How much RAM do you have?

[SuxoR]

I was just curious to find out how much RAM everyone has
I have 3 gigs myself and love the way my computer runs
I might go to 4 or 5 depending on new games that come out

What about you guys?

[Sporadic]

I was just curious to find out how much RAM everyone has
I have 3 gigs myself and love the way my computer runs
I might go to 4 or 5 depending on new games that come out

What about you guys?

Hope you have a 64 bit OS or all of that extra RAM would go to waste.

I have 3GBs

[Serik]

2 GB of gskill RAM

[CounterSeal]

4GBs of GSkill DDR2, and yes with a 64 bit OS, and it is blissful.

[ohboy10451]

4GB RAM on a 17 inch HP laptop with blu ray drive (64 bit OS)

[kube00]

2 Gb

[coolsteel]

2 gb

[Vinny]

4GB but since I only have a 32bit OS, I only get 3.5GB. I was fine with 2GB but seeing as how cheap DDR2 800 memory was hitting, I figured "why not?".

[neverletthem]

4 GB on a 64 bit OS.

[thespamofpower]

I've got 1Gb in my laptop which i'm on currently and my new desktop that i'm in the middle of building will have 2. I have no reason to go 4Gb since I don't plan on moving to 64-bit anytime soon. Plus this build was made to be cheap:D

[captainfrizo]

4 GB w/Vista Home Premium (32bit). Sure, I only get to use 3.5GB, but between that and my video card and CPU I can pretty much manhandle whatever I try to throw at it.

[hankmecrankme]

2 GB on Vista 64 bit. I want to add another 2 GB, but I want some DDR2 1066 instead of my current 800.

[SuxoR]

How does 2 gig work on visa 64?

[xmunitalp]

6 gigs.


Don't run 64 bit without 4 or more.

[fullhavok]

4 gigs & love 'n it! it's so cheap now, that's it worth it.

[a_bleak_tomorrow]

i have like 768 mhz there is a 512 stick in there and an old 258 as well hahahah

[fullhavok]

i have like 768 mhz there is a 512 stick in there and an old 258 as well hahahah

WOW! LoL

[EvilJester]

i'm rebuilding this month and getting 4gigs of gskill with windows ultimate 64bit

[Thongsy]

2 gb in my desktops, 3 in my notebook.

[J7.]

128 mb of ram.

[mav451]

2GBs. I'm still on a XP though...so no biggy.

[KingDox]

I'm rocking 4 gigs on Vista Ultimate(32). I don't care if I can only use 3.2 or what ever, it was cheap so I went for it.

[Dr Mario Kart]

512 of DDR333 yo

[Aleryn]

3GB in my primary, a Notebook. Don't feel a need for more in my Vista OS.

Wouldn't want any less then that though. Wasn't happy with XP til my XP box had 1GB ram in it.

[vihit]

8 gb using Vista Ultimate 64-bit

[hec204]

1gb on xp

[V4oLDbOY]

not enough...

[plasticbathmonki]

4 gigs of wonderful.

[Sideswiper]

4gb on Vista 64bit

[wbc1228]

Only 1GB.
I don't want to spend too much money upgrading my pc
(AMD Athlon 64 3200, ATI 9800SE - Suckie Edition).
I'll probably get a new one in two years.

128 mb of ram.
ahhh...
are you running windows 98?

[n25philly]

Depends on the computer, but both of my main computers have 3 gig running 32bit vista. The work computer (which I'm on now) has ddr400. My home gaming computer has 3 gig of DDR2 1066 ram. I have 11 other computers and the ram on those varies greatly.

[Melatonin]

1 GB, which I just upgraded to from 512 last year.

i feel so....inadequate >_<

[KaOTiK]

16GB on my workstation XP64
3GB on my laptop XP32/OSX

[Snake2715]

Depends on the computer, but both of my main computers have 3 gig running 32bit vista. The work computer (which I'm on now) has ddr400. My home gaming computer has 3 gig of DDR2 1066 ram. I have 11 other computers and the ram on those varies greatly.

You know you said that just to drop the 121 pc bomb...!

I thought I had a lot as I have 1 laptop, 1 hooked up to my Entertainment center, Two on Lan in the basement and one other box for day to day use. So thats 5 total.

[darthbudge]

2GBs. It runs games and vista just fine. Maybe if I ever get a 64 bit system, then I will get 4GB or whatever else is the norm then.

[Filbert]

I have 2GB of 184 pin DDR. I bought my mobo right before DDR2 became the new standard and I've really regretted it. Upgrading from 1GB to 2 (buying a 1GB stick) cost me three times as much as a gig of DDR2 RAM.

