I have 2gb of RAM but feel lesser now. what about you?
By 1anurag1
@1anurag1 (3576)
India
October 21, 2009 11:42am CST
In my old system i had a RAM 128mb , then upgrade this to 256MB,
after some time i bought another pc and put the 2gb of RAM and thought that it will be very high for years.
but now i feel for the present applications my RAM seems to be less again.
what about you what shoule be the ideal size.
what you think
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7 responses
@dekada80 (388)
• Philippines
21 Oct 09
both my pc and mac has 2GB memory installed and so far I don't see any reason why i should upgrade although in six months I think I should. Actually it's the current and latest softwares that keeps us upgrading our components because latest softwares requires higher hardware requirements so if you are going to use or stick yourself with the old softwares, I don't see you upgrading any part of your pc, but since memories are now cheap, making it 4GB will be much better.
@1anurag1 (3576)
• India
21 Oct 09
thanks for response,
i think you are right. 2 gb of RAM is enough for all general purpose applications but when you need to run some high end or server application on your work station then you will feel that it is not working as moderate.
in earlier time server were running on 512 mb
but today they need more.
@shankarbaddi (785)
• India
23 Oct 09
Hey the RAM is sufficient i feel. The speed of your system also depends on you motherboard capacity and also the processor that you have. IF you mention the details then it will be more clear to let you know the reason.
@AndrewFreyne (6281)
• United Kingdom
23 Oct 09
I have two gigabytes of ram in my system and the maximum amount or ram I can install in my system is four gigabytes and I will be looking to do this in due course. I think that you should install the maximum amount of ram available for your system. The more ram you have the faster your system is able to operate. Here's a good website that I absolutely love. www.crucial.com This website scans your system and lets you know exactly the type of ram you have in your system, how much ram you have, and how much ram you can install in total. The scan is free and it's just a fantastic website and a place where I can fulfil my ram requirements. Good luck. Andrew
@Nic7389 (186)
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22 Oct 09
my desktop computer has 8Gb and my Laptop 4Gb. However, i am probably what they call a 'power user' i need a lot of RAM as some of the things i use my computer for need a lot more power than just checking e-mail. If you are just the average computer user (Internet, E-Mail, Office etc.) 2Gb is sufficient.
@mrfdg1972 (3237)
• Philippines
21 Oct 09
2-4gb would be good enough. just to inform you its not just the ram, actually the ram is just about 5% of the overall performance. 70% processor 20% video card 5%motherboard and apps and tools that you use to speed up your pc.
@Xygatrix (103)
• United States
21 Oct 09
Well, 2 GB is about enough to handle pretty much any program on the market, other than INCREDIBLY complex programs, like Mathematica or the likes. Most systems can't utilize 3 or 4 GB, unless they're x86_64 (64 bit), and most 64 bit computers have compatibility problems with today's software.
