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penguin1   10-03-2007 at 07:32:47 PM

2GB is way more than enough for XP..

say i get the 64bit version of Vista Premium...

is 2GB sufficient? I read an article over at AnandTech saying that 2GB is honestly only barely enough for Vista.. and newer games will require as much as 4GB..

the current prices of DDR2 rams are cheaper this week than last week.. so i need to deicde soon.. do i get another 2GB ram?

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dmroeder   10-03-2007 at 09:01:18 PM
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I can't speak for future games, but I play HL2 and counter-strike source with 1 gig and it runs fine.

I say stick with 2 gigs. If you have some extra money, 4gigs certainly won't hurt.

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Riser   10-04-2007 at 10:51:53 PM
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Funny. Windows 32bit can only support 3 to 3.5GB of memory. 64 can support up to 8GB.

2GB is plenty on Vista.. but its about the same as saying that 1GB was more than enough on XP. It will go up.. Run 3GB if you can afford it.


www.crucial.com

Just picked up a 2GB kit there for $123.

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ethel   10-06-2007 at 12:07:01 AM
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There's an awful lot you can do in Vista to disable unnecessary services to reduce its memory footprint, but having said that 2GB should be easily enough for most users IMO.

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Madrox   10-07-2007 at 06:05:07 AM
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My Vista 64bit idles at 1.7-2.3GB Ram...

if your getting 64bit honestly. go overboard and get 4GB minimum.

When i installed 64bit it froze every 15-20 sec with only 2GB.

A tip for 64Bit Vista... only put in 1 stick of memory and install the OS. then once its installed and all updates are installed. THEN put in more memory, i have installed Vista 9 unfortunate times and that works the best for keeping it running solid. also DO NOT install anything before updates. HUG THE UPDATES UNTIL THEY ARE DONE!

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