RAM- 256 or 512?

IrishSS · 07-03-2001, 03:48 PM

With how dirt cheap RAM is now, is it worth the extra $47 to get an additional 256 of DDR RAM? Wont most everything be ok with only 256? Or should I just drop the $47 and get 512?

hapoo · 07-03-2001, 04:33 PM

go for 512 only if yoru going to run Windows 2000. Win 9x can't handle 512+

revil · 07-03-2001, 04:42 PM

go for 1024!

IrishSS · 07-04-2001, 01:17 AM

Cool cool, I am gonna use Win2000 so I went ahead and got 512. Now jsut gotta wait for everything to get here...

hapoo · 07-04-2001, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by IrishSS
Cool cool, I am gonna use Win2000 so I went ahead and got 512. Now jsut gotta wait for everything to get here...

Just remember... whenever your feeling down, upgrading your computer always helps

IrishSS · 07-04-2001, 01:09 PM

exactly...

Matteof · 07-05-2001, 02:12 AM

I have to remind you all, that 512 mgs of ram work fine in Windows 98 or Me. Anything higher can be a problem for both if you don't adjust your Vcache in the system ini file. Other than that it works fine. I have Windows Me, and I have 768 mgs of DDR running on my machine with absolutely no problems at all. I just set the min file cache to 49000, and the max to 51200. It is that simple. I do plan on upgrading to 1 gb of memory soon, since memory is so damn cheap. I know, I know what the hell do I need it for. I am just nutty like that.

Clauzii · 07-05-2001, 08:33 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by hapoo
go for 512 only if yoru going to run Windows 2000. Win 9x can't handle 512+

What a LOC...
Win98/SE works pretty dooley jumping fine with 768 MB also - there is no 512MB limit whatsoever.

Rule #1: The more RAM the better...!!!
(I think it is more like Memory+DiskCache=Max 2GB)

Clauzii, DK...

sbp · 07-05-2001, 09:20 AM

People still use Win98 and Me?

Grimm · 07-05-2001, 09:35 AM

Some of us can't afford the ungodly amounts of cash to buy 2K or XP.

IrishSS · 07-05-2001, 11:56 AM

Buy Win2k? Ooooooooooooo... ya... I bought it... uh-huh...

Grimm · 07-05-2001, 12:15 PM

There is also the question of compatability. Will all my computer games run on 2K?
Games are the reason I own computers. What point is there to having them if I can't use them for my games?

sbp · 07-05-2001, 12:45 PM

Most games i've tried work fine under Win2000. The few games that don't are not worth playing imo. In addition, Microsoft every couple months releases a compatibility update.

I got all 3 versions of Win2k (beta and official) through a now defunct Microsoft program for ~$120.

Grimm · 07-05-2001, 12:47 PM

Asuming that I could get 2k for $120 a copy, that is
$120 x 4= $480 A little stiff to upgrade my home systems.

Scojo · 07-05-2001, 06:12 PM

I run WinME and upgraded from 256megs to 512megs last week. My Sandra scores were the same before and after the upgrade. I can tell a difference in Photoshop and such, but with other programs there isn't the huge change that you see going from 64 to 128 to 256. But with 256MB of Crucial going for $50, I couldn't say "no". Does that make me a "memory ho"?

Scojo

JIWC · 07-05-2001, 11:49 PM

is Kingston Value RAM any good?

sbp · 07-06-2001, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by JIWC
is Kingston Value RAM any good?

Yes its good.

07-03-2001, 04:33 PM	#2
hapoo Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: 742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield USA Posts: 9,276	go for 512 only if yoru going to run Windows 2000. Win 9x can't handle 512+ __________________

07-05-2001, 02:12 AM	#7
Matteof Plebe Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 1	512 I have to remind you all, that 512 mgs of ram work fine in Windows 98 or Me. Anything higher can be a problem for both if you don't adjust your Vcache in the system ini file. Other than that it works fine. I have Windows Me, and I have 768 mgs of DDR running on my machine with absolutely no problems at all. I just set the min file cache to 49000, and the max to 51200. It is that simple. I do plan on upgrading to 1 gb of memory soon, since memory is so damn cheap. I know, I know what the hell do I need it for. I am just nutty like that.

07-05-2001, 06:12 PM	#15
Scojo Lieutenant Junior Grade Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: AZ Posts: 174	I run WinME and upgraded from 256megs to 512megs last week. My Sandra scores were the same before and after the upgrade. I can tell a difference in Photoshop and such, but with other programs there isn't the huge change that you see going from 64 to 128 to 256. But with 256MB of Crucial going for $50, I couldn't say "no". Does that make me a "memory ho"? Scojo __________________ I will rule the world with an iron fist - Invader Zim

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07-03-2001, 03:48 PM	#1
IrishSS Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: NoVa Posts: 2,644	With how dirt cheap RAM is now, is it worth the extra $47 to get an additional 256 of DDR RAM? Wont most everything be ok with only 256? Or should I just drop the $47 and get 512?

07-03-2001, 04:42 PM	#3
revil shibuya girl Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Oregon Posts: 6,851	go for 1024!

07-04-2001, 01:17 AM	#4
IrishSS Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: NoVa Posts: 2,644	Cool cool, I am gonna use Win2000 so I went ahead and got 512. Now jsut gotta wait for everything to get here...

07-04-2001, 01:09 PM	#6
IrishSS Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: NoVa Posts: 2,644	exactly...

07-05-2001, 09:20 AM	#9
sbp Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Dec 1999 Posts: 11,037	People still use Win98 and Me?

07-05-2001, 09:35 AM	#10
Grimm 100% Pure Evil Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 7,861	Some of us can't afford the ungodly amounts of cash to buy 2K or XP.

07-05-2001, 11:56 AM	#11
IrishSS Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: NoVa Posts: 2,644	Buy Win2k? Ooooooooooooo... ya... I bought it... uh-huh...

07-05-2001, 12:15 PM	#12
Grimm 100% Pure Evil Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 7,861	There is also the question of compatability. Will all my computer games run on 2K? Games are the reason I own computers. What point is there to having them if I can't use them for my games?

07-05-2001, 12:45 PM	#13
sbp Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Dec 1999 Posts: 11,037	Most games i've tried work fine under Win2000. The few games that don't are not worth playing imo. In addition, Microsoft every couple months releases a compatibility update. I got all 3 versions of Win2k (beta and official) through a now defunct Microsoft program for ~$120.

07-05-2001, 12:47 PM	#14
Grimm 100% Pure Evil Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 7,861	Asuming that I could get 2k for $120 a copy, that is $120 x 4= $480 A little stiff to upgrade my home systems.

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JIWC Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: La Jolla, California, United States Posts: 410	is Kingston Value RAM any good?