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June 3rd, 2005, 02:15 PM
#1
Question about the amount of RAM
Is there a point where amount of memory becomes redundant or even slows down a processor? I have a PIII 1GHz that takes 133MHz SDRAM. This weekend I have an opportunity to get RAM for free. The MB can actually be loaded up w/ up to 1Gig of RAM. Question is: Can this slow down my computer? I know it sounds weird but I’d think, with that much RAM, the CPU will have hard time managing.
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June 3rd, 2005, 02:40 PM
#2
Which OS do you have? 98 doesn't run that well past 512MB. XP and 2k will be fine.
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system...AE/PAEmem.mspx
Not sure on the various linux versions.
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June 3rd, 2005, 03:43 PM
#3
i have 2000 all patched up
i read the paper from M$ in your post. i just want to clarify that i am aware that it will "support" up to 4gigs but will that much memory slow things down???
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June 3rd, 2005, 04:07 PM
#4
I highly doubt it would slow it down... Not with 2k at any rate... I know people with 2 GB of ram running 2k with no speed problems cept it being toofast :P
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June 3rd, 2005, 04:17 PM
#5
I would think that is one of the things that the system board developers deal with when they are in the planning stage, ie the limitations of the board.
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June 3rd, 2005, 04:30 PM
#6
will i still need to have "virtual memory" aka swap file and what should it be set to if i have 1gig of RAM and PIII
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June 3rd, 2005, 05:09 PM
#7
Depends on how much hard drive space you have... If you've got a good amount hard drive space, devote some to VM... It can only help your speed.
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June 3rd, 2005, 05:33 PM
#8
unhappy
1. Increasing the amount of RAM will not slow your computer. Whether you will notice much difference depends on what you use the machine for. If you run photo manipulation, CAD and some games you will notice an improvement beyond 512Mb. If you just do basic tasks you quite probably will not. It is a law of diminishing returns.
2. There is no "magic formula" for the "page file". I would recommend that you have one, but logically the more physical memory you have the less virtual memory you need. I would let Windows manage it and only change it if you encounter out of memory problems.
Cheers
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June 3rd, 2005, 05:35 PM
#9
Banned
Originally posted here by nihil
unhappy
1. Increasing the amount of RAM will not slow your computer. Whether you will notice much difference depends on what you use the machine for. If you run photo manipulation, CAD and some games you will notice an improvement beyond 512Mb. If you just do basic tasks you quite probably will not. It is a law of diminishing returns.
2. There is no "magic formula" for the "page file". I would recommend that you have one, but logically the more physical memory you have the less virtual memory you need. I would let Windows manage it and only change it if you encounter out of memory problems.
Cheers
What if it is a Linux/Unix box, what would you recommend creating?
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June 3rd, 2005, 05:41 PM
#10
Depends on hard drive size and what the box is used for... If it's a server with a ton of space I would make a page file about 15% of the free space...
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