How Much RAM Do You Really Need?

[SlugNation]

4GB for gaming alone, but the jump from 4 to 8 is soo cheap right now....

[jack34103410]

i have 24gb of mem 6 slots of 4 gb im a pro gamer tho

[SuperClutterbuck]

Why in a car

[chadsenters00]

So i am getting an alien ware m15x laptop with a 8gb dual channel (2x4GB DDR3) memory with a intel core i7 740QM quad core running at 1.7Ghz/2.93Ghz turbo mode. processor. Would that be a good setup if i were running games,searching the wed etc.?

[JayzBeerz]

@chadsenters00 YES!!!

[doodlydot9]

who's taping this???

[MwFreezd]

hey guys i play sc2 and i only get 10-15 fps and its annoying so i need to upgrade my shit so heres my specs and tell me what i should get to make it run 30-40 fps.

intel pentium dual-core

2g ram

nvidia geforce 7100 graphics

and its on windows vista.

please reply

[dangitstwang]

@MwFreezd Upgrade to 7

Get at least 4GB Ram

Get a better graphics card, maybe 8800gt 512mb which is rec.

[theshiznut]

@MwFreezd First, you'd need more RAM around 4-8. Get a better Nvidia graphics card.

[lbpable]

im creating a super computer at 2500$ gtx 580 nividia water-cooling the hole package i was wondering if it would be worth it to stick with 32gb or the 24gb R.A.M. package 

[zenlstate]

Love your videos man. As a fellow super geek I already know most of what you talk about but I enjoy hearing others talk about tech very much. I also find great ability to look at things from a different angle when someone else talks about things from their own perspective. Subscribed!

[crewealexboy]

too bad ram can cost alot

[keith23uk]

Dude I have played empire total war, supreme commander and they dont use anywhere near 3gb of memory! Thats running it on highest settings. No game I have played has used 2GB such as BF Bad Company 2, Bioshock, Starcraft II etc

Even with your system specs Hanrich 4GB would be more than enough even on x64. If its not enough then look at whats eating all that memory up in task manager and get rid of it. Really 12x8GB you will never use it all.

[hanrinch]

coach is driving!

[InsaneBeagle]

3gb/windows vista/Oblivion and/or runescape along with MS office ever so often. would that be good?

[felixcruzazul]

16 gbs should be enough

[hanrinch]

48gb 4x tri channel 12x8GB with xeon x5680 +GTX 480 quad SLI will fuck your screen open!!!!

[jkicool]

is 4gb ram good i can use my xbox 360 (160gb) as ram flash memory as an extra layer of performance-boosting cache for the PC.

[InsaneBeagle]

@jkicool how?

[jkicool]

@InsaneBeagle um using a program called ebooster but you haveto buy it

[InsaneBeagle]

@jkicool thanx man. you know the cost?

[jkicool]

@InsaneBeagle dpends what ur using im using labtop pro is $40

[Disinf3ctant]

@jkicool

That 160GB on the 360 is on a 5400rpm drive. Which sucks ass in terms of speed haha, You might as well just partition some virtual memory from your computer drive or use a scratch disk if you really want more memory. But I think 4Gb is more than enough for anything. I do hardcore CS5 work on 4Gb, works fine.

[jkicool]

@Disinf3ctant you sound so pro =p

[Disinf3ctant]

@jkicool

I'm not haha, just a guy who screws around with his computer =P

Why do you sound sarcastic? lol.

[jkicool]

@Disinf3ctant i do lol i like do to screw around with my pc to get a combination of high performance and appearance

[jkicool]

2gb/window 7/3d gaming like project torque/wolf team/runescape/wow

[ps3X360fanboy]

woah bro, this nigga sounds white as hell!

[TheMarksterCompany]

I'm running XP and I'm running 224mb ram and it runs decently and my apps run smoothly! NO JOKE!

[apocolypse0997]

is 3gb good for gaming?

[hanrinch]

no! go home and throw you computer to trash can and buy yourself a new pc!

[apocolypse0997]

@hanrinch I meant 3gb of ram

[hanrinch]

3gb is not enough for the game like empire total war and supreme commander, tom clancy's hawk and end war. not to mention most of rts/rpg game are ram eating monster. even fps game i dont think 3gb can hold up any longer. since the market require at least 2gb for absolutely minimum for gaming but will be recommend to go on 8gb or more(x64 os). plus a e5xxx + 9600gt may be just barely enough for main stream gaming. for your question 3gb will not be enough in these day

[party141994]

i have a 9 year old Toshiba satellite 1400 series and I have 256 MB of ram and am buying a 512MB DDR 144pin stick of ram and will have 768 running XP

[lolgiggetyroflomg]

rofl I feel puny :( I only have 1.98 GB of RAM left :'(

[gabrielle64]

as of 2010, this is still some good advice

[airsoft343]

Im buying a desktop that comes with 6GB RAM but upgrades to 12GB RAM for only $100 more. Is this worth the extra $100?

