minimum 1gb RAM ?

**silvest** · July 11th, 2005, 10:51 AM

Hi,

I've got a friend who wants to build a new a64 rig... He said he heard some people mention before that he'll need at least 1gb of RAM to run smoothly.. is this true?? He said he heard that a64 with 512mb RAM causes it to lag??

I've never heard of it so i thought I should just post the question here...

**#43 fan** · July 11th, 2005, 10:55 AM

Yep, 512 MB of RAM just isn't cutting it anymore.

**Ultima** · July 11th, 2005, 10:55 AM

It depends on what he's gonna be doing with it.

If he's gonna do some major video-editing and photoshopping, then yes, get AT LEAST 1Gb of ram.

If he's gonna do some good gaming, I'd suggest 1Gb, no less no more.

If it's gonna be used for just surfing and emailing and all that, just get a stick of 512Mb.

**batmeat** · July 11th, 2005, 11:08 AM

It makes sense to get a gig of ram anyway with a dual core cpu. I don't know, but I believe each core has access to ram essentially giving each core 512. I'm only guessing though. I personally would buy no less then 2 gig

**silvest** · July 11th, 2005, 11:09 AM

Originally Posted by Reather

Yep, 512 MB of RAM just isn't cutting it anymore.

why do u say that ??
is this a general case of specifically for the a64s?? cos i was referring to the a64s

**silvest** · July 11th, 2005, 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by batmeat

It makes sense to get a gig of ram anyway with a dual core cpu. I don't know, but I believe each core has access to ram essentially giving each core 512. I'm only guessing though. I personally would buy no less then 2 gig

haha... okayy.. are all a64s Dual Core ???

**njolakoski** · July 11th, 2005, 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by batmeat

It makes sense to get a gig of ram anyway with a dual core cpu. I don't know, but I believe each core has access to ram essentially giving each core 512. I'm only guessing though. I personally would buy no less then 2 gig

I dont think he's going Dual Core, but look at Ultima's post that should guide you, and your friend

**batmeat** · July 11th, 2005, 11:15 AM

My bad. Not all A64's are dual core. Go for a gig min.

**silvest** · July 11th, 2005, 11:15 AM

Originally Posted by njolakoski

I dont think he's going Dual Core, but look at Ultima's post that should guide you, and your friend

is this a general case or specific to the a64s? cos as stated in the first post, he told me he heard some "people" say that a64s need 1gb RAM... i'm still running 512 on Athlon XP and still getting by :P

will 512 on A64 be better than 512 on Athlon XP is the question i should be asking...

**njolakoski** · July 11th, 2005, 11:17 AM

Originally Posted by silvest

is this a general case or specific to the a64s? cos as stated in the first post, he told me he heard some "people" say that a64s need 1gb RAM... i'm still running 512 on Athlon XP and still getting by :P

will 512 on A64 be better than 512 on Athlon XP is the question i should be asking...

Well 512Mb should be a minimum, but if your gonna play games, and multimedia type of stuff, 1GB is the way to go

**#43 fan** · July 11th, 2005, 11:18 AM

Number 1,000!! Yay!!!!
But, if he is going with an Athlon 64, he may as well go with 1GB, because you can find a gig for $70 (USD).

**SoloCamo** · July 11th, 2005, 11:26 AM

I also suggest 1gb, it will just give you overall better system performance.

btw, congrats on becommings an Ultimate Spammer! errr I mean Ultimate Member

**silvest** · July 11th, 2005, 11:27 AM

Thanks all... I think I'll just take your advice and go for 1gb of RAM

now I just need to confirm if this is true: "512mb on an A64 machine will be slow. Needs at least 1gb"

512mb on my Athlon XP seems fine though i plan to upgrade soon..

**SoloCamo** · July 11th, 2005, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by silvest

Thanks all... I think I'll just take your advice and go for 1gb of RAM

now I just need to confirm if this is true: "512mb on an A64 machine will be slow. Needs at least 1gb"

512mb on my Athlon XP seems fine though i plan to upgrade soon..

It's not that 512mb will be slow, its just that it will hold your computer back, especially on newer games. So why have a nice cpu, when the ram is holding it back?

**#43 fan** · July 11th, 2005, 11:30 AM

Thanks Solo. And, to think I did it all on a 21.6 kbps connection.

And, you took the words out my mouth, Solo.

**njolakoski** · July 11th, 2005, 11:31 AM

Originally Posted by SoloCamo

It's not that 512mb will be slow, its just that it will hold your computer back, especially on newer games. So why have a nice cpu, when the ram is holding it back?

No you got this wrong, it wont hold you back on anything really other then, the Gaming.

512MB of PC3200 Ram wont make your A64 slow, it just helps if you have 1GB Ram in Gaming and such

**SoloCamo** · July 11th, 2005, 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by njolakoski

No you got this wrong, it wont hold you back on anything really other then, the Gaming.

512MB of PC3200 Ram wont make your A64 slow, it just helps if you have 1GB Ram in Gaming and such

well thats what I meant, since an a64 is a gaming cpu