Having RAM beyond 2GB will not appreciably increase your perfromance.
A home PC, unlike a server cannot use its main memory in different "domains".
To further improve your PC performance, you can try upgrading the devices that support the CPU - like the graphics card, the hard disk, the Internet speed.
2007-03-21 02:05:59
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answered by InspectorBudget 7
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You need to check with the manufacture of your motherboard and make sure that your motherboard will support 3GB worth of RAM.
Now with such large programs, every computer that I work on or help build for someone "MUST" have at least 1GB of RAM. That is so the normal user doesn't have such a large slow down with big programs or when running multiple programs. If you are planning to run larger games, then 2GB should be enough. But if you want your computer to have ZERO slow-down then 3GB will be your best option. 4GB is a little overkill unless you are planning to use your computer as a network or internet server, because everyone can access your computer then and it will use a ton of RAM. Your best bet would be to hold off on making your computer 3GB, just settle with 2GB and use that extra money that you were going to spend on a faster processor. Because the more RAM you have will only matter if your processor can keep up with the demand.
If you have any questions about this, let me know.
Thanks,
Charlie
2007-03-21 08:47:40
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answered by prudentphoto 2
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It all depends on the programs you are running. Lots of programs don't use the extra RAM. Windows will use what it can. Sometimes extra RAM is just a waste of money that could be spent in other areas to give improvements. Graphics cards can help gaming better than the extra RAM in some cases. If your hard disk is nearly full then a second USB drive will allow you to move files and make more room for windows to do it stuff - you need to investigate the needs a little. Hope this helps.
2007-03-21 08:45:42
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answered by Anonymous
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assume no further earthlings ... got an answer from bill .. gates.
Operating systems based on Microsoft Windows NT technologies have always provided applications with a flat 32-bit virtual address space that describes 4 gigabytes (GB) of virtual memory. The address space is usually split so that 2 GB of address space is directly accessible to the application and the other 2 GB is only accessible to the Windows executive software.
The 32-bit versions of the Windows 2000 Advanced Server and Windows NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition, operating systems were the first versions of Windows to provide applications with a 3-GB flat virtual address space, with the kernel and executive components using only 1 GB. In response to customer requests, Microsoft has expanded the availability of this support to the 32-bit version of Windows XP Professional and all 32-bit versions of Windows Server 2003.
Windows 2000 Memory Support. With Windows 2000 Professional and Server, the maximum amount of memory that can be supported is 4 GB (identical to Windows NT 4.0, as described later in this section). However, Windows 2000 Advanced Server supports 8 GB of physical RAM and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server supports 32 GB of physical RAM using the PAE feature of the IA-32 processor family, beginning with Intel Pentium Pro and later.
Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003 Memory Support. The maximum amount of memory that can be supported on Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003 is also 4 GB. However, Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition supports 32 GB of physical RAM and Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition supports 64 GB of physical RAM using the PAE feature.
The virtual address space of processes and applications is still limited to 2 GB unless the /3GB switch is used in the Boot.ini file. When the physical RAM in the system exceeds 16 GB and the /3GB switch is used, the operating system will ignore the additional RAM until the /3GB switch is removed. This is because of the increased size of the kernel required to support more Page Table Entries. The assumption is made that the administrator would rather not lose the /3GB functionality silently and automatically; therefore, this requires the administrator to explicitly change this setting.
The /3GB switch allocates 3 GB of virtual address space to an application that uses IMAGE_FILE_LARGE_ADDRESS_AWARE in the process header. This switch allows applications to address 1 GB of additional virtual address space above 2 GB.
The virtual address space of processes and applications is still limited to 2 GB, unless the /3GB switch is used in the Boot.ini file. The following example shows how to add the /3GB parameter in the Boot.ini file to enable application memory tuning:
2007-03-21 09:46:42
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answered by sotongjuice 2
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An IT specialist told me that XP isn't compatible with 2GB ram or higher. I am assuming that your RAM would be useful if you upgrade to Vista. But I don't see anything applications where having 3 or 4GB RAM would be necessary.
2GB RAM is still considered fast as hell.
2007-03-21 08:42:35
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answered by Ricky B 3
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