[Hybrid5006]

4 x 1GB corsairs that I had to overclock myself because the factory settings did not work properly resulting in slower timing (running them on dual channel)

[One4Deuce]

Just bought this PC, http://www.shopping.hp.com/product/KJ376AA%2523ABA, for $630 so I'll soon be running with 4GB of RAM, looking forward to trying it out.

[silent h3ro]

I have a total of 4GBs (2x2GB kit) on Vista x64. Crysis isn't playable with 2 gigs...

[VAD3R or Fro]

1 gig of corsair. I am planning to upgrade my AGP gaming rig with 2 gigs soon.

[J7.]

Only 1GB.
I don't want to spend too much money upgrading my pc
(AMD Athlon 64 3200, ATI 9800SE - Suckie Edition).
I'll probably get a new one in two years.


ahhh...
are you running windows 98?
Yes, why?

[cdrober]

I have 2GB each in my Lenovo/IBM Thinkpad and my MacBook Pro. So far both have fine performance so I haven't really tried to upgrade them.

[Hostile]

I heard anything more than 2 GB is a waste unless you're using Vista or 64-bit XP. I have 2 GB...

[G33]

2 GB in mine. Computer's old enough that I'll buy a new one before buying more RAM.

[Paco]

Only one gig. Soon I'll have at least 2 gigs or even four gigs on my laptop. I have Vista Premium. So this should help, even though I don't use the aero interface.

[Access_Denied]

1.5 GB on my XP desktop. 3GB on my Vista laptop.

It's odd that my desktop seems faster. Fucking Vista.

[Access_Denied]

I heard anything more than 2 GB is a waste unless you're using Vista or 64-bit XP. I have 2 GB...

Anything more than 4GB is. 32-Bit operating systems support up to 4GB RAM.

[Liquid 2]

2 GB.


4GB RAM on a 17 inch HP laptop with blu ray drive (64 bit OS)

What a waste. :-|

[n25philly]

Anything more than 4GB is. 32-Bit operating systems support up to 4GB RAM.

Only in windows

[eswat]

2GB on desktop, 1GB on laptop (swaps like a mofo).

[Kandal]

I have 4GB but due to a non 64 bit xp system I'm only getting potential 3.5 GB

[joemoedee]

Let's see...

New Desktop Build 5200+ X2 - 2 GB PC6400 DDR2 4-4-4-12 Crucial (18 bucks after $20 rebate @ Frys ftw)
Semi-Dead Old Desktop - 3100+ Sempy - 640 Meg DDR PC3200
iMac G3 Doorstop (Yes, I actually use it as a doorstop) - 350 Mhz - 512 Meg PC100
Old Compaq Presario 1220 Laptop - 180 Mhz MediaGX - 80 Meg Ram (DamnSmallLinux actually runs quite well.)
Packard Bell 386/25SX - 25 Mhz - 4 Megs SIMM (Nothing like the good old $100/meg ram back in the day)

[joemoedee]

Only in windows

Not true, 32 Bit OS's, any flavor, have the 4 GB limit.

[lanleague]

4GB but only 32bit XP.

[option.iv]

I have only 1GB in my laptop. I'd upgrade, though 1GB seems like enough for such a small machine. Plus I don't multi-task that much.

[DrunkTigerWoods]

1gb on xp. Saving for a new pc rather than upgrading.

[Fuzi0n]

4GB of this (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227289) on Vista 64.

Still haven't gotten my MIR :cry:.

[Over easy]

2.5 GB. I also need to grab a new video card since 256 MB will not cut it for the games coming out this fall.

[Pootie Thang]

I have 4GB of A-Data Ram on 64-Bit Vista

[Photomotoz]

4GB DDR2 GSkill on Vista 32 bit. I figure in a bit I will just upgrade to the 64 bit version to get that missing 700 mb.

[greyzieoriental]

3GB running Vista 32bit

all i do is surf the internet and listen to music
watch a few videos here and there

[hankmecrankme]

How does 2 gig work on visa 64?

A little late for the reply, but it works fine. Only Crysis begs for more RAM. But that's what dual booting XP is for. ;)

[n25philly]

A little late for the reply, but it works fine. Only Crysis begs for more RAM. But that's what dual booting XP is for. ;)

is it really worth booting into xp for that extra 20-50 megs?

[SaraAB]

1GB on my desktop with Windows XP pro. I don't play PC games.

[hankmecrankme]

is it really worth booting into xp for that extra 20-50 megs?

Well, that and some programs and games, mostly games, don't like Vista and really don't like Vista x64.

