i have 4GB for games and Movie editing. i'm told that can take up alot.

I have 2gb of ram and vista and used sony vegas. I think it only used 75% when firefox was open, too (this was during the encoding process).

OS X is lighter, so you'll be fine.

None of the above. 6GB.

There is no need for that much RAM, bob.

It's not like (assuming that you're using iMovie) he's using super professional tools.

And if anything the processor is what will hold you back. My processor was going up to 100% when encoding.

That that 6GB is overkill, but I think it makes a nice difference. I start my machine up and reboot it roughly once every week, maybe every two weeks. Vista, sitting idle, will load about 2GB of data into RAM, in the form of my most oftenly used programs and all the fun stuff SuperFetch pulls in. That's exactly why I put in 6GB--to take advantage of SuperFetch. Next RAM upgrade will probably be another 2GB stick, for a nice and even 8GB.

What kind of electric bill do you get??

The average computer user turns the computer off usually every or so night. And does OS X even have a super fetch-like thing?

Best advice to you LP: Have your system resource window pulled up (forgot the name of it for macs) and then see how much ram is being taken up when editing the video and then when encoding. If you feel you need more, buy some.

i'll do that. i know what you mean. i've used it before but i forgot the name of it too. i'll find it though.

seriously. 8GB is OVERKILL. i can't think of a single person i know who has that much.

I have 6GB of DD3-1600mhz RAM

I was close to getting 12gb but I decided not to., I was outbid on ebay to the point that I didn't wish to go further on the same pack of ram that I already had.

$0.00 a month. Same thing with internet.

I can't get my 2x2GB sticks to work, so right I'm using 2x1Gb DDR2 sticks.

I have 6GB
Was there another question to answer??

Lol, im outsider with 1GB
I am a hard gamer, but its actually enough to play Halo Combat Evolved flawless.
But its worse on Custom Edition.. AIs are really painful..
I lag everytime, cant see em either, it just has too much to render..

And Bob, i see why you have 8GBs, do you use x64?
Thats the version that can handle that much RAM good and efficient.
Im thinking of upgrading, but to a less RAM, like 4GBs and a better CPU (Of course )

3 and a half.
I know, wtf?
I installed 32bit W7 Beta on a 4 gigabyte build and it recognises 3.5 gigs of it
-I did wonder what was going to happen, quite surprised really. Thought it'd only see one stick (2Gig) and ignore the other.

I run both Vista 64-bit and Vista 32-bit. I only have 6GB in--I'm looking into a 2x2GB DDR2 800 CL4 or DDR2 1066 CL5 kit to get to 8GB total. In 32-bit, I'd only be able to use ~3.5GB of either 6GB (now) or 8GB (maybe later), but in 64-bit I get full benefits. I'll put it this way--gaming is quite good for the 8800GT-256MB and this E2140 @ 3.2GHz. I had a Radeon HD3850-256MB before, but that's now in my sister's PC, as I got the 88GT for like $20 from a friend of mine.

in my last computer my parent's had our computer technician add some memory to it. this gave it and even 1GB. I don't know how that worked.

Remember that RAM is physical, not virtual. RAM is undoubtedly the easiest component to add to a computer.



This is a stick of RAM. You just open up your computer case, either take out an old piece of RAM if you're replacing by pulling the two clamps holding them together and then slightly pull it out. To insert a new stick of RAM into an open slot, simply push (gently) on the green part of the RAM and watch the clamps tighten to hold it in place. Close the case and start up your computer. Check the computer specs to be sure that it was installed correctly (you'll notice you have more ram).

I have 8 gig of ram with a quad core CPU.

I know is a bit overkill for normal applications, but not for After Effects and 3D programs.

2GB ram for each core of the CPU is the recommended minimum amount for a good rendering.

4GB of RAM in my MacBook. 4GB in my Quad Core and my Dual Core desktops as well. Any time I get a new computer it's upgraded to 4GB instantly.

~Bcloutier~

I always get nervous installing ram especially when you have to push down so hard it feels like the slot is going to snap off lmao.

2GB in my MacBook Pro. Hoping to upgrade to 4 sometime.

