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Title: Last computer question... is 2GB of RAM worth it? Post by: -Jack- on June 17, 2006, 01:58:44 AM Hey guys.. im getting my computer tomorrow and I want to know if I should shell out for 2GB of RAM. (2 slots with 1GB in each)
Im not really gonna "NEED" the extra RAM (im not really doing any heavy video editing or nothing), but I seriously just want my desktop to run fast all the time with many app's open simultaniously. Also, I want to somewhat future proof my computer. Can this be done with 1GB...? 2GB wont hurt right? What would YOU guys do? -jack Title: Re: Last computer question... is 2GB of RAM worth it? Post by: Brody on June 17, 2006, 02:37:56 AM Could you tell us what kind of computer? system specs and all that good stuff..
Title: Re: Last computer question... is 2GB of RAM worth it? Post by: -Jack- on June 17, 2006, 02:54:39 AM Could you tell us what kind of computer? system specs and all that good stuff.. Heh.. you'll laugh if you dislike macs. http://www.apple.com/imac/whatsinside.html. Im getting the iMac 17 inch screen pro duo and either upgrading to one or two GB of RAM. Is 2GB worth it if I honestly want no application lag, ect? Will my computer run better or is it just overkill? Title: Re: Last computer question... is 2GB of RAM worth it? Post by: estranged.1098 on June 17, 2006, 03:28:21 AM For general usage it won't make a difference.
Title: Re: Last computer question... is 2GB of RAM worth it? Post by: Genesis on June 17, 2006, 03:34:33 AM For general usage it won't make a difference. Yes it will. The initial loading will be slow, but once that's done, everything will open in a second. If u have the money, go for some fast 2GB RAM. Title: Re: Last computer question... is 2GB of RAM worth it? Post by: -Jack- on June 17, 2006, 04:05:28 AM For general usage it won't make a difference. Yes it will. The initial loading will be slow, but once that's done, everything will open in a second. If u have the money, go for some fast 2GB RAM. "512MB (single SODIMM) of PC2-5300 (667MHz) DDR2 memory; two SODIMM slots support up to 2GB" Is that fast? Title: Re: Last computer question... is 2GB of RAM worth it? Post by: Genesis on June 17, 2006, 04:17:42 AM 512MB (single SODIMM) of PC2-5300 (667MHz) DDR2 memory; two SODIMM slots support up to 2GB Is that fast? Sure, it's fast. But it all depends on how much u can afford to spend. The best (and fastest) RAM available is the OCZ EL PC2-8000 (1000Mhz) XTC 2GB kit, but they are very expensive. Since u aren't going to be stressing out your system, get a 2GB kit in the 800Mhz range. P.S: The above mentioned RAM may not be available as a SODIMM. I'm not sure what memory products are available for a Mac. Title: Re: Last computer question... is 2GB of RAM worth it? Post by: Brody on June 17, 2006, 04:54:35 AM Could you tell us what kind of computer? system specs and all that good stuff.. Heh.. you'll laugh if you dislike macs. http://www.apple.com/imac/whatsinside.html. Im getting the iMac 17 inch screen pro duo and either upgrading to one or two GB of RAM. Is 2GB worth it if I honestly want no application lag, ect? Will my computer run better or is it just overkill? Ok you will laugh that is the computer I have and i highly recomment 2gb because not all apps are universal binary! Title: Re: Last computer question... is 2GB of RAM worth it? Post by: Brody on June 17, 2006, 04:56:08 AM 512MB (single SODIMM) of PC2-5300 (667MHz) DDR2 memory; two SODIMM slots support up to 2GB Is that fast? Sure, it's fast. But it all depends on how much u can afford to spend. The best (and fastest) RAM available is the OCZ EL PC2-8000 (1000Mhz) XTC 2GB kit, but they are very expensive. Since u aren't going to be stressing out your system, get a 2GB kit in the 800Mhz range. P.S: The above mentioned RAM may not be available as a SODIMM. I'm not sure what memory products are available for a Mac. The Above mentioned ram will not work in an Imac! Macs are very sensitive when it comes to ram Jack be careful where u buy it from! Here ya go http://www.newegg.com/Product/CustRatingReview.asp?Item=N82E16820231066 81 bucks a gig not bad at all.. Title: Re: Last computer question... is 2GB of RAM worth it? Post by: -Jack- on June 17, 2006, 04:58:00 AM 512MB (single SODIMM) of PC2-5300 (667MHz) DDR2 memory; two SODIMM slots support up to 2GB Is that fast? Sure, it's fast. But it all depends on how much u can afford to spend. The best (and fastest) RAM available is the OCZ EL PC2-8000 (1000Mhz) XTC 2GB kit, but they are very expensive. Since u aren't going to be stressing out your system, get a 2GB kit in the 800Mhz range. P.S: The above mentioned RAM may not be available as a SODIMM. I'm not sure what memory products are available for a Mac. The Above mentioned ram will not work in an Imac! Macs are very sensitive when it comes to ram Jack be careful where u buy it from! Lol thanks for the warning but im pretty sure it works.. its off the offical apple iMac "tech specs" page (i posted it up in my second post of the thread) but thank you for the concern brody! EDIT: O shit Brody my bad broha, you were talking about what Genesis mentioned. Yeah your right. Thanks pal! I'll go for the 2 GB then. Thanks again! Title: Re: Last computer question... is 2GB of RAM worth it? Post by: Brody on June 17, 2006, 05:00:05 AM dont buy from mac.. There mem is way to expensive and for half the price you can get 2gb and do it yourself.. Its too easy not to.
