Front page poll: How much memory?

Zardon · Jul 3, 2004, 09:33 AM

Just opened a new front page poll detailing the amount of memory in your computer - are you a 2 gig monster or a 256 wimp? cast your vote and discuss in this thread on our forum.

Danhill · Jul 3, 2004, 09:37 AM

1 Gig 2 x 512 in dual channel.

Logla · Jul 3, 2004, 11:35 AM

1gig 2x512Mb Dual Channel goodness.

**MIG-31** · Jul 3, 2004, 12:03 PM

1Gig. 2xdual channel osz pc3200.more than enough for the time being.although i can hold upto 4Gig.

Danhill · Jul 3, 2004, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MIG-31
1Gig. 2xdual channel osz pc3200.more than enough for the time being.although i can hold upto 4Gig.

Is there a performance gain if you have additional 2 x 512 meg in total 2 Gb??

**MIG-31** · Jul 3, 2004, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Danhill
Is there a performance gain if you have additional 2 x 512 meg in total 2 Gb??

IMO.... not a great difference between 1g to 2g.i have used 1.7g before and hardly anything noticeable.

with the exception of absolutely no swap file in use.to me seemed much the same as 1g of ram.

512mb is now the expected minimum amount.1g is ideal.as there is no game out there that even on highest spec recommends more than 1g of ram.Far Cry is the nearest to breaking that.

things could be a little different in another year or so.personally I'd save your money for the time being.

**dj_stick** · Jul 3, 2004, 02:07 PM

2x512

mkk · Jul 3, 2004, 04:02 PM

768MB, so I Voted for 1GB since I think that the "more than 512MB" level is what will be the most interesting to see. Since 512MB is a bit short for the hottest games.

nolfclvr · Jul 3, 2004, 05:26 PM

512 stick here
goin for 1 gig once the price comes down a bit more

Zardon · Jul 3, 2004, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MIG-31
IMO.... not a great difference between 1g to 2g.i have used 1.7g before and hardly anything noticeable.

depends what you are doing really. 2 gig is awesome for alot of heavy multitasking and photoshop or rendering work but the problem is with so much memory and 4 modules, you have to lower the latencies to compensate to let the system read all the boards, ending up with slightly lower performance (not really noticeable I have to say in real world situations but you might need to lower from say 6-3-3-2 to 8-4-4-2.5).

2 gig is definately sweet if you do alot of serious work but 1 gig is the sweet "medium" and no game really as yet needs 2 gig of ram.

**MIG-31** · Jul 3, 2004, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Zardon
depends what you are doing really. 2 gig is awesome for alot of heavy multitasking and photoshop or rendering work but the problem is with so much memory and 4 modules, you have to lower the latencies to compensate to let the system read all the boards, ending up with slightly lower performance (not really noticeable I have to say in real world situations but you might need to lower from say 6-3-3-2 to 8-4-4-2.5).

2 gig is definately sweet if you do alot of serious work but 1 gig is the sweet "medium" and no game really as yet needs 2 gig of ram.

i agree with that.... but i presumed danhill asked the question in gaming terms.reason to my answer.

digital editing is not in my choice of entertainment so to speak(crap in other words) is the only time i would probably of suggested more than one gig.otherwise id of mentioned that.

mine is already set at cas 2. 5.3.3 and i find this the most stable.any different i blue screen.

Danhill · Jul 3, 2004, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MIG-31
i agree with that.... but i presumed danhill asked the question in gaming terms.reason to my answer.

digital editing is not in my choice of entertainment so to speak(crap in other words) is the only time i would probably of suggested more than one gig.otherwise id of mentioned that.

mine is already set at cas 2. 5.3.3 and i find this the most stable.any different i blue screen.

Yes thats right MIG-31, it's the gaming part I was curios about, but also the overall system perfomance such as faster Windows maybe, or faster loading times??

**MIG-31** · Jul 3, 2004, 06:08 PM

for windows a bare minimum is 128mb.... but beleive me do not go there.i know someone who has a rig with that amount and win xp.takes around 4 min for a full boot and as for use it's unbelievable.

recomended min is 256mb.so for windows only 1gig is far more than enough.

i can play far cry in high spec with 1g and a 256mb fx5900 quite well.

No_Style · Jul 3, 2004, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MIG-31
recomended min is 256mb.

I recommend 384 MB or more for all the people who ask me

If you can get 512 MB that's even nicer. 1 GB is the gamer's recommendation nowadays.

