How Much Computer Memory Does Windows Need?
April 26th, 2010 | by computermemory |lockergnome asked:
www.twitter.com - I guess I need more memory, since I keep forgetting my own name! Sadly, I can’t just buy and install some in my brain. The question that Lynn sent in to PCPitStop is concerned about the amount of memory her computer has. She purchased a computer with 128MB of memory, which is running Vista. The store clerks keep telling her she needs more RAM, but she is wondering if they are just trying to get her to spend more money. chris.pirillo.com - http
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23 Responses to “How Much Computer Memory Does Windows Need?”
By nightcrawler2099 on Apr 28, 2010 | Reply
how come in cpu-z, the dram frequency is normally about 200mhz when im running 8 gbs of ddr2 800mhz of duel channel ram. should`nt it read 800? also in the spd tab, it says under the max bandwidth pc2-6400 (400mhz), should`nt it say 800mhz, thanks in advance
By Shogodam on Apr 30, 2010 | Reply
512 RAM - everything works great considering that I dont play too many games. Anyway I have GTA San Andreas and Chronicles of Riddick Escape from Butcher Bay installed, they work at maximum settings. Oh..and windows Xp as my OS. Ubuntu 9.04 works great too :). I used to have 256 RAM and everything was OK, but sometimes it was slow .Probably I will upgrade my RAM because I want to try Windows 7. It worked with 512 RAM but I couldn’t use Virtual Box so I uninstalled it. I like V. Box
By jsdman1234 on May 1, 2010 | Reply
dude,
my gmas computer,
she got a used vista basic,
and damn,
it has 32 mb of ram when she got it,
and now she has none,
xD
By 56aipc on May 3, 2010 | Reply
yeh not bad
By Nucksfanz on May 3, 2010 | Reply
if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it! it’s that simple…
By Xjkjk3264X on May 5, 2010 | Reply
128 mb on your hard drive xDDDD.
That would **** back.
By Cheapmodsonline on May 8, 2010 | Reply
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By sNNJOSH on May 9, 2010 | Reply
184GBs is decent right??
By flemeister on May 13, 2010 | Reply
You should consider running RAMdisk software for one or two of your programs. I don’t think you could run a game in there, although you may be able to squeeze it in.
ramdisk . tk
By gopal892005 on May 13, 2010 | Reply
i have 8GB DDR2 1066MHz
i don’t really know why i bought that much RAM.
i think originally for working with Blu-ray, but that never happened.
2GB used on desktop for me & 3.5GB when gaming, never really seen it go higher than that for me.
By 888kermit on May 15, 2010 | Reply
my vista has 6 gigs
By planefreak3 on May 17, 2010 | Reply
why not a nehalem instead of quads
By MrGizzardinHD on May 17, 2010 | Reply
I guess we know who holds his balls when he pisses now don’t we…
By cks1001 on May 17, 2010 | Reply
stfu chris is like as big as u can get online. dont tell him what to do
By MrGizzardinHD on May 22, 2010 | Reply
I’d say no less than 4GB these days… I like your vids man, but you gotta stop rambling
By BeatlesFan32 on May 25, 2010 | Reply
nice, I’m rocking 4GB, but I plan on upgrading to at least 6, and my machine supports up to 24GB
By qqtyin96 on May 26, 2010 | Reply
I ve upgraded to 4gbs and i have widows 7 RC
By chrischoy9 on May 26, 2010 | Reply
on Vista starter or home basic. If your running 512mb ram with aero, it gonna frezze
By avelx on May 29, 2010 | Reply
if its on vista then that cannot be possible XP runs slow with 128MB vista 1GB AT LEAST you will need 2GB to stay safe.
By bombkangaroo on May 31, 2010 | Reply
I run Vista x64 and I’ve to encounter any problems arising from it.
So long as you use hardware that has 64 bit drivers available, and aren’t trying to run old 16-bit software, it shouldn’t be a problem.
By bombkangaroo on May 31, 2010 | Reply
Vista only takes up something like 12-14GiB after installation.
More than likely the 80GB you see missing is made up of the Vista installation, the recovery partition, and the whatever the difference between 300GB and 300GiB is.
By bombkangaroo on Jun 6, 2010 | Reply
That depends, how do you mean slow?
A more specific example would be useful, and it would help to know your specs and what OS you’re running.
By bombkangaroo on Jun 9, 2010 | Reply
When MRAM hits mainstream computing we might well see Operating Systems sold on sticks of RAM.