Upgrade RAM

[saf79]

Hi all,

Currently i am using Core i5 750 with 4GB ram.Should i upgrade my ram to 16GB ram(which my Motherboard can support max to 16GB) since i am using Win 7 Ultimate 64bit.

Only used PC to watch videos,listen to music and video editing.

 

[richc46]

16GB plan on running a major Company?
For your purposes 4GB is fine.

 

[jaypels]

heavy video editing or just casual? if its casual and not for profit, let me illustrate it better..

YOUR SPECS = OVERKILL!!!

with that usage, even a core 2 duo heck even a dual core would suffice..

 

[saf79]

16GB plan on running a major Company?
For your purposes 4GB is fine.

16GB plan on running a major Company..hmm pls elaborate on tis?

 

[saf79]

heavy video editing or just casual? if its casual and not for profit, let me illustrate it better..

YOUR SPECS = OVERKILL!!!

with that usage, even a core 2 duo heck even a dual core would suffice..

YOUR SPECS = OVERKILL!!....what u mean by this??i was using core 2 duo E7400 before....

 

[MK2]

Hi,

For watching video and listening to music 4GB of memory is more then enough.
If you're serious into video editing it might be beneficial to have more memory but if it's just occasional I would stick with what you have.

Just have a look at the Task Manager how much RAM you're actually using when editing.
If you use 80% or more of you're 4GB then you could go to 8GB first.

MK2

 

[saf79]

Hi,

For watching video and listening to music 4GB of memory is more then enough.
If you're serious into video editing it might be beneficial to have more memory but if it's just occasional I would stick with what you have.

Just have a look at the Task Manager how much RAM you're actually using when editing.
If you use 80% or more of you're 4GB then you could go to 8GB first.



MK2

it cant even reach 2GB ram always stuck to max 1.93GB ram.....

 

[richc46]

16GB plan on running a major Company?
For your purposes 4GB is fine.

16GB plan on running a major Company..hmm pls elaborate on tis?

What I was trying to say is that with 16GB of RAM you could do a lot more than you are planning.

Bottom line stay with 4GB, more than enough.

 

[richc46]

Coding Horror: Why Does Vista Use All My Memory?


Quote: it cant even reach 2GB ram always stuck to max 1.93GB ram

 

[saf79]

Coding Horror: Why Does Vista Use All My Memory?


Quote: it cant even reach 2GB ram always stuck to max 1.93GB ram

Is any way i can know whether i am utilizing fully my 4GB ram??

 

[richc46]

Hit keys alt cntrl and delte, that bring up the task manager. Give us a screen shot of process