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How much RAM% Usage is good?
Replies: 11 — Last Post Aug. 1, 2008 11:45am by jamesish
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When I use LiveWire and play WMP on my computer, I use about 40% of my computer's available RAM.

Is that high?  Should I upgrade to more RAM?  Or is that about average?

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How much GB of RAM you got atm?


and i think windows can only register like 4GB of RAM at the most.. like eggie..

and what type of processor have you got?

Post edited at 10:48 am on Aug. 1, 2008 by Byble

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More RAM is never a bad idea.

Unless you already have 4gb in a 32bit system.

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well I'm not sure about the 32/64 bit.. but I have I believe 2 GB RAM.

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EDIT: I have 3 GB RAM.


32 BIT  Is that good?

Post edited at 10:51 am on Aug. 1, 2008 by jamesish

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yes thats good i dont think that should use 40%, you must have a lot of background apps running

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Quote: from silenced at 1:55 pm on Aug. 1, 2008
yes thats good i dont think that should use 40%, you must have a lot of background apps running

You are correct.  I'm using 5 Windows Vista gadgets.  I thought it might be that.

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yeah vista sucks up RAM like a vacuum, if u want to get more performance from your comp you should revert to XP or install it because vista is more about appearance and it makes the requirements of all programs much higher

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Quote: from jamesish at 6:50 pm on Aug. 1, 2008
EDIT:  I have 3 GB RAM.


32 BIT Is that good?


3GB of RAM, that is good, i have 2GB.. but i'm on XP..

what processor do you have? Duo Core?

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Quote: from Byble at 2:29 pm on Aug. 1, 2008
Quote: from jamesish at 6:50 pm on Aug. 1, 2008
EDIT: I have 3 GB RAM.  

 
 32 BIT  Is that good?

 
3GB of RAM, that is good, i have 2GB.. but i'm on XP..

what processor do you have? Duo Core?

Some of the specs are:

3072 MB system memory
360 GB hard drive
3.0 GB ram
Intel Pentium Dual CPU @ 2.00 GHz
32 Bit operating system



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Quote: from jamesish at 7:36 pm on Aug. 1, 2008
Quote: from Byble at 2:29 pm on Aug. 1, 2008
Quote: from jamesish at 6:50 pm on Aug. 1, 2008
EDIT:  I have 3 GB RAM.

   
  32 BIT Is that good?

 

 
 3GB of RAM, that is good, i have 2GB.. but i'm on XP..  

 what processor do you have? Duo Core?

Some of the specs are:

3072 MB system memory
360 GB hard drive
3.0 GB ram
Intel Pentium Dual CPU @ 2.00 GHz
32 Bit operating system


if you want even better performance for your computer buy a quad core processor and 4.0gb of ram.. thats the best there is atm.. i think, but quad core is expensive  

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Quote: from Byble at 2:44 pm on Aug. 1, 2008
Quote: from jamesish at 7:36 pm on Aug. 1, 2008
Quote: from Byble at 2:29 pm on Aug. 1, 2008
Quote: from jamesish at 6:50 pm on Aug. 1, 2008
EDIT: I have 3 GB RAM.    

   
  32 BIT  Is that good?

   
  3GB of RAM, that is good, i have 2GB.. but i'm on XP..

  what processor do you have? Duo Core?

 

 Some of the specs are:  

 3072 MB system memory  
 360 GB hard drive  
 3.0 GB ram  
 Intel Pentium Dual CPU @ 2.00 GHz  
 32 Bit operating system  

 

 
if you want even better performance for your computer buy a quad core processor and 4.0gb of ram.. thats the best there is atm.. i think, but quad core is expensive

How will the computer shop change my processor to quad and my ram to 4.0 without messing up all my data?  

Also, could I stay with the dual and be compatible with 4.0 GB ram?

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