[n25philly]

Well, that and some programs and games, mostly games, don't like Vista and really don't like Vista x64.

maybe x64, but 99% of game play perfect on the 32 bit version

[munch]

4gb, but only 3.5 show up for me.

[guyver2077]

4gb

[hankmecrankme]

maybe x64, but 99% of game play perfect on the 32 bit version

This is true. I've been using Vista since the beta, and I've had only a few problems that were mostly due to driver issues. I do have a few games that don't work on Vista though; one being Manhunt, unless you disable DEP.

I've had almost no problems with programs, because I keep them up to date.

[gorgonzola238]

I run 4GB on Vista Ultimate 64 and it runs liquid smooth, definitely worth it.

[cdrober]

I am running 4GB on Mac OSX (MacBook Pro 2.5Ghz) and when I need to I boot up win xp pro which only recognizes 3.5GB (max in win xp) everything runs fine..mostly. My music production software (running Komplete 5, Kore 2, & Logic Studio 8) though sucks it down and makes me wish I had 8 Gigs and Quad processor though.

I haven't really tried many games on it yet though but plan to get Spore.

[Sleepkyng]

4gb 32bit os... but it's server 2003 :D

[under_scorer]

2GB right now, but about to upgrade to 4GB - along with triple booting Vista 64bit.

[Koggit]

4gb with a Q6600 and it's fine, my processor is the bottleneck. Vista 32bit (so only 3.5gb is recognized, not a big deal).

[onikage]

4 GB on my 64-bit XP setup and 2 GB on my laptop.

[Animefalcon]

8GB here

gezz i need to update my sig

[eliter1]

2 GB on Vista 32 bit, don't see a need to upgrade any furhter

[SL4IN]

4GB on my laptop with vista 64 bit
2GB on my desktop with XP pro

[MotzCTG]

3GB on my vista rig

[Snake2715]

maybe x64, but 99% of game play perfect on the 32 bit version
Maybe new games... not older PC games that have established work arounds with XP.

[javeryh]

I've got 1GB in my laptop (my primary computer).

[slidecage]

man my PC sucks

480 Ram the pc im looking at buying soon has 6gb talk about a major leap up

[n25philly]

Maybe new games... not older PC games that have established work arounds with XP.

I know that is the regurgitated response everyone gives but it's not true. I play a lot of older games, everything runs beautifully in Vista. Only came across one that didn't, Freedom Force, but it has issues with XP sp2 as well.

[grendel19]

Got 4gb on my Vista x64.

And 2gb on my HTPC/gaming PC running Vista x86.

[Snake2715]

I know that is the regurgitated response everyone gives but it's not true. I play a lot of older games, everything runs beautifully in Vista. Only came across one that didn't, Freedom Force, but it has issues with XP sp2 as well.

So am I wrong to say that mid 90's adventures dont run on Vista... I guess I can go load up a few more and come up with a list... or I can drop them on my desktop XP and get right to playing.

I am not talking 4-5 years older. I am talking 10-18 years older. It doesnt matter its just a reason I prefer to stick with what I have set up and working for this situation.

[zionoverfire]

i have like 768 mhz there is a 512 stick in there and an old 258 as well hahahah

Awesome! That's what my computer was running until a month ago when I finally gave in and upgraded.

Currently I'm running 3gb, if I get around to upgrading to 64 bit I'll double that.

[magiic]

4GB on 64bit Leopard

[SOSTrooper]

4GB on this PC with Vista x64

[menikmati]

2x2GB on the desktop and 2x1GB in the MacBook Pro.

[DoubleEcksZero]

4gb 32bit, i'll upgrade to 64 bit when I get around to saving all my crap for a format.

[mitch079]

2gb on xp

[priest_ridden]

8gb Vista 64 Ultimate (ultimate pile of crap)

[missingno81]

160mb, as you can tell pc gaming is not an option.

[Frogurt.man]

160mb, as you can tell pc gaming is not an option.

How old is your computer????????

[Hyrules007]

4GB installed but only 3.3GB usable under 32-bit Vista. I have yet to push my RAM to its limits so it looks as if 3.3GB is more than enough for the years to come.

[SynGamer]

2GB PC-6400, thinking of upgrading to 64-bit and getting 2 more sticks of 1GB. Not sure yet. If i can find the same ram i have now for a good price, i might.

[AdvOfJet]

Using just 1GB right now.

Question for you guys, my memory configuration is 2x2 slots, so 4 slots total. My PC came with 2 512Mb sticks in the first pair.

My question is, can I use 2 1GB sticks in the second pair to make the 3 total, or do all four have to matched to the same memory amount (as opposed to each pair).

