4 gigs windows 7?

[jela500]

hey i was wondering, when i get my new cpu/mobo/ram im prly gonna install windows 7, and my question is, is 4 gigs of ddr3 1333 good enough for windows 7, or should u rly have 8 gigs like some people are sayin

either getting one of these sets of ram if u need to know what exact ones im gettin

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231189

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148261

 

[renegeek]

Well, depending on the motherboard...

the crucial has faster timeings, but i'v been a g-skill fan, and never had problems with g-skill... and to pick for 4gigs or 8gigs, depending on your $. (i got 8 gigs)... but it depends on the motherboard... will it handle 4 or 8 or 16... and etc...

so do some more studying... (i just purched a gameing system, and took me 2 months to pick out the exact parts) because i wanted the best, for the money and etc... and a bit picky about what i wanted...

good luck... on your system

 

[mindless728]

i would only get 8GB in the case of editing software that requires an insane amount of memory, or you use virtual machines, its nice to have the host and guest have 4GB each

if only for gaming, i think 4GB would be plenty

 

[renegeek]

i would totaly agree... good point...

 

[rand_79]

unless its a core i7.. those have triple channel ddr so I'd go with 6gig 3x2gb chips and make sure to get the 64bit version of windows 7 if you are going to use anything over 3GB of ram.

 

[amnotanoobie]

Depends on what you need it for. If you're doing heavy editing, server, etc then 8GB (if dual-channel) / 12GB (if triple-channel) would be better. If you are just the average gamer, internet user or document typer then 4GB would be enough.