12GB of RAM nessary for me? - Page 3

hell_of_doom227 · 11-24-09, 07:08 PM

I can use 12gb of RAM and 6 core CPU. Two Instance of Visual Studio 2008, Windows 2008 Server running under VMWare, XP Mode running, Photoshop etc.

11-24-09, 10:02 PM

He said he uses his machine primarily for gaming...not running virtual machines and edited software. That's all I was talking about.

pkirby11 · 11-24-09, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by General Lee

He said he uses his machine primarily for gaming...not running virtual machines and edited software. That's all I was talking about.

Oh no, I agree, he should stick with the 6GB unless he has a hole to burn in his pocket.

I'm only trying to point out that 12GB does have it's advantages. Granted they are small but they are there and I've found them to be very helpful.

But yes on his original post, for now I'd stick with the 6GB. In the future if he's planning a major upgrade then going with the extra RAM might not be a bad idea. Memory is pretty cheap anymore.

Mr Bigman · 11-24-09, 10:30 PM

I seen this before and was puzled about it too.

I use 12 ram on my 3 core systems and 8 on both laptops and the one htpc and runs good with no swap no more.

**XDanger** · 11-25-09, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by pkirby11

Memory is pretty cheap anymore.

It was really cheap, Not so much now.

pkirby11 · 11-25-09, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by XDanger

It was really cheap, Not so much now.

Really sucky, haven't looked at the prices in a while. Last build was about 6 months ago. Well I didn't find it to expensive.

Lyme · 11-26-09, 03:26 PM

I picked up 8gig for my new rig, and find it generally difficult to fill all the ram. A large part of the difficulty is that most 32bit programs were not designed to use more than 2gb. As more companies release 64bit executables along with the 32bit ones, I expect usage will increase.

As for loading all of the windows kernel and drivers into ram, you can. But you need to tweak a number of registry settings to do so. It improves performance a little, but not very much. Doing so also has many drawbacks, and so I'm not going to explain how (use google).

**XDanger** · 11-27-09, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by pkirby11

Really sucky, haven't looked at the prices in a while. Last build was about 6 months ago. Well I didn't find it to expensive.

For ddr3 prices are good but ddr2 is THE SAME PRICE NOW!!!!

11-24-09, 07:08 PM	#25
hell_of_doom227 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,387	Re: 12GB of RAM nessary for me? I can use 12gb of RAM and 6 core CPU. Two Instance of Visual Studio 2008, Windows 2008 Server running under VMWare, XP Mode running, Photoshop etc. __________________ System: eVGA x58SLI x16 4Way Classified, Intel Six Core i7 X980@4.00Ghz, 6Gb GSkill DDR3-1600, Tri Crossfire 3xATI Radeon 5870 1Gb, Raid1 - 2xSSD Intel 80Gb X-25M, Raid0 - 2xHDD Samsung 2Tb, Raid1 - 2xHDD Samsung 1Tb, LG Blue-Ray/HD-DVD Player, Silverstone 1100W PSU, Intel Stock Cooler (New One), Thermaltake Xaser VI, LG 27" LCD, Logitech Keyboard G15, G5 Logitech Mouse OS: Windows 7 x64 35708 - 3DMark Vantage http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dmv=2109601

11-24-09, 10:02 PM	#26
General Lee Guest Posts: n/a	Re: 12GB of RAM nessary for me? He said he uses his machine primarily for gaming...not running virtual machines and edited software. That's all I was talking about.

11-24-09, 10:30 PM	#28
Mr Bigman Strongest Man On Earth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 4,942	Re: 12GB of RAM nessary for me? I seen this before and was puzled about it too. I use 12 ram on my 3 core systems and 8 on both laptops and the one htpc and runs good with no swap no more. __________________ EVGA X58 Tri SLI Core I 7 3.7Ghz 12 gb corsair DDR3 1600 Three EVGA 285 SLI Antec 1200 Corsiar 1000 HX Power Supply 2 OCZ SSD Hard Drives 4 wd black edition raid 2 setups for 4TB _____________________________ having good looks and a good body is hard work.

11-26-09, 03:26 PM	#31
Lyme Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,682	Re: 12GB of RAM nessary for me? I picked up 8gig for my new rig, and find it generally difficult to fill all the ram. A large part of the difficulty is that most 32bit programs were not designed to use more than 2gb. As more companies release 64bit executables along with the 32bit ones, I expect usage will increase. As for loading all of the windows kernel and drivers into ram, you can. But you need to tweak a number of registry settings to do so. It improves performance a little, but not very much. Doing so also has many drawbacks, and so I'm not going to explain how (use google).