Duchess44
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| Windows Vista and RAm
I have been told I do not have enough RAM to run Windows Vista. I have Vista home premium (32-bit) and I have 2 gig of RAM. Could someone please tell me if I have enough or not? Vista came on my computer so I would assume that it came with enough to run the darn thing.
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Airwolf
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1 edit | 2GB is fine.
If you game, I would invest in another 2GB at least. However, you'll have to obtain a 64-bit copy of Vista to actually use 4GB and higher.
I wouldn't worry otherwise. |
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Duchess44
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Chattanooga, TN | Ok ty. I have someone trying to tell me that the recommended is 3gb. I thought my comp ran just fine..including playing WoW.. |
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Airwolf
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1 edit | I've ran on 2GB just fine with Vista Home Premium 32bit.
3Gb would be a nice buffer for those moments where it's needed the odd time.
I helped pick out a computer for my sister with 3GB just in case, even though I know 2 is plenty for her. |
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Duchess44
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Chattanooga, TN | Ok ty. They are still arguing with me, even though I went to the "can You Run It" site and it surpassed all the recommended settings for the game. Sometimes I think the forums is not a very good place for information. |
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Airwolf
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clubs: | It's up to you. If you want to play it safe, get 3GB. |
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Duchess44
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Chattanooga, TN | It couldn't hurt. Is it still inexpensive? I read at one time RAM was pretty cheap. Of course it's like the stock market..lol. |
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Airwolf
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clubs: | Depending on what speed of RAM you need.
Most computers come with DDR2-667, but if the current ones in there are DDR2-800 and you add in DDR2-667, that will drop them to the same speed. |
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jabarnut
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3 edits | reply to Duchess44
said by Duchess44  :I have been told I do not have enough RAM to run Windows Vista. I have Vista home premium (32-bit) and I have 2 gig of RAM. Thanks!! That's pretty silly....I ran Vista Ultimate on one machine with 1GB of Ram for quite a while, and while it was a little slow in some respects, it ran just fine....and was still more than tolerable, even enjoyable.
I've since upped that particular machine to 2 GB (it's an older machine and that's all the Motherboard would take), and it runs great.
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Duchess44
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Chattanooga, TN | Yea, that's the WoW forums for you  |
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Duchess44
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said by Airwolf :Depending on what speed of RAM you need. Most computers come with DDR2-667, but if the current ones in there are DDR2-800 and you add in DDR2-667, that will drop them to the same speed. Could you tell me how I can find out exactly which type of memory I need? And, I forget the site everyone uses for those types of things. On the tip of my tongue...grr! |
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John_W
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1 edit | reply to Duchess44
RAM is dirt cheap. I paid just under $50 for 2 sticks of 2GB DDR2 for 4 total.
Newegg has some DDR2-800 on sale now for $37 for 4 GB.
I threw 4GB in my 32 bit machine Vista Ultimate computer(it was cheaper for me to put 4gb in than 3gb). It'll access 3.581GB of it and I am currently using 2.180GB of that right now, so adding a few more sticks to your machine won't hurt. It'll most likely help, and it is not that expensive.
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Duchess44
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| said by John_W :RAM is dirt cheap. I paid just under $50 for 2 sticks of 2GB DDR2 for 4 total. Newegg has some DDR2-800 on sale now for $37 for 4 GB. I threw 4GB in my 32 bit machine Vista Ultimate computer(it was cheaper for me to put 4gb in than 3gb). It'll access 3.581GB of it and I am currently using 2.180GB of that right now, so adding a few more sticks to your machine won't hurt. It'll most likely help, and it is not that expensive. NEWEGG! That's the place! LOL I couldn't think of the name to save me! LOL. Thanks. Now I just need to figure out how to see exactly which type of memory I need. |
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jabarnut
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1 edit | reply to Duchess44
Yeah, I agree that adding more Ram (to a point), sure can't hurt and is one of the easiest and most effective upgrades you can make....but to flatly state that 2GB is "not enough RAM to run Windows Vista" is ridiculous.
It runs quite well on 2GB and seems to be the "sweet spot" for Vista, from what I've seen.
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Duchess44
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| Exactly. I couldn't believe my eyes when I read that. Well yes I can. It is the WoW forums, after all lol. I have never had an issue but I did uninstall and quit playing for about 2 months so I lost all of my video settings ingame. I was asking if anyone had that post from a while back that had all the video settins in it. Then they start jumping down my poor machine's throat lol. |
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dadkins
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Vista Home Premium 32bit here.
3GB PC2-5300.
ATM, I am using 1.35GB.
As stated, 32bit will only address ~3.5GB.
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howie
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Vista Ultimate 32bit here.
4GB PC6400 DDR-2 800Mhz.
ATM, I am using ~1.35GB. |
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Duchess44
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2 edits | reply to dadkins
Strange that's exactly how mine looked when I took it. Only it was 1.37 instead of 1.35.
BTW..is that with or without WoW running?
And, where do I look on here to see what Memory I need to purchase? |
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JohnDrenZ
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»www.microsoft.com/windows/window···nts.aspx
»www.worldofwconline.com/content/···ents.php |
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1 edit | reply to Duchess44
2 GB is fine (but more never hurts). Been running 2 GB here for a while on a gaming/web and graphic design machine and it runs good. Anyone that tells you 2 GB is not enough to "run" Windows Vista hasn't the slightest clue what they are talking about. Perhaps the people that are arguing with you are the type of morons that have 120 processes running in the background and wonder why their computer runs like shit. In any case, memory is cheap, so it wouldn't hurt to run more than 2 GB.
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