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Is adding extra RAM going to make any difference to performance?
Hi,
I'm new here and did a quick search but didn't really find an answer to my question.
I'm a user rather than a geek/nerd - and I mean no disrespect by using those terms, just trying to illustrate my level of knowledge and competence. I build my computers myself so I'm happy to take the lid off and understand what the bits do but I'm not a tweaker.
I'm looking for performance for graphics editing - high res and large files, 200MB files are not unusual - and do a lot of design and publishing work, sometimes on large and complex documents. Occasionally I'm working with video from phones but might get more into HD video in the future.
Current machine does what I need quite happily - Windows 7 x64, 6GB (DDR3 10600) RAM, ASUS Sabretooth X58. I've got an opportunity to add some more RAM - another 12GB - for not much money.
Might do it just to see what happens - but am I going to notice any difference at all? Are there any clever things that I (or the OS) can do with a surplus of RAM? Or will it just use more power?
At the risk of going way beyond my level of competence, I'd be happy to hear any suggestions to improve the current hardware setup. Or to put it another way, I think I might be developing an interest in tweaking!