Hey im running Vista Home Premium 64bit with 2gig of ram. At the moment the gadget by Microsoft says about 43% of my ram is being used and I'm at idle. Do you think its worth upgrading to 4gb? (can't do 3 gig as they only sell my sticks in pairs).
What performance benefits would I actually notice? and would it push my 3D mark score over 10k (check sig). I know I can probably get almost 1000 more by OC the processor (apparently) but I don't want to void warranty. So comments please.
Jon
Since you are using the 64 bit OS then I would say go for the extra 2 gigs. With vista 2 gigs is a minimum amount of ram to run (I know they say 1 gig is mim, but I don't believe it), so any increase would be noticeable. If I were running vista (which I don't plan on doing any time soon) I would want 3 gigs. Since I would be running the 32 bit OS and not the 64.
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Yep, the 64 bit Vista will be able to recognize the 4GB you put in. While 32 bit OS could only go up to 3GB I believe.
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RAM does not increase performance unless you actually utilize it. So, no, it really is not worth it. You could have a Terrabyte of RAM and it wouldn't increase your 3D mark score say over 2Gig, because the application won't utilize more than that.
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You guys think that 3GB is enough for Vista?
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Kornowski dont get 3 Gb please ! 2 Gb with Duel channel is so much more valuble than 3 gb single channel IMO and benchmarks prove it
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What about 3GB in dual channel, 1GB - 512MB - 1GB - 512MB?
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Hmmm thats actually realy interesting, it could work but im not too sure as mixing 512 with 1 gb could be bad
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How does having two channels makes it more efficient than having a single channel?
I know, noob question, I'm trying to learn lol.
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Im not 100 % sure but i think its the bandwidth you gain is a lot.
My course tutor benchmarked 2 x 512 stick in duel vs 3 x 512 in single and the 2 x 512 performed 5 % faster despite being less ram
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