How Much RAM is Enough?
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http://live.pirillo.com/ – Community member William writes:
I wanted to ask you a question about RAM. I recently went to Crucial Memory. It advised me that since I am running Windows XP Home Edition and that I am running at 32 bits, then I could only upgrade to 3.0 to 3.5 GB. Does this sound right to you? If so, how hard would it be to upgrade to a 64 bit system? Thanks and sorry about all the questions!
This sounds about right, but it also sound like more RAM than you need for a 32 bit system, especially 32 bit Windows.
Generally, 2 GB of RAM is more than enough for Windows XP Home. Any more RAM than 2GB probably won’t give you any significant performance gains. Unless you’re running multiple memory-intensive applications you probably will not need more than 2GB of RAM for the time being.
As for upgrading to 64-bit Windows: unless you’re going with OS X, don’t do it. Microsoft has really dropped the ball on 64-bit, and Vista is a kludge, at best.
Do you guys have any suggestions for William?
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4 Comments
Andy
August 14th, 2007
at 7:24am
If you want to switch to 64-bit then Linux is a good option, too. All the major distros have a 64-bit option, with the associated drivers and software. It’s really only Microsoft that are lagging behind on 64-bit support.
I’d recommend Ubuntu as a good distro for first-timers.
Andy
August 14th, 2007
at 7:24am
If you want to switch to 64-bit then Linux is a good option, too. All the major distros have a 64-bit option, with the associated drivers and software. It’s really only Microsoft that are lagging behind on 64-bit support.
I’d recommend Ubuntu as a good distro for first-timers.
Mark Davidson
August 15th, 2007
at 2:05am
With any computer purchase, as soon as your computer is in your home or office, call DataMem.com and multiply your existing RAM x2.
How much RAM is enough? Whatever the maximum is your computer will hold.
Although 3.0 to 3.5 GB is a lot of RAM.
It’s not so much the applications you run but rather the size of the files you work with… or if you game.
If you edit home movies (Dv) or edit digital photographs, you should still be fine with 3 GB. If you are using your computer for content creation, I can understand your desire for additional memory. There’s never enough.
Mike Merlo
October 8th, 2007
at 10:02pm
Hey,
I think you may be able to help me. I have a basic home edit program from Magix. It’s called Movie Edit Pro 12. It’s great but when I go to do a transition like a crossfade things get jumpey, once the cross fade is through things to back to normal. Do I need more Ram. I have a Gateway MA3 if that helps. Thank You! Mike Merlo