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| Thread ID: 90802 | 2008-06-16 23:14:00 | Upgrading ram from 2 -> 4 GB | masdaman (12729) | Press F1 |
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| 679045 | 2008-06-16 23:14:00 | I was wondering whether it is worth upgrading my memory to 4 GB? Will I notice a difference in performance. I run Vista with 2GB ram and a c2d 1.86Ghz, current idle memory usage is around 700MB. I mainly use the comp for uni work, internet, dvd and gaming. Thanks in advance |
masdaman (12729) | ||
| 679046 | 2008-06-16 23:27:00 | Run the task manager in the background while you play games. Set the update speed to low, and see how much RAM you're using at peak. You probably would notice some speed increase, as vista wouldn't have to reference the paging file quite so much. How much really depends on what sorts of apps you're running. Crysis would notice it, but lemmings probably wouldn't. |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 679047 | 2008-06-16 23:40:00 | 4GB is only going to be useful if you have a 64bit O/S. | pctek (84) | ||
| 679048 | 2008-06-16 23:44:00 | Thanks TheBananaMonkey, I mainly play team fortress 2. I ran task manager in the background average usage is around 1350MB with a peak at 1600MB. I think I'll get extra ram you can never have to much as my grandma used to say. Plus its nice to think of it there and available if needed. |
masdaman (12729) | ||
| 679049 | 2008-06-16 23:46:00 | I have Vista 32-bit. lol maybe I won't get it, I'm easily swayed. | masdaman (12729) | ||
| 679050 | 2008-06-17 00:08:00 | not meaning to hijack the thread, but is it useful to disable the paging file if i have sufficient ram*? If the paging file is disabled, that would -force- XP to store everything in RAM right? *assuming I dont use more memory than my PC has |
utopian201 (6245) | ||
| 679051 | 2008-06-17 00:12:00 | Depends some games will notice that its disabled and then you'll have to enable it again | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 679052 | 2008-06-17 00:14:00 | What graphics card do you have? PCTek's right, that a 32bit system can't use all of 4GB. But it can use enough of it to make it a worthwhile investment IMO. Something to consider, though, is that graphics RAM counts towards your overall limit. So if you have a 512MB RAM card, then that can be taken away from your overall limit. It may be worth buying another 1GB though. You should be able to use all of that. |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 679053 | 2008-06-17 00:15:00 | not meaning to hijack the thread, but is it useful to disable the paging file if i have sufficient ram*? If the paging file is disabled, that would -force- XP to store everything in RAM right? *assuming I dont use more memory than my PC has What do you call sufficient RAM? |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 679054 | 2008-06-17 01:06:00 | What do you call sufficient RAM? I have 1.5gb memory. When I look at task manager, it is rarely over 500mb. So this means I have sufficient memory to not require the use of the page file? (assuming I dont use any heavy programs) |
utopian201 (6245) | ||
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