For example-if you have too much is it just wasted?
2007-05-04 05:11:17 · 6 answers · asked by Nemo the geek 7 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
It's a cost/benefit issue. There will always be some benefit to adding more memory, but the question is whether it's worth the money. With either Vista or XP and the software that is available today, you probably won't need much more than 2 gig's of memory. However, as new software is released, memory demands will increase. In two years, you may realize very significant benefits to having 4 gig's with Vista and high end games or demanding software.
2007-05-04 05:29:41 · answer #1 · answered by gergreg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically, part of it is almost always being wasted because you are generally not using up all the memory all the time.
But when you have those high memory demands, that extra ram does get used.
Depending on the programs you use, over 2 gigs of ram with WinXP is usually a waste.
Same with 4gigs with Vista, though that is a rough guesstimate.
2007-05-04 12:20:15 · answer #2 · answered by Bjorn 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you have a MB that will handle up to 1GB RAM, and you put in more than that, you are wasting the excess.
2007-05-04 12:20:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well I'd listen to the computer guy but also you have to think about the super computers in government facilites and rich universities! they have a few tereflops of Ram (1 tereflop = 1024 terebytes = 1,048,576 GB)...so yeah......
2007-05-04 12:21:18 · answer #4 · answered by yo_mama_is_so_fat_that 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. but it mostly depends on what you are doing.
2007-05-04 15:47:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, it can happen...if you are using 512MB and you have 4GB, you are wasting 3.5GB.
2007-05-04 12:14:52 · answer #6 · answered by Yoi_55 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