- Jul 20, 2008
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So my current desktop only has 8 gigs of RAM, and out of all the hardware components, I'm bottlenecked by memory the most. Photoshop editing 100+ megapixel images (scanned in 4x5 large format film), browsers with 50+ tabs open, etc. I've been spoiled at work when using workstations with 128 GB of RAM as a desktop (and servers with more, but no GUI). Now that I've seen what it's like to have a ton of RAM, I can't go back. (six monitors is pretty nice too, but I don't need that many at home).
My current PC is long overdue for a rebuild (CPU: Intel Q9400, 8 GB of RAM, Radeon 6870 video card) and while the components have held up well over the years, I want to build something that will last me another 4-5 years.
Server RAM is obscenely expensive. Some desktop RAM I've seen isn't that cheap either. I don't need bleeding-edge high-performance RAM, just lots of it. So what RAM out there is the best bang for my buck in terms of how much you get for what you spend, and what motherboard should I get for it?
I don't know if I want to shell out for 128 GB of RAM, but I wouldn't balk at $100-$200 worth of RAM either. I have no idea what's out there these days, tell me what motherboard and RAM I should get!
My current PC is long overdue for a rebuild (CPU: Intel Q9400, 8 GB of RAM, Radeon 6870 video card) and while the components have held up well over the years, I want to build something that will last me another 4-5 years.
Server RAM is obscenely expensive. Some desktop RAM I've seen isn't that cheap either. I don't need bleeding-edge high-performance RAM, just lots of it. So what RAM out there is the best bang for my buck in terms of how much you get for what you spend, and what motherboard should I get for it?
I don't know if I want to shell out for 128 GB of RAM, but I wouldn't balk at $100-$200 worth of RAM either. I have no idea what's out there these days, tell me what motherboard and RAM I should get!
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