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How much RAM?
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How much RAM?
Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at 2:01 pm
Posted by jbs
(1010 messages posted)
I'm running Vista Ultimate with 1.5 gigs of RAM. I have read that you really need
2 gigs. Will an extra 512 make a noticeable difference? I don't do gaming but do
work with Photoshop and video software a lot.
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re: How much RAM?
Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at 5:17 pm
Posted by JSanders
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That's a tough question. I have 2 GB or RAM on my laptop, and run GIS applications,
as well as Photoshop and Illustrator, and rarely use more than around 55% of my available
RAM (at least according to the MultiMeter gadget on my sidebar). I can have both
Photoshop and my GIS application open simultaneously and don't really see any performance
hit unless I'm doing a large operation in GIS, and that's running the Aero interface.
My opinion would be that yes, you probably are going to be better off in the long
run adding that extra half-gig, but you may not notice a big difference, at least
not at first. Keep in mind that some of that RAM could be going to your video card,
depending on video RAM you have. So to answer your question...maybe or maybe not,
lol. I'm sure some others will have some better info for you.
On Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at 2:01 pm, jbs wrote:
>I'm running Vista Ultimate with 1.5 gigs of RAM. I have read that you really need
>2 gigs. Will an extra 512 make a noticeable difference? I don't do gaming but do
>work with Photoshop and video software a lot.
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re: How much RAM?
Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at 1:25 pm
Posted by Yodha
(40 messages posted)
Buy or use a good usb drive ~ 1 or 2 gb size (having good speed)and use it as a ready
boost in Vista (Much cheaper than adding a ram)...
On Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at 5:17 pm, JSanders wrote:
>That's a tough question. I have 2 GB or RAM on my laptop, and run GIS applications,
>as well as Photoshop and Illustrator, and rarely use more than around 55% of my
available
>RAM (at least according to the MultiMeter gadget on my sidebar). I can have both
>Photoshop and my GIS application open simultaneously and don't really see any performance
>hit unless I'm doing a large operation in GIS, and that's running the Aero interface.
> My opinion would be that yes, you probably are going to be better off in the long
>run adding that extra half-gig, but you may not notice a big difference, at least
>not at first. Keep in mind that some of that RAM could be going to your video card,
>depending on video RAM you have. So to answer your question...maybe or maybe not,
>lol. I'm sure some others will have some better info for you.
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