-=PCTechTalk=- Re: A few more memory questions plz
- From: "Larry Southerland"<larrysoutherland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 19:07:19 -0400
Funny you should mention some of what you did. Take a look at this article:
Would you run a ten year old OS?
Last week, we provided a link to a ZDNet poll asking if you could see
yourself still running XP in the year 2014 (six years from now). The results
are in, and almost half (48%) of respondents said yes to running an OS that
will be, at that time, more than ten years old. You can read more about the
poll here:
http://www.wxpnews.com/UK4C38/080506-ZDNet-Poll
The author of the article makes a big point that one of the main reasons to
move to Vista (or a 64-bit system) is the ability to address more RAM -- ah,
the freedom of 8 Megs of RAM, he waxes... I can remember when writing code
that would run in very little ram with very little system demands was
considered one of the primary goals in coding. ;-)
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Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 6:59 PM
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Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: A few more memory questions plz
Rudy,
You removed every scrap of the original post to which you're replying,
so I don't know who or what this is meant to answer (probably something of
mine lol). However, I have to disagree with his statement on a 2GB max
for XP. Golan may be the "Champions Of Azeroth" (whatever), but you're SO
right that he's dishing out only partial truths to his WOW cohorts. I
disagree with his 1st, the second part of the 3rd and his fourth point and
his "Edit" at the end is only good if the person's mainboard actually
supports PC2-8000 rated RAM. Also, the second statement isn't clear enough.
It sounds like he's trying to tell the person to avoid DDR2, but his edit
clearly suggests that type. This makes me think that the person does need
DDR2, but Golan doesn't want him to buy just ANY DDR2 that a salesman
suggests, which actually would be great advice if he would have explained it
better. Maybe he's trying to defeat this foe using hardware tactics?
LOL
So, perhaps a nutshell advisement is in order to clear up any remaining
confusion. :O)
The actual max is closer to 3.12GB of RAM (see link below), although 2GB
has most definitely been the 'sweet spot' for years. With memory prices
dropping so much recently (especially DDR2), that sweet spot is getting more
and more fuzzy all the time.
Specifically, if you only run typical apps on the machine (like the ones
that came with Windows plus maybe Office), stick with 2GB. Anything more
could cause a slowdown of the system since the OS has more RAM to look
through for every piece of data it needs. However, if you run
computationally intensive apps like video editors, CAD-CAM, 3D rendering
&/or high end games such as Crysis or F.E.A.R., the benefits of additional
memory will far outweigh the slight lag for simpler apps. So, at least for
the heavy users, their 'sweet spot' has moved upwards to 3GB and beyond.
I would be remiss (and I hate when that happens) if I didn't also point
out that app makers are contantly taking advantage of the most recent
advances in hardware. With the release of Vista over a year ago, the bar
for harder working hardware was raised significantly. The end result is
that, even if you chose to stick with XP, most types of the latest apps have
significantly higher system requirements. This trend is only going to
continue (like it always has), which means that 2-3GB will eventually not be
enough to open up your email. If Microsoft's next attempt at an OS
(currently dubbed Windows 7) isn't MUCH better than Vista, us XP and earlier
diehards are going to have to start seriously considering an alternative OS.
My semi-educated guess is that they already know this better than any of us
and will code the new one from scratch to make absolutely sure it's more
than acceptable to the masses. Unfortunately, they will also include some
things that make spying on our activities too easy (TCM and the Fritz chip),
and that bugs the heck outta me.
Peace,
Gman
"The only dumb questions are the ones that are never asked"
----- Original Message -----
From: "rudy" <rudylopeznc@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 3:48 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: A few more memory questions plz
> Yes, I knew this would be the plan all along. The web can be a dangerous
> or
> misleading thing on some info if you go by it. This page is not harmful
> but
> he misses some points..I thought gamers knew it all:)
>
> If you're running WinXP on your computer, know that no matter what anyone
> else tells ya, it'll only ever support up to 2 gigabytes of RAM. [So
> anyone
> rolling with anything more than that...should consider experimenting with
> Linux64/Win Vista for maximum RAM address and video performance.]
>
>
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html;jsessionid=29C69246F6E3F9E23CD
B009D8A6CAB13?topicId=3414662081&sid=1&pageNo=2
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