[Synergy]

4GB on my macbook pro, 2GB in my XP desktop. Haven't really felt a need to upgrade the desktop, but if I ever do, I will. RAM is nice and cheap these days.

[fieldkillah]

4 Gigs on both my tower and laptop.

[DrunkTigerWoods]

Using just 1GB right now.

Question for you guys, my memory configuration is 2x2 slots, so 4 slots total. My PC came with 2 512Mb sticks in the first pair.

My question is, can I use 2 1GB sticks in the second pair to make the 3 total, or do all four have to matched to the same memory amount (as opposed to each pair).

I am planning on doing the same thing to my pc and was wondering the answer to that myself.

[Sperz]

2gig of ddr2 on my acer laptop.
2gig in my tower.

[FFMooglestar]

Currently 1GB (2x512mb) in my Desktop, but have 4x1GB sticks on the way.
2GB in my Notebook.

[Plac1d]

4 sticks with a total of 1.5GB.

[SOSTrooper]

Using just 1GB right now.

Question for you guys, my memory configuration is 2x2 slots, so 4 slots total. My PC came with 2 512Mb sticks in the first pair.

My question is, can I use 2 1GB sticks in the second pair to make the 3 total, or do all four have to matched to the same memory amount (as opposed to each pair).

If the motherboard supports 4GB total (or higher), then you probably won't run into problems installing 2 pieces of 1GB to make your computer 3GB total. The most important thing is finding out what kind of memory you have (DDR, DDR2) and what speed the current pieces of memory (533MHz, 667, 800, etc.) are running at. Ideally you'll want to get the memory that runs the same speed as your 2 current pieces. Though it is not necessary, if you do buy faster memory, they'll be downclocked by the motherboard to run the same speed as the current pair.

[Plac1d]

If the motherboard supports 4GB total (or higher), then you probably won't run into problems installing 2 pieces of 1GB to make your computer 3GB total. The most important thing is finding out what kind of memory you have (DDR, DDR2) and what speed the current pieces of memory (533MHz, 667, 800, etc.) are running at. Ideally you'll want to get the memory that runs the same speed as your 2 current pieces. Though it is not necessary, if you do buy faster memory, they'll be downclocked by the motherboard to run the same speed as the current pair.

Yep. I'm using 2x g.skill 512mb sticks in one dual channel configuration and another 2 Samsung 256mb sticks in another dual channel.

[52club]

Just upgraded to 8 gigs on my vista ultimate desktop, $41 for 4gb of high end ram was too good of deal to pass up.

[Theenternal]

I picked up 4gigs of 1066mhz ddr2 reaper mem for my budget game box for 37 shipped.

[hec204]

4gb g.skill DDR2 800 on vista 64-bit

[VipFREAK]

Holy christ... Other than to run the FAIL that is Vista why would you need 8gbs!?

[SynGamer]

2x1GB of OCZ DDR2 PC26400 for something 25 shipped back in July. Waiting for a deal on 4GB of 1066.

[chronodev]

6GB on desktop, 3GB on laptop

(Am usually working on lotsa stuff at once, I need all the RAM I can geT)

[aihuman]

3gb on my vostro 1500.

[mercilessming]

4gig in 64bit Box
and
4 gig in 64bit Laptop

[slidecage]

6GB on desktop, 3GB on laptop

(Am usually working on lotsa stuff at once, I need all the RAM I can geT)

was that desktop the best buy thaksgiving one : )

still dont know to open that or send it back

[chronodev]

was that desktop the best buy thaksgiving one : )

still dont know to open that or send it back

It is a Gateway FX from Best Buy (I didn't get it in thanksgiving though so not sure if you are referring to the same one)

[GuilewasNK]

I think I have 512MB. I'd like to add more, but I have no idea what I need to get. It was easy back in the day with my Win ME PC. All I needed to know was I need to buy SDRAM. Now with DDR, DDR2, PC-133, PC-166 I have no clue what I should buy.

[PhaperPlane]

I have 4GB of Ram on my PC, very happy with it. (Better than what I was running on my old PC, 512MB of Ram!:lol:)

[Paco]

I have two gb of ram on my new laptop. I will get another 2 gb stick to make it 3 gb of ram soon enough.

[FloodsAreUponUS]

I think I have 512MB. I'd like to add more, but I have no idea what I need to get. It was easy back in the day with my Win ME PC. All I needed to know was I need to buy SDRAM. Now with DDR, DDR2, PC-133, PC-166 I have no clue what I should buy.

Go to the advisor on www.crucial.com

4gb of Ram on every computer I own.

