The more ram a computer has, the less stable it is, with the exception of REAL servers, not computers we put together to do the work of a server. Domestic computers were never originally meant to have the amount of memory we see nowadays, and because of that, new issues have been naturally created due to the nature of the memory tech we have available. There is a perfect comparison with sound devices, ANY sound card, onboard chipset, DAC, transport, etc, all from time to time will have audio glitches, the quality of the device determines how often that happens. With memory is that same thing, with the exception of double safeguarded memory chips for situations where a single crash is unacceptable. MAD, this goes for you too, please state the specs of your machine :)
On Nov 10, 10:26 pm, NeoDragon <[email protected]> wrote: > @Tribaljet : Where did you see that having more ram results in more > crash?! I really don't get why the system would be less stable with > more ram... it just doesn't make sense whatsoever ( Just think about a > dedicated server box, they can hold way more ram than the average > users use, yet it's still stable ). Please provide reference.... > > @Mad Beast : Are we talking DDR2 or DDR3 ? Memory Clock? Single , dual > or tri channel? What I'm trying to say is that there's so much option > for you to choose from that 8g v 4g is pretty irrelevant, as there is > so much to take in consideration. > My own opinion : If you have the budget, go for the 8g. At the rate > computer technology is improving, in a year or even sooner, 8gig of > ram will become standard , and you'll require more ram to do > everything. > > On Nov 10, 5:05 pm, lolattheotherguy <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > i have 4gb (3 used by windows7) and it is not always enuff when > > working with photoshop, let alone 3dsmax... > > for games i guess 4 is enough as of today, but filling up your sockets > > with 2x2gb is rather stupid i think, coz when u have to upgrade, you > > have to sell/throw away 2 ram sticks. (assuming u have 2 sockets) On > > the other hand, dual channel is nice thing too. > > > On Nov 10, 8:19 pm, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Exactly, xp is for tiny/ancient computers. But your win7 install must > > > be stripped bare, as it should use at least half of your physical > > > memory, as that's the proper way for it to be truly responsive. Win7 > > > feels "fed" enough if it has at least 2GB cached at all times. > > > > On Nov 10, 7:17 pm, Espionage724 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > The only game I had that takes huge amounts of memory is SC2. But > > > > unrelated to that, Windows 7 x64 for me on a 3GB system uses about > > > > 900MB average no matter what I do, and XP 32-bit uses 400MB average. > > > > > On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 1:57 PM, tribaljet <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > You clearly don't know where MAD is going, ok? That's laughable. I > > > > > have 2GB which is an incredibly low amount for what I do, and 1GB is > > > > > only acceptable for primitive OSes like xp. > > > > > > On Nov 10, 6:55 pm, Namige <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> I have 1GB and I rarely run into problems although I sometimes wish I > > > > >> had more RAM when running games. > > > > > >> And yeah, it's sort of like saying what can 8 Billion dollars do for > > > > >> you that 4 Billion Dollars can't? > > > > > >> On Nov 10, 6:20 pm, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> > 6GB is enough for most users. The whole new kernel philosophy is to > > > > >> > use as much resources available as possible to increase system > > > > >> > performance and responsiveness. Large amounts of ram (6GB+) are for > > > > >> > people who work on their computers, not play. Also, most people > > > > >> > seem > > > > >> > to forget that the more ram a computer has, more it will crash. > > > > >> > 4GB is > > > > >> > more than enough for the vanilla user, but I'm guessing you'll be > > > > >> > fine > > > > >> > with 6, or 8 if you're so itching to get that amount. But make no > > > > >> > mistakes, unless you open the memory limits of certain apps, you > > > > >> > can > > > > >> > easily manage by with 4GB. > > > > > >> > On Nov 10, 5:59 pm, MAD_BEAST <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> > > More simple: > > > > > >> > > If a system running hard and dosent use more than the 4GB > > > > >> > > Available > > > > >> > > RAM upgrading to 8GB will improve the perfomance although it > > > > >> > > wont use > > > > >> > > more than 4GB? > > > > > > -- > > > > > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > > > > -- > > > > Acer TravelMate 2480 > > > > GFX: GMA950 CPU: Intel Celeron M 420 @ 1.6Ghz RAM: 2GB DDR2 333Mhz > > > > HDD: Samsung 120GB 5400RPM SATA > > -- 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS
