Comments on: How much RAM is enough?

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 06:07:25 +0000

I am running XP and have 3 Gigs of RAM. It does all I need it to without a problem. I am a web designer and can run multiple programs with no problems. I noticed a big difference from 1 gig. However, for the casual user of XP 1.5 is all you need to get top performance.

By: chjawadm

chjawadm — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:38:18 +0000

That argument has no basis. Now with Vista and Windows 7, you would have notice that the system uses 40-50% of RAM whether you have 1GB or 2GB or more RAM installed. The RAM windows is use is actually for increasing the performance, the free ram is there for loading new programs

By: Dave Gundling

Dave Gundling — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:27:22 +0000

Thank you for the reply. Given your answer, why is it that people recommend that no more than about 15% of installed RAM be occupied after boot up for max performance?

By: chjawadm

chjawadm — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:36:48 +0000

It's total memory attached to your motherboard.

By: David Gundling

David Gundling — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:42:39 +0000

Is the recommended memory free memory or total memory? I define free memory as that which doesn't have an application loaded. For example one of my computers had 1GB but only about 53% was free.

By: computernature

computernature — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 05:28:41 +0000

Another good question is if your computer memory does not cost much, how long will it stay at those low prices before a big jump in price. Example: DDR vs DDR2 in price, most times you may see DDR2 which is newer than DDR cheaper. Would it be a good idea to buy the memory while it's cheap. Going with at least 1GB – 2GB should fit most home users needs but if you can afford it, why not go a little higher like 2.5 or even 3GB.

By: Milander

Milander — Fri, 01 May 2009 22:21:05 +0000

Kind of a redundant question, more is always better…

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:39:51 +0000

Absolutely fine for the average user. I personally use nearly my full 8gb of ram fairly often. I’m a 3d modeler/animator and I deal with some hefty scenes.

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By: Ashish Kalmegh

Ashish Kalmegh — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:42:23 +0000

nice post

I need to upgrade my laptops RAM