Hope this RAM question isnt too easy and silly

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philfer

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Hello,

I am thinking of installing a piece of software that says it needs 2GB of RAM.

If I have another piece of software that need 1.5GB of RAM does that mean I need 3.5GB of RAM or should 2GB do it and not have them both open at the same time?

Would I also need some extra RAM for the operating system to be doing its thing as well?

Thanks
Phil
 
lmfao! dude 2 requirement means that how much u have to have. just because it says that doesn't mean thats how much it ACTUALLY uses. 2 gigs will keep both programs open at the same time. u dont add requirements together to see how much u need. HAHAHAHA
srry if I am laughing too much, but it was a REALLY funny question. Go ahead and get 4 gigs for the best performance
 
2GB of RAM should be fine. If you want to be on optimum performance, go for a 4 to 8 GB of RAM. :D
As far as I have experienced, 2GB RAM is just fine to run multiple programs at once, especially if you have a Dual Core processor.
 
It’s very simple but RAM doesn't work as you just said. RAM works when the pc is on and say for example you typing a document on word so you’re using RAM to store each word that’s being typed on to your pc through a temporary file that is stored in RAM. So your computer shuts down or something in the middle of the document and you turn it back on your going to lose it because you didn't use another type of memory to save it why because it was on RAM but if saved a part of it before shutting off you would have that piece typed down still because it was stored on another type of memory called ROM. Hope you understand more about RAM but yeah I would suggest 4GB of ram that’s more than enough in my opinion.
 
sopo95 said:
It’s very simple but RAM doesn't work as you just said. RAM works when the pc is on and say for example you typing a document on word so you’re using RAM to store each word that’s being typed on to your pc through a temporary file that is stored in RAM. So your computer shuts down or something in the middle of the document and you turn it back on your going to lose it because you didn't use another type of memory to save it why because it was on RAM but if saved a part of it before shutting off you would have that piece typed down still because it was stored on another type of memory called ROM. Hope you understand more about RAM but yeah I would suggest 4GB of ram that’s more than enough in my opinion.
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True. But, keep in mind that 32-bit OS (vista, win 7, XP etc..) Only use 3.5 GB RAM. If you want 4GB or anything beyond that, you'll need a 64-bit OS.. Also, if you evern upgrade to 64-bit, make sure that your hardware is supporting it.
 
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