/4 of your 2GB of RAM.

Really? 3/4? than I can get 1.5GB RAM

LOL

bigsaucybob · 04-23-2006, 07:48 PM

I really doubt you will need 4GB of ram. Take the 2GB.

Burgon · 04-23-2006, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by bigsaucybob

I really doubt you will need 4GB of ram. Take the 2GB.

I guess, Thanks for your help all of you. Now I'll save the money for a different part

[-0MEGA-] · 04-23-2006, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Burgon

Really? 3/4? than I can get 1.5GB RAM

LOL

Well then it wont be dual channel. Games vary greatly, but its safe to say that a new game will take anywhere frm 300MB-600MB of RAM. And say around 200MB for windows, and whatever else you have running in the background. It's also good to have more free ram, that way the Page File is smaller and windows runs quicker.

wasisnt · 04-23-2006, 10:20 PM

I dont think it will really help. After a point the more you add, the less you are going to notice it. Diminishing returns,

Hairy_Lee · 04-24-2006, 12:05 AM

i'll be using somewhere between 4-8 gigs in my next build (specifically for windows vista) should my budget allow

however its not really worth going over 2 gigs in windows xp; plus a lot of current hardware will show a drop in speed when you got past a particular amount of ram

04-23-2006, 07:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
Burgon Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Czech republic Age: 15 Posts: 500	4gb Ram?? hey guys I was just wondering if 4GB RAM is really worth it. I am getting 2GB RAM on my new comp but theres 2 extra slots. Should I add another 2 1GB rams? __________________ GFX: Asus Extreme EN7900GTX 2DHT RAM: 2GB (2x Kingmax DIMM 1024MB DDR 400MHz CL3.0) PSU: Chieftec CFT-500-A12S 500W CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ Manchester BOX, 939 MOU: Razer RZD-1600S Diamondback Magma MOB: DFI LanParty UT NF4 SLI-DR Expert - nForce4 SLI HDD: Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6L200M0 - 200GB SATA SCR: Acer AL1916Ws - LCD 19" -Widescreen

04-23-2006, 07:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
Burgon Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Czech republic Age: 15 Posts: 500	What you mean adresses? I am running Widnows XP Professional editon. __________________ GFX: Asus Extreme EN7900GTX 2DHT RAM: 2GB (2x Kingmax DIMM 1024MB DDR 400MHz CL3.0) PSU: Chieftec CFT-500-A12S 500W CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ Manchester BOX, 939 MOU: Razer RZD-1600S Diamondback Magma MOB: DFI LanParty UT NF4 SLI-DR Expert - nForce4 SLI HDD: Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6L200M0 - 200GB SATA SCR: Acer AL1916Ws - LCD 19" -Widescreen

04-23-2006, 07:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
bigsaucybob Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: ny Age: 17 Posts: 3,907	I really doubt you will need 4GB of ram. Take the 2GB. __________________ Equipt NOW

04-23-2006, 10:20 PM	#9 (permalink)
wasisnt Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 121	I dont think it will really help. After a point the more you add, the less you are going to notice it. Diminishing returns, __________________ PC Help and Tips

04-24-2006, 12:05 AM	#10 (permalink)
Hairy_Lee VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Plymouth, UK Age: 25 Posts: 2,553	i'll be using somewhere between 4-8 gigs in my next build (specifically for windows vista) should my budget allow however its not really worth going over 2 gigs in windows xp; plus a lot of current hardware will show a drop in speed when you got past a particular amount of ram __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 EVGA nForce 650i Ultra mainboard EVGA 7950 GT KO SC 512Mb w/ Zalman VF-900Cu 2Gb of OCZ GOLD XTC SPECIAL OPS Eition Notebook - Acer Aspire 9300 - Turion TL-60/ 2 Gb RAM/ Geforce Go 7600 128 Dedicated (400 Mb turbocache)

04-23-2006, 07:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
m3incorp Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 262	Windows only addresses 3GB. What programs are you running? Some can take advantage of up to the 3GB, but many many don't.

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