How much RAM do you have? (MS Windows)

Discussion in 'polls' started by sukarof, Sep 2, 2006.

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How much RAM do you have on Windows XP

  1. 256 or less

    11 vote(s)
    3.4%
  2. 512

    50 vote(s)
    15.5%
  3. 1024

    115 vote(s)
    35.6%
  4. More than 1024

    147 vote(s)
    45.5%
  1. Hermescomputers

    Hermescomputers Registered Member

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    Aaaaah.... now ya make sense!

    I gotabit confused because with a multiprocessor Opteron setup you have individual RAM banks for each processors. So 4 CPU's = 4 banks of 4 sockets each.

    I thought maybe ya was allocating dedicated processor memory or entire banks to specific software chunks via some trick "I" didn't know about... (Outside of VM's of course)... ;)
     
  2. Ice_Czar

    Ice_Czar Registered Member

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    4GB PC2700 ECC & Registered (Crucial)

    of course thats just a single 1GB stick for each channel for each processor on a K8W with dual 244 Opterons
     
  3. C.S.J

    C.S.J Massive Poster

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    2gb DDR2 ram here,
    amd dual core Turion x2
     
  4. pipester

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    A 512 stick on my aging Gateway laptop.
     
  5. Hyperion

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    2x1 GB DDR400
     
  6. Dude111

    Dude111 Registered Member

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    I only have 56 Megs of ram (Well 64 but 8 are shared with monitor)

    I would like to get more though (Sometimes things get slow when the ram is used up and the swap file is being used)

    Nice site here!!
     
  7. HURST

    HURST Registered Member

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    WTF? Are you using a 286 with Win 3.1?? Can you even run apps with that RAM?


    BTW, I have a gig. No use for more on my XP SP3 laptop.
     
  8. bigc73542

    bigc73542 Retired Moderator

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    DDR2 PC2-5300 4 gigs
     
  9. twl845

    twl845 Registered Member

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    That sounds like a 1999 W98 box to me. I bought a computer with 95 megs in 2000 and thought that was hot. :D
     
  10. HURST

    HURST Registered Member

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    You are right, the Win 3.1 boxes I used at school had 8 or 16 megs.... And now that you mention it, I remember trying XP on a 64 Meg computer when it first came out...that was a disaster
     
  11. icr

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    4 GB of ram on my ASUS
     
  12. Dude111

    Dude111 Registered Member

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    No im using Win98se :)

    98se is one of my favourite os's :) (Provided you have enough ram (Which i really dont considering all i do (It gets used up fast)))
     
  13. twl845

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    If you haven't done so already, you can probably add another 200megs of Ram to the computer, if the computer is of the vintage I think it is. I did it to mine on my W98 box, and it was enough to do the trick. You still won't be able to buy software though. You can buy a new computer with all the required Ram for about twice what the added Ram will cost on your present set up.
     
  14. nightfox

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    I have 2Gb on my Sony Vaio running with Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit.

    Works really smoothly:)
     
  15. Murderlove

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    I have 4GB. I run Windows XP Pro 32-bits, but disabled unnecessary services. Runs smooth :cool:
     
  16. whitedragon551

    whitedragon551 Registered Member

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    3Gbs of DDR2 CL4 RAM. Im upgrading my laptop to 4Gbs with 2x2Gbs dual channel kits.
     
  17. noone_particular

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    Check the local computer shop. You might find a used stick or 2 dirt cheap. My 98 box came with 64MB, 2-32MB sticks. I picked up a used 128MB stick for $10. 98 will run very well on 160MB. 64MB can go farther than you expect, if you choose apps that don't waste it, such as security suites and most MS software. IE6 is one of the worst on 98 for wasting memory.

    Although the thread title didn't say it, the poll was for XP units.
     
  18. Dude111

    Dude111 Registered Member

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    Yes how silly of me i didnt even notice it said "XP"..

    Ah well :)
     
  19. farmerlee

    farmerlee Registered Member

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    Current systems.

    Dell m1730 running Windows Vista Ultimate64 with 4gb ram.
    Dell 1520 running Windows XP with 3gb ram.
    Sony Vaio TZ running Windows Vista Business with 2gb ram.
    Compaq C700 running Windows Vista Basic with 1gb ram.
    Thinkpad X23 running Windows XP with 256mb ram.
     
  20. YeOldeStonecat

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    Time to edit those options on the poll..."More than 1024" as the highest option..that's going to skyrocket now.

    Workstation at the office, 4 gigs..Vista
    Primary gaming workstation at home, 3.5 gigs, XP pro
    Primary T60p laptop, 4 gigs...Vista/openSUSE (although Vista really only uses 3 on this chipset)
    Secondary laptop, T41, 1.5 gigs, XPp/Ubuntu
    Third laptop, Sony junker, 512 megs, XPp
    4th laptop, T23, 256 megs, PFSense *nix
    Another gaming rig, 1.5 gigs, XPp
    Downstairs PC for wife, 1 gig, XPp
     
  21. Threedog

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    3 Gigs here on my main rig. Most memory intensive app I would run would be free cell so the 3 gigs is definately overkill. But hey....that's what happens from watching too much Home Improvment.

    More Power!!!!!!! :D
     
  22. rookieman

    rookieman Registered Member

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    I've got 3 desktops and 1 laptop.2 desktops have 2 gigs and the other has 3 gigs.The laptop has 1 gig.I can say the 3 gigs with vista is half decent.;)
     
  23. Osaban

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    Asus W2P, Vista Ultimate32, 2 GB Ram (average memory use between 550-850 MB, Antivirus + Browser running)
    Compaq Presario B3800, XP Home, 512 MB Ram (average memory use 300-350 MB, Antivirus + Browser running)
     
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  24. TairikuOkami

    TairikuOkami Registered Member

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    8GB RAM, but I mostly use 1-2 GB only, never more than 4GB, so I disabled pagefile to take some advatage of it, but I still think, that it is wasted.
    Running Vista Home Premium x64, Avira Free, PrevxCSI Free, Windows Defender and Windows Firewall. Ussually 50 processes and 1,5GB RAM usage.
     
  25. wtsinnc

    wtsinnc Registered Member

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    2.5 gig.

    My dell E510 came with four 256 mb sticks. I removed two of them (slots 1 and 2) and added a pair of Corsair value select 1 gb sticks.

    I run XP primarily but occasionally Vista Ultimate just for a change of scenery. My video card is an ATI X300- very basic ! After adding the RAM, performance is smoother and faster boot-up. With prices so low, I'm tempted to add another 1 gig pair but I'm not a gamer, just internet surfing and occasional DVD backup so I'm pretty doubtful I'd see much improvement for the money.
     
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