How much RAM?

smidley · Post by **smidley** » Tue Sep 18, 2001 6:31 pm

How much RAM can windows XP Pro support? and what is the best ammount to have? Thanx.

Bababooey · Post by **Bababooey** » Tue Sep 18, 2001 6:34 pm

I believe 4 gigs is the max. The best amount to have is the most you can get

, it really depends on what your using the system for but I would recommend at least 256mb.

Cornbread · Post by **Cornbread** » Tue Sep 18, 2001 6:36 pm

Originally posted by smidley
How much RAM can windows XP Pro support? and what is the best ammount to have? Thanx.

the question is...

how much will your motherboard support? if you plan to do a lot of adobe photoshop, paint shop pro and stuff like that, i would have at least 512. if you just play games and surf the net...256mb-512 should be plenty imo.

oakfan52 · Post by **oakfan52** » Tue Sep 18, 2001 6:40 pm

XP wants atleast 128MB. I would go with 384MB min

terrancelam · Post by **terrancelam** » Tue Sep 18, 2001 9:02 pm

but that's just me personally. I'm running with 256mb currently on 98SE and plan on putting another 256mb into this box.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Tue Sep 18, 2001 9:13 pm

XP says it needs 128 so it really needs 256 and it runs best with 512+

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Tue Sep 18, 2001 9:28 pm

Originally posted by YARDofSTUF
XP says it needs 128 so it really needs 256 and it runs best with 512+

ding ding ding!

I like to have 1GB of RAM just to be comfy

Joe · Post by **Joe** » Tue Sep 18, 2001 10:47 pm

Originally posted by Brent

ding ding ding!

I like to have 1GB of RAM just to be comfy

lol, 128MB in win 2k smooth as a babies ass... Im sure XP would be the same...

Of course more is better but 1gig is kinda overkill if your not a hardcore gamer etc...

smidley · Post by **smidley** » Wed Sep 19, 2001 12:18 am

Yeah, I have 256megs of PC100 SDRAM now, but I am about to upgrade this system to have 256DDR RAM... should I go higher since I have XP? And yeah, I am a gamer.

colour · Post by **colour** » Wed Sep 19, 2001 2:14 am

man you guys are spoiled, i run win2k adv server with a cel333 128megs of pc66.

its tolerable for me, sometimes it gets frustrating but its usable for the most part.

the only time i resource crash is when i have MSWORD open with the usual apps i run.

dIRC
AIM
IE
NAV
Internet Sec

my ddr box has 256, no complaints.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Wed Sep 19, 2001 4:09 am

128 was great back in the day, but ram is dirt cheap, 256 or 512 for starters!

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Wed Sep 19, 2001 7:52 am

Originally posted by colour
man you guys are spoiled, i run win2k adv server with a cel333 128megs of pc66.

Holy Jesus....I used to moan and groan with NT 4 Server on boxes with that little....but 2K....yet again Adv.....wow....time to grow a coffee plant, mature the beans, roast them, grind them, and brew a pot of coffee before that box gets anything done.

gertvanjoe · Post by **gertvanjoe** » Wed Sep 19, 2001 2:57 pm

I am running 128 Mb Pc100 in Win 2k and Win 98 SE { dual boot } and its as smooth as a baby's butt . In heavy games I sometimes struggle along at 1024 X 768 but then again , I only have a Voodoo 3

oakfan52 · Post by **oakfan52** » Thu Sep 20, 2001 5:25 pm

man you guys are spoiled, i run win2k adv server with a cel333 128megs of pc66.

LOL.
You must be crazy. I run win2K server with 640MB PC133 on my AMD 1.2GHz athlon. I mean Low RAM is one thing, but a 333 celeron? Where did your parents go wrong?

IranianHobo · Post by **IranianHobo** » Fri Sep 21, 2001 8:37 pm

I was running Win 2k Adv. Server on 128 mb of ram PIII 600...hated it. But then again I was doing gaming and stuff..yeah I know I am dumb.

I have xp right now and still on 128 mb. Hoping to get another 128 soon.

terrancelam · Post by **terrancelam** » Fri Sep 21, 2001 10:17 pm

Like it says, why don't you get 256mb, it's not that much more expensive.

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How much RAM?

How much RAM?

Re: How much RAM?

Would go 512mb

With ram being so cheap, why don't you get a 256mb module?