Drakon · Jul 3, 2004, 10:48 PM

i have 2x 256mb xms 2700 and 1x 512 mb xms 2700 for a total of 1gb. I have the asus a7n8x deluxe 2.0. can someone tell me if it is capable of running dual channel? also would i benefit more with running dual channel than my current setup?

grog · Jul 4, 2004, 01:59 AM

Funny how the 1st computer I did real development on only came with 1K of memory (1024 bytes), not MEG, bytes.

My 1st PC had only 640K of memory and a 5MB hard drive.

I have been using 1GB of RAM for a long time in my main system now.

We have come a long way.

Greg

Falstaff · Jul 4, 2004, 02:25 AM

1 gig on the box at home, and half on the laptop...but I dont own it....IBM does...lol

mainman · Jul 4, 2004, 03:04 AM

Wasnt there a similar poll on Dh awile back?

Dyre Straits · Jul 4, 2004, 06:36 AM

Where's 768?

That's what I have just as of this past weekend.

512 + 256 = 768.

Malus · Jul 4, 2004, 07:05 AM

2x256 in one box, 2x512 in the other box.

There is that 96 MB box, but I really don't want to talk about that one.

BWX · Jul 4, 2004, 09:45 AM

768mb (1x 512 + 1x256) in the rig I'm on now (PC I built for my parents) - Does great for very limited photoshop stuff, general web surfing, email, no gaming on this thing.

2 x 256 in gaming rig at home, going to buy another 256mb used stick that will keep up with the matched OCZ that's in there. Then going to buy 512 x 2 capable of 400mhz @ 2-2-2-5 like the ram I have now when prices aren't such a complete rip-off.

Zardon · Jul 7, 2004, 12:20 AM

seems we have a fairly rich membership, 1 gig is the most popular setup configuation. before I posted this I had figured 512 would be getting the high percentages.

Chubby_C · Jul 7, 2004, 03:21 AM

1.5 Gigs
2x 256 pc3200 + 2x512 pc3200

Judas · Jul 7, 2004, 03:39 AM

i was going to have 2gb... but i spewed some of my savingins on a DVD rom drive and 9000 pro AIW not to mention a few hundred feet of ethernet cabling and another APC VA1000 UPS unit....

CDsDontBurn · Jul 7, 2004, 03:46 AM

i have 1x512 xms 400 in my system right now. I'm saving up for another stick of the stuff to have 1Gb; hopefully i'll have it by the end of the month.

Jul 3, 2004, 09:33 AM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Front page poll: How much memory? Just opened a new front page poll detailing the amount of memory in your computer - are you a 2 gig monster or a 256 wimp? cast your vote and discuss in this thread on our forum.

Jul 3, 2004, 09:37 AM	#2
Danhill DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 4,112 Rep Power: 0	1 Gig 2 x 512 in dual channel. __________________ MOBO: [color=white]ASUS A8N-SLI Premium[/color] CPU: AMD 64 3200+ (Venice) @ 2,50 Ghz MEM: 2 x 512 DDR 466, VGA: 2 x 6600 GT in SLI, HDD1: WD Raptor HDD2: Maxtor Diamond Plus 9, Case: Antec Plus View 1080, PSU: ThermalTake PurePower 500W, MX 1000, Dell 2001 FP, Aud. 2 SZ

Jul 3, 2004, 12:03 PM	#4
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,854 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	1Gig. 2xdual channel osz pc3200.more than enough for the time being.although i can hold upto 4Gig. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Jul 3, 2004, 05:26 PM	#9
nolfclvr DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 21 Rep Power: 0	512 stick here goin for 1 gig once the price comes down a bit more __________________ CPU: Intel C2D e8400 MoBo: ASUS P5Q Pro GPU: ATI Radeon HD4850 RAM: 2GB DDR2 800 PC6400 OS: Windows XP Professional

Jul 4, 2004, 01:59 AM	#16
grog Roxy Music Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 623 Rep Power: 66 System Specs	Funny how the 1st computer I did real development on only came with 1K of memory (1024 bytes), not MEG, bytes. My 1st PC had only 640K of memory and a 5MB hard drive. I have been using 1GB of RAM for a long time in my main system now. We have come a long way. Greg __________________ Dell UltraSharp 2405FPW 24" LCD Philips 47" 1080p 47pfl7422d/37 LCD ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi BIOS 1406, AMD Phenom 9600 Agena 2.3GHz, G.SKILL 8GB(4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 (PC2 6400) ASUS EAH4850 TOP/HTDI/512M PCI Express 2.0 Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro Sound Card, 1TB Hard Disk storage Thermaltake Tai-Chi VB5001SNA Black/ Silver Computer Case with liquid cooling AeroCool GateWatch-SV Silver GateWatch with LCD display, PC Power & Cooling 510 SLI-PFC 510W APC Back-UPS XS 1000 UPS, 1000 VA, 600 Watts Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit VM's (Fedora, RHEL4..etc) Klipsch ProMedia Ultra 5.1

Jul 3, 2004, 11:35 AM	#3
Logla HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,311 Rep Power: 0	1gig 2x512Mb Dual Channel goodness.

