Is 4GB of RAM still perfectly fine gaming?
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Thread created 07-23-2012 by bubbachuck
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Gaming really doesn't require that much RAM. 4G would be fine for any single game I know of, the problem is what else is running while you're playing that game. Browsers these days can take up gigs...
Is 4GB of RAM still perfectly fine gaming?
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no it isn't, just go for 8gb at the least, youll thank your self later. There's an increasing amount of games that will eat up 3-4gb, so 4gb is becoming the bare minimum. Also keep in mind that your...
Is 4GB of RAM still perfectly fine gaming?
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What about the speed of the RAM you have now as opposed to what your motherboard will support?
Is 4GB of RAM still perfectly fine gaming?
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4GB memory is plenty for non-I/O intensive tasks. The type of tasks that require much memory include database transactions, multiple image batch modification, multiple tabbed web surfing, etc.
For...
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You might want to also consider 8 GB of RAM for later, down the road. Software is only going to get bloatier and will require more memory intensive to keep going so might as well prepare ahead. In...
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When we previewed it in February, it seemed lighter than 7, using less resources, so if 4 gigs is good for what you do in 7, it'll be fine with 8.
Is 4GB of RAM still perfectly fine gaming?
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I remember a couple of years ago when RAM prices were dirt cheap, 4GB was touted as being all you "needed" for gaming. Anything over 4GB was superfluous and gave negligible increase in...
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Yes, 4 GB is plenty in most cases and no do not disable your pagefile. In Windows' memory architecture, RAM is a performance optimization for the hard disk. Disabling the pagefile can prevent...
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What about for the new Windows 8? Does anyone know if 4GB of RAM is optimal for Windows 8 for an everyday user. (Microsoft Office + Internet+Finance Software etc.)
Is 4GB of RAM still perfectly fine gaming?
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Absolutely correct. There will be something in the future that will gobble up more resources,
but the OP did say......
Is 4GB of RAM still perfectly fine gaming?
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More than enough. Install the ram widget on you screen and you would see that more than half the ram is idle all the time.
Is 4GB of RAM still perfectly fine gaming?
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4 gigs should be ample and the sure fire way to find out, is to set it to "no page file" and observe the ram usage in the performance tab of the task manager. If it manages to surpass 3 gigs while...
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4 GB should be just fine. What is most important for gaming is video RAM and video GPU.
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Ivy bridge supports up to 2400mhz i believe
Motherboard he mentioned supports: DDR3 2800+(OC)/2400(OC)/2133(OC)/1866(OC)/ 1600/1333/1066
THough there isn't really much real world differences...
