Hi Andy, I will go with Jim on this one. Use the tools at your disposal to monitor your memory usage for a while !
On Tuesday 31 January 2006 19:34, James Button wrote: > Possibly - it depends on the applications you will be using, and the > way in which they will be used. > > Moving data from one device to another is not memory intensive, and > more memory could slow that sort of process slightly > > Building video streams from pictures could possibly include a need to > hold lots of detail for manipulation > (e.g. having 50 5Mpixel, 32 bit colour pictures open is 1Gb) > > You could use performance monitor facilities to see how much real > memory is being used by your applications > under 1.5GB peak, or under 1Gb constant, and I'd say save the money > > But others will have other ideas > > JimB > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 3:58 PM > Subject: Hardware: RAM > > > HI All > > > > I have a P4 3.0GHZ with an ATI X600 PCI Express video card. It has > > 1 GB > > (2 > > > X 512 MB DDR 400 PC3200) ram and I'm running Windows Media Center > > 2005. I am planning on scanning many old pictures to make a home > > video/picture library. As RAM seems to be fairly inexpensive these > > days, I was thinking of adding another GIG or possibly more as my > > MB can handle up to 4 GB. Would adding more ram be of use and > > increase performance or simply a waste of money. > > > > > > > > Appreciate any comments or suggestions. > > > > > > > > TIA > > > > > > > > Andy Cotnoir > > > > > > > > > > -- > > ---------------------------------------- > > To Change your email Address for this list, send the following > > message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address > > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required. > > -- > ---------------------------------------- > To Change your email Address for this list, send the following > message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required. -- Best Regards: Derrick. Pontefract Linux Users Group. plug at play-net.co.uk -- ---------------------------------------- To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required.