Jul 3, 2004, 04:02 PM	#8
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,495 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	768MB, so I Voted for 1GB since I think that the "more than 512MB" level is what will be the most interesting to see. Since 512MB is a bit short for the hottest games.

Jul 3, 2004, 06:08 PM	#13
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,854 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	for windows a bare minimum is 128mb.... but beleive me do not go there.i know someone who has a rig with that amount and win xp.takes around 4 min for a full boot and as for use it's unbelievable. recomended min is 256mb.so for windows only 1gig is far more than enough. i can play far cry in high spec with 1g and a 256mb fx5900 quite well.

Jul 3, 2004, 10:48 PM	#15
Drakon DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Floatin'... Posts: 4,957 Rep Power: 0	i have 2x 256mb xms 2700 and 1x 512 mb xms 2700 for a total of 1gb. I have the asus a7n8x deluxe 2.0. can someone tell me if it is capable of running dual channel? also would i benefit more with running dual channel than my current setup?

Jul 4, 2004, 02:25 AM	#17
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	1 gig on the box at home, and half on the laptop...but I dont own it....IBM does...lol __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

Jul 4, 2004, 03:04 AM	#18
mainman Mr. Nobody Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: OmniPresent Nightwatcher Posts: 5,961 Rep Power: 71	Wasnt there a similar poll on Dh awile back?

Jul 4, 2004, 07:05 AM	#20
Malus BSD SMASH! Join Date: May 2002 Location: A rabbit hole. . . Posts: 1,170 Rep Power: 0	2x256 in one box, 2x512 in the other box. There is that 96 MB box, but I really don't want to talk about that one. __________________ quad (FreeBSD/amd64 8-CURRENT): Intel Q6600 - Asus P5E-VM HDMI - 2x2 GB Kingston PC6400 DDR2 Ram - Seagate 320GB 7200RPM HD - 2xSeagate 1TB 7200RPM HD in RAID 1 via ZFS - Lite-On 20x DVD Multi Recorder - Coolermaster Centurion 5 router (FreeBSD/amd64 8-CURRENT): Intel E4500 - Intel D945GCNL - 2 GB PC6400 Mushkin Ram - Lite-On 48x24x48x16 - Seagate 320GB 7200RPM HD - Silverstone SST-SG02-F wanderer (FreeBSD/i386 7-CURRENT): Lenovo Thinkpad T61p mini (OS X 10.5): Intel Core 2 Duo @ 1.8Ghz, 4 GB Mushkin PC5400 Ram - Headroom MicroDAC Portable sound: Rockboxed iPod Video -> Westone UM2's Not-So-Portable Sound: Headroon MicroDAC -> Singlepower PPX3-SLAM -> Grado RS-1's or Beyerdynamic DT-880's Very-Not-Portable-Sound: Squeezebox v3 -> Denon AVR-1507 -> B&W 683's & Sunfire HRS-10

Jul 4, 2004, 09:45 AM	#21
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	768mb (1x 512 + 1x256) in the rig I'm on now (PC I built for my parents) - Does great for very limited photoshop stuff, general web surfing, email, no gaming on this thing. 2 x 256 in gaming rig at home, going to buy another 256mb used stick that will keep up with the matched OCZ that's in there. Then going to buy 512 x 2 capable of 400mhz @ 2-2-2-5 like the ram I have now when prices aren't such a complete rip-off. __________________

Jul 7, 2004, 12:20 AM	Thread Starter #22
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	seems we have a fairly rich membership, 1 gig is the most popular setup configuation. before I posted this I had figured 512 would be getting the high percentages.

Jul 7, 2004, 03:21 AM	#23
Chubby_C Working away at ATI Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 251 Rep Power: 0	1.5 Gigs 2x 256 pc3200 + 2x512 pc3200

Jul 7, 2004, 03:46 AM	#25
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,802 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	i have 1x512 xms 400 in my system right now. I'm saving up for another stick of the stuff to have 1Gb; hopefully i'll have it by the end of the month. __________________ Her First Day \| A year later