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venom762
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      02-19-2009

I have the system below and want to go to 4G of ram, Is it really wort
it? I know that the 32 only uses about 3.5G

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      02-19-2009
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> I have the system below and want to go to 4G of ram, Is it really worth
> it? I know that the 32 only uses about 3.5G.
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It is if you are considering going to 64bit..


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      02-20-2009

"venom762" <> wrote in message
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> I have the system below and want to go to 4G of ram, Is it really worth
> it? I know that the 32 only uses about 3.5G.
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On a 32-bit system, the only reason to get 4 is when you really need more
than 3, and can accept that part of the RAM will never be used. Most
people never need more than 3.

What tasks did you have in mind that would use large amounts of RAM?

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