ok so I am thinking about building my own system and I wanted to know m=how much ram it took to run windows because i have kubuntu which takes 256 MB to run and thats what I am thinking I am going to use unless windows takes less because the kubuntu OS takes 4 GB to install and windows takes more than that
how much ram does it take to run windows
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"kubuntu OS takes 4 GB to install and windows takes more than that "
are you talking initial install?? windows XP, will run on 256, especially a fresh install.
But you , need to consider this when choosing additional software, such as a firewall & AV, office apps, etc....
get 2gbs of ram, DDR2, is cheap now.
are you talking initial install?? windows XP, will run on 256, especially a fresh install.
But you , need to consider this when choosing additional software, such as a firewall & AV, office apps, etc....
get 2gbs of ram, DDR2, is cheap now.
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4GB? I have installed and run kubuntu on 2 different machines: 1GB memory and 2GB memory.
What version of Windows are you asking about? If you are going to run Kubuntu and Win XP, I would go with at least 512 MB. Although, more is better. My Kubuntu with all the bells and whistles runs 400MB to 900MB (my computer has 2GB total physical memory), depending on what I have running. XP can use less than this. 1 GB is probably good if you're going cheap.
Vista, however, can use a lot more. 1GB is kinda low, but will still work. If you're going to use Vista 2GB is better.
Like larryf215 said, DDR2 is pretty cheap, so give yourself a little breathing room as far as memory goes. Even if you're going with a cheap computer, don't scrimp on memory.
What version of Windows are you asking about? If you are going to run Kubuntu and Win XP, I would go with at least 512 MB. Although, more is better. My Kubuntu with all the bells and whistles runs 400MB to 900MB (my computer has 2GB total physical memory), depending on what I have running. XP can use less than this. 1 GB is probably good if you're going cheap.
Vista, however, can use a lot more. 1GB is kinda low, but will still work. If you're going to use Vista 2GB is better.
Like larryf215 said, DDR2 is pretty cheap, so give yourself a little breathing room as far as memory goes. Even if you're going with a cheap computer, don't scrimp on memory.
awesome. Just curious: How much memory did you decide to go with? How much memory does gnome desktop use with nothing extra running? (I use KDE)
I am running 576MB total on a pentium 4