PS i play games like Crysis

THX!

[roger767]

unless you're a photoshop user I would stay at 6GB. Crysis is a heavy game that benefits more from a faster graphics card, ATI 4890 is a good one.

[freak111118]

@airsoft343 yes

[supermanizgay]

i have 248mb of ram.

and my computer is too fucking old to buy new ram. so i have to format the piece of shit every month. and guess what.

it's that time of the month, so don't piss me off.

cause i'm working with the incomprehensible severely encrypted fuck up operating system known as windows.

wish me luck!

[ShevaFC]

248? o_o

[tOfInGeRdTiMmY]

Apple mac is shit. vista is good. but for some inxperianced computer owners vista is a little hard to get your head around.

[flamer4625]

lmao my gaming computer has 8gb ram lmao its point less but awsome

[barretpaige14]

well, i have 114 gb of memory.i have 504mega bytes or ram 3.00giga herts. can i play a stratagy game? is this a good computer?

[thevideoguy666]

No Vista dosen't suck, it's quite stable, the reason Vista needs more memory is because it has aero affects.

[huntercross14]

why does vista needs more ram than window XP??

[idkmybffjill010]

cause it sucks...horribly dont get vista actually NEVER get vista it sucks

[0xmileycyrusfanx0]

i have a toshiba laptop

it has 4 gb

[amelh8]

don't really know much about comps.i have a pretty old computer and was wondering if any1 that knows a lot about computers can help. when i go to my computer, right click, properties(to view memory) it says: computer: intel (R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1.50GHz 1.50 GHz, 256MB of RAM total phys. memory:256.50MB available phys. memory: 12.76MB total virtual memory2.00GB Available virtual memory:1.96GB page pile space:619.12MB is that good, medium, or bad if i restore my computer how much will i get back?

[MarbleMind]

If by "restore" you mean sell, don't bother. The only 1.5 GHz Pentium 4 that existed was the original Willamette core, which is 8 years old technology and by now more than outdated. In light of this fact, your system can be considered completely amortized, or in other terms, worthless. Maybe you find someone in your circle of acquaintances that *might* pay you $30-50 for it, but if you're not incredibly short on money, you can safely give it out for free or, for that matter, just throw it away.

[amelh8]

i don't really know much about computers but i have a pretty old computer and i was wondering if anyone that knows a lot about computers can tell me if this data is good, medium, or bad.

when i go to my computer, right click, properties (to view memory)

i says.....

computer:

intel (R)

Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1.50GHz

1.50 GHz, 256MB of RAM

is that good, medium, or bad

if i restore my computer how much will i get back?

PLEASE HELP!

[andreiduffy]

i have 2GB and it's pretty enough on my vista

[stensjo]

good video ! You can drive and talk at the same time and you are a duuude :O Clap^

[w1seguys]

DRIVING WHILE FILMING i love it!

[drumitar]

i read on mac that each program can use 3 gig of ram.. is this still true for leopard ?

[jaythewing]

my bad.. bad posted srry... im tryen 2 say i bought an laptop for 500somthin like dat.. nd it have 1gb ram nd 120gb hard drive runnin window vista?? u think is worth dat much money..

[jaythewing]

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[LastHour1]

My computer is GARBAGE! I shouldn't have bought the f***er with 512MB of RAM and an onboard ATI Xpress 1000...(to BestBuy for some RAM)

[xanther]

agreed on the memory suggestions. disagree on looking up your nose

[ipponsuki]

I believe his camera fell while driving.

[thedroog55]

i mostly use my computer for gaming, and i am going to buy 2Gb of RAM will this improve my system. i have a 3.2Ghz P4 with a ATI x300 graphics card

[LastHour1]

If you're going the gaming route, try upgrading your graphics card to at least an x1050. And the 2 gigs from 512 will definitely help. Even going to 2 from 1 will get you an improvement(unless in XP, but still) go for it.

[kevaughanshiu]

3gb...vista 64bit...duo core (1.86ghz)

[soulweaponry]

I'm pretty sure manufactures realize the stress vista puts on their machines. That's why you see cheap laptops at circuitcity for with not 1 gb, but 2 gb. It's almost a standard now. While every newer mac computer i've seen lately has had 1 gb and no more pre-installed. A sign? Maybe

[gunotsoldier50]

i use 2gb