enderwiggin9
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What would be the use of having 8gb of RAM?
8gb of RAM
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Jack Bauer
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None right now no programs for the average computer user use that memory 2GB is all that you really need to play games and for multitasking.
enderwiggin9
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but what if you were to have a lot of monitors?
g4m3rof1337
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That'd probably be based on the graphic card(s)
And define, a lot.
And define, a lot.
Jack Bauer
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That has nothing to do with memory. That has to do with videocards.
g4m3rof1337
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Yeah.
The only use I can think of for having 2gb+ ram. Is for a server...
The only use I can think of for having 2gb+ ram. Is for a server...
enderwiggin9
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a lot would be like 3 or 5. if it was more on the video card, and you still wanted to use a nice card, wouldn't you have to link video cards in order to support all of the monitors?
g4m3rof1337
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You'd get a hub or something. That would do that.
Or...SLI...but you'd need like...2 vga or dvi ports on each card...I think...
Or...SLI...but you'd need like...2 vga or dvi ports on each card...I think...
enderwiggin9
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most good cards come with 2 dvi ports, especially nvidia
enderwiggin9
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i suppose i could use SLI, but they recommend that you get special RAM. that may be the way to go then.
a friend of mine back in high school's dad did professional video editing, and had a multi-mainboard computer with 16 gigs of ram, and this was back in 1998 or 1999, when it was unusual to have 512.
Multi-track video editing/compiling requires the entire clip to be held in memory for the fastest rendering, even today that's the only reason i could think for having that much memory.
Multi-track video editing/compiling requires the entire clip to be held in memory for the fastest rendering, even today that's the only reason i could think for having that much memory.
madtownidiot
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If the memory is there your computer will find a way to use it. I usually have about 800-1200mb available, even though my system ran fine before I added 2 more Gb
madtownidiot
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Give it a year
I'll bet that by the end of this year 4gb will be standard and 8gb optional. Any takers?
I'll bet that by the end of this year 4gb will be standard and 8gb optional. Any takers?
madtownidiot
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Radeon® X1650 PRO AGP- Specifications
Key Features
* 512 MB DDR2 memory
* Shader Model 3.0
* DirectX® 9.0
* Windows Vista™ Premium Ready1
* CrossFire™ ready
* Dual-link DVI output
* Video-out
* VGA
What's in the Box
* Radeon® X1650 PRO graphics card
* Set-up CD
* HDTV out cable
* DVI to VGA adapters
* CrossFire™ bridge Interconnect
* Manuals
System Requirements
* PC with one 8X/4X AGP graphics slot available on the motherboard
* 350-Watt power supply or greater (assumes fully loaded system)
* 512MB of system memory
* Installation software requires CD-ROM drive
* DVD playback requires DVD drive and decoder software (not included)
Graphics Technology
* Radeon® X1650 PRO graphics processing unit
Memory Configuration
* 512 MB DDR2 memory
* 128-bit memory interface
Operating Systems Support
* Windows® XP
* Windows® XP x64 Edition
* Windows® Media Center Edition 2005
* Windows Vista™ Premium ready1
Warranty Requirements
* 1 Year Limited
Connectors
* Integrated dual-link DVI-I
* VGA
* TV-out
* YPrPb component output (with adapter)
Display Support
* DVI-I connectors for high-resolution digital displays
* Xilleon™ TV encoder for analog output
* YPrPb component output for direct drive of HDTV displays
* VGA mode support on all outputs
* Drive two displays simultaneously with independent resolutions and refresh rates
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