2gb or 4gb of ram

[Tiger Bass 5,000+ posts]

I have the money for either or. Just trying to decide if the 4gb is that much more worth it though.

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[wErd 5,000+ posts]

maybe.

 

[ebrunn 10+ year member]

As you get past 2gbs, the differnce is pretty small for the average user. But memory is cheap these days so I say go for the 4.

 

[CrispedUp 10+ year member]

well do you think you would need 4GB of ram?

 

[Tiger Bass 5,000+ posts]

I play games on my computer. Enough to make me consider 4gb.

 

[92SC300 10+ year member]

what kind of question is this?

seriously

 

[CrispedUp 10+ year member]

I play games on my computer. Enough to make me consider 4gb.

than 4gb it is.

 

[ebrunn 10+ year member]

I play games on my computer. Enough to make me consider 4gb.

Id max out then.

 

[Tiger Bass 5,000+ posts]

Alright, well, I'm looking at my computer specs, and it's saying

"Supports up to 4GB maximum memory

Note: Windows XP supports up to 3GB maximum memory"

I'm guessing this means 4GB is for Vista, which I don't have yet. Though I'm guessing 3GB will do me just fine regardless, and perhaps exactly the price I'm wanting to pay.

How do I make sure the 1GB and 2GB Ram cards that I get match and are compatible?

 

[Tiger Bass 5,000+ posts]

And just to add to this cluster-**** of my questions, is Vista worth it? I can pick up a legit copy for $15.

 

[Tiger Bass 5,000+ posts]

I found most of my questions answered here, just for if anyone gives a shit.

http://www.crucial.com

Still curious about Vista though. I figure, why the hell not for $15 though.

 

[WillyG4444 10+ year member]

I'm not a fan of Vista over XP. The changes made aren't really needed IMO and they just take up more memory. There are ton of reviews comparing the two, google em.

But for the original question... If money isn't a concern why would it be a question? Go for the 4gb =/

 

[jer_stud56 10+ year member]

I have 2 GB. On Vista. Ran it with Crysis. Was using 90% memory. Nuff said. You don't need anymore than 2. Unless you're editing hugeeeeeeeeeeeee pictures for a longggggg time. Or movies. Maybe for Assassin's Creed when it comes out. You see the specs on that? ****.

 

[Jmac 10+ year member]

As you get past 2gbs, the differnce is pretty small for the average user. But memory is cheap these days so I say go for the 4.

It's a massive difference if you're running Vista or Leopard ...

 

[Jmac 10+ year member]

And just to add to this cluster-**** of my questions, is Vista worth it? I can pick up a legit copy for $15.

I wouldn't upgrade an existing system to XP, but I wouldn't buy a new system w/ XP unless there was a specific reason behind it (i.e. crucial software/peripherals don't work in Vista). 90% of the systems I build have Vista on them and Vista works perfectly fine, it just takes a little getting used to ...