[silent h3ro]

Holy christ... Other than to run the FAIL that is Vista why would you need 8gbs!?Photoshop...

[VipFREAK]

I only have 2gbs and it runs fine. : shrugs:

512mb in my laptop... That runs PS kinda slow.

[rabidmonkeys]

Each of my Mac Minis have 2G, my MBP has 2G and my new Macbook has 4G.

[ya0]

8gigs desktop
2gigs laptop

[anotherpoorgamer]

320MB

Did I win, the least amount of RAM award?

[saturnotaku]

2 GB in my MacBook Pro
6 GB in my desktop

[paintball745]

i have 5 gigs only reason is when i built my new computer i had a bad stick of ram so it was cheaper to buy 4 gigs insted of 2.(ocz on sale at newegg)

[VioletArrows]

2GB in my laptop but it's running XP so there's plenty of space for whatever I want to run.

[Prock]

4gb on my desktop
4gb on laptop too

[vherub]

2 x 2gb Mushkin PC26400 5-4-4-12 @ 1.8V

[hec204]

320MB

Did I win, the least amount of RAM award?
Nope my old mac has 128MB

[AaronAMV]

Now I have 6 gigs. :)

[chronodev]

I still remember when I thought the 64k on my Commodore 64 was a lot of RAM :)

[zewone]

I think I have 512MB. I'd like to add more, but I have no idea what I need to get. It was easy back in the day with my Win ME PC. All I needed to know was I need to buy SDRAM. Now with DDR, DDR2, PC-133, PC-166 I have no clue what I should buy.

RAM is actually really simple to buy.

I have 4GB 800mhz OCZ Reaper something or other.

[ivanctorres]

Sorry in advance for the newb question but how does one know if they are running a 64 Bit OS?

[Cheadyp]

Sorry in advance for the newb question but how does one know if they are running a 64 Bit OS?
I know with how to do it in Vista but not XP

In Vista:
-Click Start
-Right click on "Computer" and then click "Properties"

It says it there next to System Type

[guyver2077]

4GB notebook
4gb desktop

considering jumping my desktop to 8gb and turning off pagefile

[silent h3ro]

RAM is actually really simple to buy.

I have 4GB 800mhz OCZ Reaper something or other.lol OCZ Reaper memory is performance memory that most people buy to overclcok. Hope you got a good deal on it...

[zewone]

I did. It was like $20 or $30 for 4 gigs.

[epobirs]

I heard anything more than 2 GB is a waste unless you're using Vista or 64-bit XP. I have 2 GB...

You heard wrong.

[epobirs]

Holy christ... Other than to run the FAIL that is Vista why would you need 8gbs!?

Some people actually do serious work with their computer.

At the very least, having 8 GB on a 64-bit system allows multiple 32-bit apps to have their full 2 GB of space at the same time. If you're doing any serious work in Adobe apps, for example, loading up this much RAM is not difficult.

It gets far better as more 64-bit native apps become available. There is very good reason why Adobe is making a big push to get all of their major apps out in 64-bit native versions. Their audience is very anxious for those upgrades. The early benchmarks for PhotoShop are extremely encouraging and make Vista a major win for serious users. Not so much on OS X because Apple changed their minds on how they would handle the 64-bit transition in such a way as to require Adobe to do a massive amount of work compared to the Windows versions.

[epobirs]

I think I have 512MB. I'd like to add more, but I have no idea what I need to get. It was easy back in the day with my Win ME PC. All I needed to know was I need to buy SDRAM. Now with DDR, DDR2, PC-133, PC-166 I have no clue what I should buy.

As someone else advised, going to www.crucial.com will usually tell you what you need to know. That is, what your machine can use and don't worry about all of the other stuff out there.

That said, if your computer shipped with 512 MB, a bigger question is the value for the cost of upgrading vs. getting a new machine entirely. As memory type age and generate fewer sales, they tend to get more expensive. This means an older machine can cost more to up grade than a newer machine. So much more that the cost is as much as putting far more RAM in a new machine.

If your machine takes SDRAM this is almost certainly the case. You don't need to be interested in PC gaming. A new machine has plenty to offer beyond that and the price for a nice, non-gaming system is amazingly low these days.

[Access_Denied]

I have 3GB on my Vista laptop, and it still run like shit. 1GB on my desktop, and it runs like a race car.

I actually have 1.5GB on my desktop, but .5GB doesn't work. It came with 512MB and when I added the 1GB stick, the 512MB stick stopped working. I tried switching slots and everything, nothing works. Oh well, 1GB is more than enough for XP.