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How much RAM do you have installed?

Started by psyko_x, Nov 19 2012 08:23

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#46 Tyler R.

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Posted 19 November 2012 - 14:05

Desktop - (Main gameing machine): 4GB ADATA DDR2 800
2006 Macbook - (Used mainly for syncing my iDevices and browsing the web): stock 2GB DDR2 800
G4 Tower (Damned to the closet): 1GB PC-100
"Tinkering" Machine - (Used for BT and sandbox environment): 1GB DDR

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#47 Emil Valsson

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Posted 19 November 2012 - 14:14

View Postpsyko_x, on 19 November 2012 - 08:37, said:

What motherboard do you use? I assume it's a dual socket. I really wish mine had more than 4 DIMM slots :-/

I use Windows as my host OS but run linux in a VM. I develop on both platforms. The main reason I need the RAM is because I work with some very large databases and I want most of the data loaded in memory rather than read from/written to my SSD

Intel DX79SI.

View PostSkyfrog, on 19 November 2012 - 09:10, said:

Just curious but what do you do with it? Hard to imagine most of that not sitting unused and wasted.

Lots of VMware virtual servers testing.

There are desktop motherboards that support 128GB of RAM, like the MSI Big Bang II. :)

#48 medhunter

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Posted 19 November 2012 - 14:31

My main Laptop : HP Pavilion dv6-6c65sx Entertainment Notebook PC: 2x4GB

Dell Mini Inspiron Netbook: 2GB

#49 Frankenberrie

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Posted 19 November 2012 - 14:32

16GB - 4x4GB DDR-III 1600MHz

I seem some of you say no paging file... Since I use Adobe Photoshop - It requires a paging file so I have mine set at 128MB

#50 +devHead

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Posted 19 November 2012 - 14:34

4 GB DDR2. Yeah, my PC is kinda old. I'll probably be upgrading some things come the new year.

#51 Kami-

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Posted 19 November 2012 - 14:35

32GB

#52 Glassed Silver

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Posted 19 November 2012 - 15:28

32GB :)

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#53 tsupersonic

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Posted 19 November 2012 - 15:31

Don't know why I voted 12GB, doh! Monday...

Desktop: 16GB
Laptop: 8GB

#54 +sanke1

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Posted 19 November 2012 - 15:31

View PostCrisps, on 19 November 2012 - 08:35, said:

8GB DDR3 1866

Same here. Hits the right balance between price and performance.

#55 Glassed Silver

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Posted 19 November 2012 - 15:39

View Posttsupersonic, on 19 November 2012 - 15:31, said:

Don't know why I voted 12GB, doh! Monday...

Desktop: 16GB
Laptop: 8GB
Arithmetic mean! ;)

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#56 Detection

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Posted 19 November 2012 - 15:43

Only 4GB because my cooler is too low to fit any more RAM under, so I have a choice of buying another 4GB and a new cooler, or wasting 4GB and buying 8GB in 2 x 4GB sticks

Don't really want to replace the cooler either, Its a Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme and keeps my Phenom II 965 overclocked to 4GHz at 34c idle and low 50's load, not bad for a £35 cooler

#57 witalit

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Posted 20 November 2012 - 12:29

Currently I only have 8GB and its sufficient for my current tasks. I will be looking to upgrade my machine next year though so will most likely buy 16GB when I do.

#58 +Mephistopheles

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Posted 20 November 2012 - 12:30

2 GB in my private laptop. 4 GB in my work laptop.

#59 CronicHazel

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Posted 20 November 2012 - 12:32

2x 2GB of DDR3 1600

=) simple

#60 thealexweb

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Posted 20 November 2012 - 12:35

6GB for me :)
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