One of my friend has an uncle who has a Mac Pro with 16GB of RAM. Whyyyyyyy

I wonder how much i will actually need..
I really want to upgrade it so i can finish off a video i made, which was recorded with 5700 XM, bad quality.. (Only 2MP and 320x240)
Maybe i should get around 4GBs..
Im a hard gamer, and i wouldnt need to buy RAM later.
But then i need to stabilize it with the CPU so its not a bigger part.
And i wont choose a light processor

1gb in netbook and 1gb in desktop. At some point I'll get around to upgrading both of them to 2gb, but as it stands they work and I can play San Andreas

From what I've seen, a computer with 4gb or more doesn't gain any noticeable performance boost for everyday applications (including games - Doom3 with 512mb RAM was just about playable) so I can't see the point in going above 2gb unless you edit videos, are an insane multitasker (like my mum - 18 Firefox windows and 2 20-tab Chrome windows open at one time ), or can have more. I'm looking forward to splashing money around on RAM when I'm older

Quite a bit ago I was putting in some RAM and I actually broke it, since I have it flipped the wrong way, but I just stuck it is cause I knew it was supposed to be hard. I cracked it

I notice a difference with 4GB of RAM vs 2GB of RAM. I multi-task all day long, with 15+ tabs open in Safari, different programs running, photo editing, presentation making and everything going on. I don't want my MacBook to slow down at all. First thing I did when I got this thing home was drop 4GB into it and I think the 2GB made its way to another one of our laptops.

~Bcloutier~

Oh yeah.. my dad'll have the 2gb module from his Macbook before he upgraded lying around in a static-proof bag. Do you think it would work for a Samsung NC10?

less than one gig.
Only joking, I have 2 gigs of random access memory, and some more lying around my house (i haven't installed it yet)

Most netbooks can take 2GB modules. I see little reason for it personally--they're running a factory-optimized Windows XP Home--so 1GB is all that's necessary. And Vista is too slow overall on an Atom single-core (like the Atom 230)... even with multithreading on, it's a bit... slow. An Atom dual-core (like the Atom 330) would be much better with Vista, though. Then again the VAST majority of today's netbooks are Intel Atom, 1GB DDR2, 160GB drive, and Windows XP Home.

I use to have music and some image editting in background..
With IE on top.
Thats not the msot, but sometime my PC shuts down randomly and starts again.
Is it overload?
Its annoying

It wouldn't work anyways would it? Last I heard MAC ram and PC ram was different.

Not since OSX-x86. The only difference between Mac and PC RAM is suppliers. Dell, HP, Acer, Toshiba, and Lenovo have their own preferred suppliers. The "motherboard" channel (DIY channel) has many suppliers. And the Apple has their own. It's just a matter of agreements with different companies.

I could have put any kind of RAM into my MacBook. It doesn't matter. I can swap between our laptops if I want to (no reason to, though). PC and Mac RAM are the same thing.

~Bcloutier~

It's cool to know that, but I remembered they were 1gb modules, not 2gb

Wow, what a quote!
You cant use any RAM, there are different kinds of slots.
No slot can be universal either.

..yeah, but in the context of modern and slightly older laptops, they all use 200-pin SO-DIMMs and the vast majority of those are DDR2, so you're likely to be able to use most 'laptop' RAM chips in most laptops.

Yes, but maybe in just a matter of time, the slots and chips will get extended capacity and get better transfer.
That would include a new chip and slot.
Everything changes quick.
The fastest chips goes with faster slots.

4GB of 800 DDR2 from Kingston...

It's in a new computer, hehe...

Old computer was a 3GHz P4 with 512MB of RAM... *Major upgrade*

Bought 4GB because it was only $58 anyways... Relatively inexpensive compared to the overall computer itself ... Price has gone back up to $67 now...

Now i am really alone with having 1GB..
Okay.. 5 guys have it.. (sorry if its a girl too)

Me included ^^ hey, it works

16GB??? who on earth is going to have enough programs open to need that much? with that much it'd be your processor that holds you back.

Who as in the sense of an individual, probably no one. Who in the sense of an organization, think about weather systems and other areas of scientific study, along with the government.

Also major telecoms, media creators, and the like. Compile a few videos while working on others. Also useful for 3D modeling. The best way to never run out of RAM is to have more than you could use.

I've got 2GBs of RAM. Good enough for me.

So i read on Text-TV (kind of internet on TV) that someone overclocked a PC using Nitrogen at -196 degrees celsius.
It was at The Gathering, somewhere in Norway.
And guess what they described the event as:
".. the nerdevent."
I lol'd at that

I'm on an old G5 iMac that has 2.5GB of RAM

There should be an option for less than 1 gb, thats right i have less than a gig of ram in this rusty old computer, but im about to get a knew one so...

2GB on my desktop running XP. The niche amount in my opinion, although 1GB would be sufficient, I guess.

I have 3gbs, it's perfect for me.

I currently have 3gb of RAM, but hopefully, if I ever get the money to build my own computer, it will most likely have around 6-8gb og RAM .

My Laptop I'm on now (and 90% of the time) had 3gb, not sure how much the family Pc has, but I know mine has more , at a guess I would say it has 2gb.

well folks we have our two extremes. in the red corner we have a whopping 16GB of RAM And in the Blue corner we have the unlikely amount of less than 1GB. Which of these two contenders will prove the most needed?