Vista Workshop: More RAM, More Speed

BlueMak · Feb 19, 2008, 07:13 PM

I think what Judas said was quite clear.

mike2h · Feb 19, 2008, 07:25 PM

wich is why i deleted my rebuttal i was 1/2 asleep last nite when i did that. still think the analogy is silly.
i also think 4 gig of mem is a waste in xp 32. & vista to a slightly lesser extent .
instead of buying 4 gigs of generic ram i think you would be better served with 2gig of high quality low lat ram. jmo.
part of it also depends on what u r doing with your comp of course, but most peeps just dont need more than 2gigs.
the only reason i will be buying 4gigs ram(hopefully 8) when i upgrade is because i will be going 64 bit at some point.

Judas · Feb 19, 2008, 09:05 PM

actually i recommend anyone with windows 32bit (xp or vista) to stick with 2gb as i've seen some machines come to a screaming halt with anything more... issues rise out of thin air in some cases.... plus what's the point if you can't make use out of most of it anyways as it simply disappears.... specially if your running any kind of decent video cards with large amount of onboard memory or any other devices that has memory (the more components with memory on them, the less physical memory you can address in 32bit)

I can easily get my hands on 4gb of absalutely horrible memory for under $90 bucks DDR2...... horrible speed... latencies.... But PC6400 or PC8000+ DDR2 in 4gb kits aren't that expensive at all. i can buy 4 4gb kits that are actually good for the same price as a single DDR3 4gb kit....

Feb 19, 2008, 07:13 PM	#31
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,481 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	I think what Judas said was quite clear. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Feb 19, 2008, 07:25 PM	#32
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	wich is why i deleted my rebuttal i was 1/2 asleep last nite when i did that. still think the analogy is silly. i also think 4 gig of mem is a waste in xp 32. & vista to a slightly lesser extent . instead of buying 4 gigs of generic ram i think you would be better served with 2gig of high quality low lat ram. jmo. part of it also depends on what u r doing with your comp of course, but most peeps just dont need more than 2gigs. the only reason i will be buying 4gigs ram(hopefully 8) when i upgrade is because i will be going 64 bit at some point. __________________