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At The Back => Time Out => Topic started by: Peterku on July 21, 2006, 02:57:51 PM
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How much RAM do you recommend for a 3 GHz PC? I use it for drafting/rendering (ArchiCAD), graphics (Photoshop) and making music, mainly sampling (Kontakt). Currently there's 512MB RAM in there (I guess it's SD...) and Windows XP really slows down sometimes.
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I've heard the 2GB of RAM is best for music production.
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As much as is possible for your Motherboard! And dont skimp either, With RAM you really get what you pay for.
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couldn't agree more ... but this is from somebody who has 1Gb of RAM in a 5.6GHz machine :oops:
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OK, thanks for the responses! There are two RAM slots in the motherboard, so I'll buy 2 x 1 GB RAM. :)
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make sure they are the right type / speed
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www.crucial.co.uk
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http://www.crucial.com/uk/
:wink:
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Ahh, thanks for the link! I think I've saved a lot of money with that scanner. It says that PC3200 DDR400 would be the best for my computer - so no need for the 533-667 MHz DDR2 modules I wanted to buy before, because my motherboard doesn't support them and they'd run at lower speed anyway. :D
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You always have to go one better HJM :roll: :roll: :lol: :lol: :wink:
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Go for the maximum you can afford that's supported by your motherboard (most modern, non-64bit motherboards will happily do 4GB).
The amount required is really not related to the clock speed of the CPU though. It's more to do with stopping the operating system having to swap stuff in/out from disk. You will see a big performance boost if you do a lot of work with large files though (gfx, audio, etc.).
Muttley
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that said, a fast hard drive can also make a huge change
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Oookay... thanks! Now I only know that I need 184-pin DDR, the more the better. Hmm, so I need a second harddrive, too... now I have only one divided into two parts, one for the system and program files, and one for my own stuff.
Damn... I should've bought less BKP and more RAM... :roll: :lol:
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ok, i get the feeling you;'re being a touch sarcastic
so i'm gonna say one more thing then go
havent the faster hard drive as a second drive won't make any difference, as RAM can only run as fast as the hard drive it is getting the file off, so when the files are on your slower hard drive, the swap file will be slower :D
and what ARE you on about, spend less on BKP????? madness :p
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ok, i get the feeling you;'re being a touch sarcastic
:? No, I don't think so...
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couldn't agree more ... but this is from somebody who has 1Gb of RAM in a 5.6GHz machine :oops:
5.6ghz, overclocking?
Anyway, there's no relation between your processor speed and the amount of RAM you need.
1gb should be fine, but 2gb would be absolutely excellent.
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I've bought 2 GB RAM (2 x 1 GB, 400 MHz DDR2) for my PC, and there's definitely an improvement in speed, especially when using Photshop or similar softwares. Thanks for the help, guys. :)
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Yeah, once I got another Gb of RAM, I couldn't believe the difference in speed.
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couldn't agree more ... but this is from somebody who has 1Gb of RAM in a 5.6GHz machine :oops:
5.6ghz, overclocking?
nope, dual processors - 2 x 2.8 Ghz
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couldn't agree more ... but this is from somebody who has 1Gb of RAM in a 5.6GHz machine :oops:
5.6ghz, overclocking?
nope, dual processors - 2 x 2.8 Ghz
Dual processors or dual core?
If it's the latter, it isn't two processors, or double the speed.
Have you got a dual core Pentium D or something?
Never heard of tandem processoring in commercial computers.
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Dual processors or dual core?
If it's the latter, it isn't two processors, or double the speed.
Have you got a dual core Pentium D or something?
Never heard of tandem processoring in commercial computers.
trust me, with the amount of heat this thing chucks out, its defs dual processors
that and i ordered it with them
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Dual processors or dual core?
If it's the latter, it isn't two processors, or double the speed.
Have you got a dual core Pentium D or something?
Never heard of tandem processoring in commercial computers.
trust me, with the amount of heat this thing chucks out, its defs dual processors
that and i ordered it with them
All processors generate a hell of an amount of heat.
That said, I want some, where did you get it from?
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All processors generate a hell of an amount of heat.
That said, I want some, where did you get it from?
most not as quite as much as Xeons
got it from Dell, look for the precision 670 model, thas what i got (its usually under the workstation section)
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most not as quite as much as Xeons
got it from Dell, look for the precision 670 model, thas what i got (its usually under the workstation section)
You have a beast of a computer.
Still, with the money you spent on a Dell, you could have gotten a monstrously powerful custom PC for a fraction of the price.
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most not as quite as much as Xeons
got it from Dell, look for the precision 670 model, thas what i got (its usually under the workstation section)
You have a beast of a computer.
Still, with the money you spent on a Dell, you could have gotten a monstrously powerful custom PC for a fraction of the price.
i didn't buy it :D