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23-11-2006, 09:36 AM	#1
Ian Cunningham Rocket Scientist Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 11,358 Trader Rating: (0)	How much RAM do you consider adequate? The amount of RAM required to run new OS's and software applications has increased quite considerably over the past few years, and yet some computers still only come with 256MB RAM. What do you consider the "baseline" to be for the average system to run well? __________________ PC Review - Editor-in-Chief

23-11-2006, 10:08 AM	#2
V_R Never Running Idle Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here Posts: 5,112 Trader Rating: (1)	You can get away with 512MB, but i think 1GB is the way to go for a non gaming machine. But i think 2GB for games is almost a must. __________________ www.agbclan.co.uk ~~Ranked Hardcore Public With Tweaked Heli~ ~~~~Hardcore S&D Public & Match Server~~~~ Last edited by V_R : 23-11-2006 at 10:39 AM.

23-11-2006, 10:25 AM	#3
AbsoluteKevster Demon Cruncher! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Berks Posts: 771 Trader Rating: (0)	Depends on what the PC is running and what the desired performance is. I voted 2GB because by todays standards, that's where things are headed. Remember when things worked sufficiently on 16MB? Sloppy code and cheap RAM dictates that you gotta buy it! 512 is fine for the patient/archiving/Office apps. 2GB is really needed to use anything like VMWare/Video Editing/Any game less than 12 months old/the impatient. __________________ "It shouldn't bother me.. But it does!" "Consider it done!"

23-11-2006, 10:30 AM	#4
feckit Hmmm Crunching Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Home of the 2012 Games Posts: 5,296 Trader Rating: (0)	1GB min, but 2GB preferred. But still some laptops come with 256MB running XP! __________________ Registered Microsoft User # 29864751 ... Registered Insane Microsoft User # 19,947,365 For the party of the people go to OMRLP

23-11-2006, 12:19 PM	#5
Me__2001 Internet Junkie Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Hertfordshire, UK Posts: 4,063 Trader Rating: (2)	i reckon 512MB is the minimum for a basic PC, 1GB is preferable for a general PC that is used for things a bit more than just word processing and internet, 2GB if you can afford it is the way forwards i'm running 2GB on my new system and have quite easily used half of it through multitasking __________________ I'm out of bed and dressed, what more do you want? I always take life with a grain of salt, ... a slice of lemon, ...and a shot of tequila I used to have an open mind but my brains kept falling out One more step to enlightenment ... but which way ?

23-11-2006, 01:39 PM	#6
floppybootstomp sugar 'n spikes Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Greenwich Posts: 9,450 Trader Rating: (13)	If you do any graphics intensive programs, CAD, video editing and the like, or gaming, 2Gb minimum. 1Gb for Office, Photoshop & similar. 512Mb minmum for any machine. In my opinion __________________ Asus P5B Deluxe Motherboard; Intel 2 core duo 6600 2.4Ghz CPU; Zalman CNPS9500 Cooler; 4Gb Corsair 6400C4 Memory; BFG Nvidia 9800 GTX 512Mb; 2 x Western Digital 74Gb Raptors in RAID 0; 2 x Hitachi SATA II 250Gb HDD; Antec 900 Gamers Case; Corsair 620W modular PSU; Creative X-Fi Audio Extreme; NEC SATA Lightscribe DVDRW; Asus SATA DVD-ROM; Linksys Wireless NIC; Logi G5 Mouse; Logi G15 Keyboard; Samsung 245_B 24" Black Monitor; Vista Home Premium 32 Bit.

23-11-2006, 01:59 PM	#7
TriplexDread I kick Cylon Ass Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Wirral Posts: 3,467 Trader Rating: (0)	Agreed, I think if gaming and Audio/Video editing 2GB should be minimum. __________________ "what you seek...is only too much if what you offer is any less.

23-11-2006, 07:40 PM	#8
Rush Cool Cruncher Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Stoke, Staffs Posts: 2,971 Trader Rating: (6)	For as cheap as it is ....fill all available slots ...2GB defo minimum though . I have learned the hard way ...upgrading 2morrow as machine is sluggish with 1GB. Friends has 4GB maxed out __________________ Premier League to Stay ...for 3 seasons...Autumn ,Winter and Spring

24-11-2006, 07:21 AM

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The amount of RAM required to run new OS's and software applications has increased quite considerably over the past few years, and yet some computers still only come with 256MB RAM.

There has been a few Laptops I have "worked" on that only had 128mb ram, and yes, these were brand new.

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24-11-2006, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Ian Cunningham

What do you consider the "baseline" to be for the average system to run well?

For the 'average' system I would say 1GB these days, but my primary rig has 2GB even though I don't do gaming and just a bit of video editing every now and then - keeps it running nice and smooth

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