2006-11-25 14:28:58 · 11 answers · asked by Ty H 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Monitors
1GB would be considered a "pretty good" amount - although if you really want a decent system nowadays you should have at least 2GB.
2006-11-25 14:30:42 · answer #1 · answered by karkov48 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a good question. FOR THE AVERAGE USER. Generally the number you want to go for is 512MB. 512MB is not too much nor is it too little. Anything over this is generally overkill. I'm defining the average user as a person who checks mail/internet surfing etc... and uses word/processor programs. This amount of ram is enough to do DVD encoding for example and run some small photoshop picture editing programs. If you wish to go advanced.
If you plan to use the system as a gamming machine you probably want to go for 1GB or more. This will give you enough ram to play the most demanding games but you have to have a great video card to match in graphics bandwidth. You can go over 1GB however there are very little applications that call for this.
All in all memory is soooo cheap it dosen't really matter you can set a system up to specs with as little as 40 dollars.
2006-11-25 14:36:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most "low end" computers today come with 512mb of memory. That is able to run Windows XP without too much trouble for simple applications (word processing, e-mails, Internet, etc.). If you want to do anything with graphics (beyond just look at them), you will want to double that to 1 GB (1024mb). If you want to do video editing or play any of the "high end" games, you will need at least 2GB of memory. To edit videos well, takes about 4GB.
So a "good amount" depends on what you plan to do with the computer.
2006-11-25 14:35:19 · answer #3 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to Microsoft 512mb is good, but 1gb is the average for most. I have 2.5gb on mine as I record DVDs and edit graphics and never get a slow down on a 2.8ghz machine.
2006-11-25 14:45:42 · answer #4 · answered by John E 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For Windows XP, I'd 512mb will work but I recommend 1gb. For vista, I recommend two if you want to use all of the features it has smoothly.
2006-11-25 14:30:29 · answer #5 · answered by Gavin S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are running Windows XP, I would recommend at least 512mb of memory. If you are someone who does a lot of multi-tasking, I would recommend at least 1gb of memory, if not more.
2006-11-25 14:30:50 · answer #6 · answered by R_Mev 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends what you got. But nowadays it comes up to 512mb to 1gb
2006-11-25 14:31:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the amount your motherboard can take!
Some boards have a two gigabyte maximum.
But I have 4 gigabytes on mine!
2006-11-25 14:33:30 · answer #8 · answered by tattie_herbert 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
256 is good
512 is better
1-4 gig is above average
2006-11-25 14:30:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
512 MB minimum 1GB good max your system best
2006-11-25 16:44:26 · answer #10 · answered by Elbert 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