Comments on: Is 2GB RAM Now The Standard? http://www.pcmech.com/article/is-2gb-ram-now-the-standard/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:43:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Drew http://www.pcmech.com/article/is-2gb-ram-now-the-standard/comment-page-1/#comment-16472 Drew Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:33:47 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/is-2gb-ram-now-the-standard/#comment-16472 Whether you believe it or not is up to you, but you can't argue with facts. When I see 25% of 6GB RAM used when I do a fresh reboot, then you tell me - what's 25% of 6GB? Just b/c you don't believe it to be true doesn't mean to say it isn't. You're most likely unaware that Vista preloads empty RAM with files it thinks you'll be using soon. It's called Superfetch. Vista flushes the RAM it has pre-cached if you end up needing it later on. By the sounds of it, your system most likely has between 2-4GB of RAM, therefore only pre-caching a certain amount into RAM when it boots up. Thus, the difference between your 'just under 1GB' and my 1.5GB. Look it up if you want more information: http://www.ocmodshop.com/ocmodshop.aspx?a=1048 Whether you believe it or not is up to you, but you can’t argue with facts. When I see 25% of 6GB RAM used when I do a fresh reboot, then you tell me – what’s 25% of 6GB? Just b/c you don’t believe it to be true doesn’t mean to say it isn’t.

You’re most likely unaware that Vista preloads empty RAM with files it thinks you’ll be using soon. It’s called Superfetch. Vista flushes the RAM it has pre-cached if you end up needing it later on.
By the sounds of it, your system most likely has between 2-4GB of RAM, therefore only pre-caching a certain amount into RAM when it boots up. Thus, the difference between your ‘just under 1GB’ and my 1.5GB.

Look it up if you want more information: http://www.ocmodshop.com/ocmodshop.aspx?a=1048

]]> By: Lespaul20 http://www.pcmech.com/article/is-2gb-ram-now-the-standard/comment-page-1/#comment-16471 Lespaul20 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:08:45 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/is-2gb-ram-now-the-standard/#comment-16471 1.5GB on start up? No offense but I have a hard time believing that. The most I ever had is just under 1GB. 1.5GB on start up? No offense but I have a hard time believing that. The most I ever had is just under 1GB.

]]> By: Drew http://www.pcmech.com/article/is-2gb-ram-now-the-standard/comment-page-1/#comment-16457 Drew Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:55:23 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/is-2gb-ram-now-the-standard/#comment-16457 I agree that 2GB is standard, unless you are running 64bit Vista - then I say go 4GB. Reasons? Well, really only one - Vista sucks up about 1.5GB just on boot up. Period. That's after a fresh install, optimized tweaks and no software loading up automatically. About 2 months back, I bought an Intel Quad Core 2.6Ghz with 6GB's of RAM and 1.5GB's got chewed up instantly before anything was even running. After being an XP fanboy since it's release, to say I was in total shock would be an understatement. I'm going to put another 2GB in as RAM is so cheap nowadays and I can then reclaim my lost 1.5GB's, but that's just b/c I've generally got about 5 things happening at once. My PC runs super smooth without the extra 2GB but an extra RAM chip never goes astray! :) I agree that 2GB is standard, unless you are running 64bit Vista – then I say go 4GB. Reasons? Well, really only one – Vista sucks up about 1.5GB just on boot up. Period. That’s after a fresh install, optimized tweaks and no software loading up automatically.
About 2 months back, I bought an Intel Quad Core 2.6Ghz with 6GB’s of RAM and 1.5GB’s got chewed up instantly before anything was even running. After being an XP fanboy since it’s release, to say I was in total shock would be an understatement.
I’m going to put another 2GB in as RAM is so cheap nowadays and I can then reclaim my lost 1.5GB’s, but that’s just b/c I’ve generally got about 5 things happening at once. My PC runs super smooth without the extra 2GB but an extra RAM chip never goes astray! :)

]]> By: GeekLad http://www.pcmech.com/article/is-2gb-ram-now-the-standard/comment-page-1/#comment-16453 GeekLad Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:17:16 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/is-2gb-ram-now-the-standard/#comment-16453 I wish hardware manufacturers would get their stuff together with putting together decent 64-bit drivers for 64-bit XP and Vista (maybe it's better now, I tried going 64-bit about a year and a half ago and it was a pain). As cheap as memory is now, putting together a 4GB system is easy to do but you can't take advantage of it without a 64-bit OS. I wish hardware manufacturers would get their stuff together with putting together decent 64-bit drivers for 64-bit XP and Vista (maybe it’s better now, I tried going 64-bit about a year and a half ago and it was a pain). As cheap as memory is now, putting together a 4GB system is easy to do but you can’t take advantage of it without a 64-bit OS.

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