Title: Re: Last computer question... is 2GB of RAM worth it? Post by: Where is Hassan Nasrallah ? on June 17, 2006, 06:17:07 AM dont buy from mac.. There mem is way to expensive and for half the price you can get 2gb and do it yourself.. Its too easy not to. on the other hand osx runs smoothly with way less ram than what vista is gonna ask .... Title: Re: Last computer question... is 2GB of RAM worth it? Post by: Genesis on June 17, 2006, 06:26:33 AM The OCZ isn't available for Macs. :no:
Anyway, bottomline being, if u can get the 2GB RAM then go for it. : ok: Title: Re: Last computer question... is 2GB of RAM worth it? Post by: Prometheus on June 17, 2006, 01:10:46 PM dont buy from mac.. There mem is way to expensive and for half the price you can get 2gb and do it yourself.. Its too easy not to. on the other hand osx runs smoothly with way less ram than what vista is gonna ask .... on that note..... what is the lowest you ahve actually seen XP running on.... processor vid card ram. because we all know XP loves resources Title: Re: Last computer question... is 2GB of RAM worth it? Post by: Genesis on June 17, 2006, 01:54:11 PM on that note..... what is the lowest you ahve actually seen XP running on.... processor vid card ram. because we all know XP loves resources I've run XP fine on a Pentium MMX 200Mhz with 64MB SDRAM and a S3Trio64 card with 1MB VRAM. Title: Re: Last computer question... is 2GB of RAM worth it? Post by: Gunner80 on June 17, 2006, 02:00:58 PM Yes it is. Your apps will love it.
P.S. To the above poster, that is a lie and you know it. Title: Re: Last computer question... is 2GB of RAM worth it? Post by: Genesis on June 17, 2006, 02:04:47 PM P.S. To the above poster, that is a lie and you know it. No it's not. The computer I have at home is a Compaq Deskpro 1000, that initially came with 16MB RAM. XP runs fine with all the eye candy disabled. Title: Re: Last computer question... is 2GB of RAM worth it? Post by: Walk on June 17, 2006, 02:57:36 PM RAM speed is only important for extr33m overclockers. Get 2 gigs of cheap-ass RAM and it will work fine, unless you're making a gaming system. And even then, better RAM is the last thing to spend money on for a gaming system, since better improvements can be had from upgrading just about everything else first. If you're not making a gaming computer, a single gig of RAM will work fine.
I really recommend waiting until Vista, unless you're a kvlt Unix fan. Now is a bad time to get a new computer. Title: Re: Last computer question... is 2GB of RAM worth it? Post by: Genesis on June 17, 2006, 03:02:18 PM Now is a bad time to get a new computer. Quite true, for other reasons as well. Both Intel and AMD are coming out with new architectures later this year. You might want to wait till then. Of course if u're a strict Mac fan, then it doesn't matter. Title: Re: Last computer question... is 2GB of RAM worth it? Post by: -Jack- on June 17, 2006, 03:52:04 PM Now is a bad time to get a new computer. Quite true, for other reasons as well. Both Intel and AMD are coming out with new architectures later this year. You might want to wait till then. Of course if u're a strict Mac fan, then it doesn't matter. My computer is from '99. A G3 iMac... with 128MB of RAM and a 20GB HD running OSX 10.2.8. Anytime is good for a new computer :hihi:. Thanks though guys for helping me out.. im leaving to get it now... -jack Title: Re: Last computer question... is 2GB of RAM worth it? Post by: Brody on June 18, 2006, 12:29:55 AM RAM speed is only important for extr33m overclockers. Get 2 gigs of cheap-ass RAM and it will work fine, unless you're making a gaming system. And even then, better RAM is the last thing to spend money on for a gaming system, since better improvements can be had from upgrading just about everything else first. If you're not making a gaming computer, a single gig of RAM will work fine. I really recommend waiting until Vista, unless you're a kvlt Unix fan. Now is a bad time to get a new computer. Im was running vista.. now just os x and xp.. Title: Re: Last computer question... is 2GB of RAM worth it? Post by: Prometheus on June 18, 2006, 07:58:53 PM P.S. To the above poster, that is a lie and you know it. No it's not. The computer I have at home is a Compaq Deskpro 1000, that initially came with 16MB RAM. XP runs fine with all the eye candy disabled. hahah i do beleive ya as I have actually set it up on a junker computer just to see and like you it ran fine. I did find a great balence though and it was @ P2 400 with 128MB ram and a radeon 7000 64mb with tv out... it was /is teh orgional radeon design. and i used that for about 9 monthsas my e-mail / WC3 game machine plus i used it as my DVD player and hooked it to the stero in the house for parties.... kept the good comp clean from e-mail and only for gaming... now it sits idle...... awaiting this coming upgrade and it shall be turned into a flie server for the network.... store teh MP3s and tv show/ovies and all that on it Title: Re: Last computer question... is 2GB of RAM worth it? Post by: Gunner80 on June 19, 2006, 02:52:27 PM Now is a bad time to get a new computer. Quite true, for other reasons as well. Both Intel and AMD are coming out with new architectures later this year. You might want to wait till then. Of course if u're a strict Mac fan, then it doesn't matter. Title: Re: Last computer question... is 2GB of RAM worth it? Post by: BORN TO DIE on June 24, 2006, 06:12:52 AM Could you tell us what kind of computer? system specs and all that good stuff.. Heh.. you'll laugh if you dislike macs. http://www.apple.com/imac/whatsinside.html. Im getting the iMac 17 inch screen pro duo and either upgrading to one or two GB of RAM. Is 2GB worth it if I honestly want no application lag, ect? Will my computer run better or is it just overkill? Listen I have 1280 ddr rams ,and its not enough for me And im not doing hard core gaming or something Rams are needed always for running your pc smoothly,if u can afford it ,then buy it,yes. 2gb shall be enough for 2years from now on,depens on games or editing,if u ever decide to do. And if u not,then cool again,buyx it. |