1GB is not enough ram now??

davie23223

davie23223

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I remember when 1GB was more than enough ram for a computer, but now i feel like it's not...?

25%(about 256+mb) of my ram is used to run background items like Zonealarm, Antivirus, etc...

When i use Firefox it uses about 512 ram so about 50% of my ram.

That's 75%(768mb) ram used. Now when i open a program like photoshop, or a game it goes over 100% and makes my computer laggy.

I have a dualcore but i can't multitask now because i don't have enough ram?

What would be considered more than enough ram now? 2GB of ram?
 
I use 2GB on XP Pro and it runs like a dream. Firefox using 512MB is excessive and I would look into that, I have not seen it using that much resources myself.

For most people, 1GB RAM should be adequate for XP. If you are going to run photo or video editing apps then max out your RAM.
 
my firefox is using about 44 mb of ram. so i dont know whats going on with yours but once thats fixed 1 gb of ram should be fine for xp. i use about 512 unless im rendering in 3ds max. then i use like 900.
 
I would say 2gigs is becoming if not already the standard for current machines. If you want 'more than enough' 3 gigs or maxed out for xp would be the way to go.
 
Yeah, I think 1GB is barely the standard amout, I'd say 2GB will be soon, but not JUST yet...

To be safe, I'd consider getting another GB, it's not like RAM is expensive now either :P
 
My current system has 2 gigabytes of memory and I really like how it works. Another system I use has 768 megabytes of Random Access Memory and it runs fine for most applications. Unless you are a gamer or running photoshop 1 gigabyte of memory should be enough for your system.

Probably within two years 1 gigabyte (1024 megabytes) of RAM will be the bare minimum to run most applications. But from my understanding, computer hardware has outpaced the software so it may take a while for the software to catch up (meaning your current technology may be good for yet a few more years). Perhaps up to 4 years if you are using a 32-bit operating system.

I don't think I am going to upgrade my Random Access Memory when 2 gigabytes of memory is obsolete technology. I will just get a new system.
 
1GB of RAM is low by todays standards, mainly because of Vista pretty much requiring 2GB of RAM to run smoothly, and since RAM is so cheap more and more people have 2GB+.
 
My laptop does pretty well with 512MB, as long as I'm not doing anything more than typing documents, chatting, and surfing the internet. 1GB is more standard now, but Vista is beginning to push that standard...
 
i run 4 gigs of ram and vista 64 bit but i think if youare running vista with modern games 3gig should be what you run.
 
Kuzba said:
my firefox is using about 44 mb of ram. so i dont know whats going on with yours but once thats fixed 1 gb of ram should be fine for xp. i use about 512 unless im rendering in 3ds max. then i use like 900.
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Firefox uses more and more RAM the longer you have it open. It caches tons of stuff... there are some ways you can modify it though so it doesn't use some much RAM, though.
 
Wow, I have 512MB RAM and that is considered to be low nowadays ?
You wouldn't believe what I had on my first computer not even 5 years ago, 32 MB RAM and only 3.2 hard drive. Can you believe that ???? Now my Dell with 512 MB RAM and a 80 hard drive is considered obsolete ? Where will it end ? How often are people replacing their computers nowadays ?

Though it may be "cheap" to buy RAM, getting it installed is not .
 
peter912 said:
Wow, I have 512MB RAM and that is considered to be low nowadays ?
You wouldn't believe what I had on my first computer not even 5 years ago, 32 MB RAM and only 3.2 hard drive. Can you believe that ???? Now my Dell with 512 MB RAM and a 80 hard drive is considered obsolete ? Where will it end ? How often are people replacing their computers nowadays ?

Though it may be "cheap" to buy RAM, getting it installed is not .
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im sorry to be the one to tell you this, but....
dell=epic fail.

but yes, 512mb of ram is not enough unless youre only typing stuff up :P
 
[-0MEGA-];833437 said:
1GB of RAM is low by todays standards, mainly because of Vista pretty much requiring 2GB of RAM to run smoothly, and since RAM is so cheap more and more people have 2GB+.
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Absolutely. 1 Gb is the bare minium for Vista. As for your XP machine, 512 was the minimum before SP2, I would at least have a gig if not more. And with your FF problem, I would adjust your page filing in case all your mem is used up. No need for crashes...They suck.
 
jimkonow said:
im sorry to be the one to tell you this, but....
dell=epic fail.

but yes, 512mb of ram is not enough unless youre only typing stuff up :P
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So if "dell=epic fail" which computer equals success ? At that time I heard that Dell was supposed to be the best. Which brand would you recommend today and for what reason ?

Thanks,

p.s. If you think that Dell=epic fail then you must never have heard of the computer that I had before it, IPC. Now that I had problems with lol.
 
the best PC is one you can build yourself.....
if you dont know how, i suggest checking out the computer building 101 page...or Kornowski's walkthrough with his own personal build.
if you dont want to build your own, i highly recommend HP. their laptops are extremely resilient....my best mate rolled his jeep and his laptop was in it, unprotected.....it turned out 100%, along with his xbox 360...
 
peter912 said:
Wow, I have 512MB RAM and that is considered to be low nowadays ?
You wouldn't believe what I had on my first computer not even 5 years ago, 32 MB RAM and only 3.2 hard drive. Can you believe that ???? Now my Dell with 512 MB RAM and a 80 hard drive is considered obsolete ? Where will it end ? How often are people replacing their computers nowadays ?

Though it may be "cheap" to buy RAM, getting it installed is not .
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Installing RAM is very simple. The hardest part is finding what type of Random Access Memory you need. We can help you if you want. If you installed another 512 megabytes of RAM your system would run much better and it would likely only cost you about $30.
 
I'm stuck with 256mb right now, it still runs all my 3D modeling(SketchUp) and rendering(Kerkythea) pretty well
 
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