8 gigs of f***ing ram

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: JLee

Originally posted by: Shawn
How is $20 4x the price? 😕

4Gb vs 2Gb.

Well I linked you to the 2GB by accident, but I got 4GB for that price. My PC doesn't have 8 memory slots.

 

[WolverineGator]

Originally posted by: bsobel

Originally posted by: gorcorps
I didn't think there was an OS out there yet that can utilize over 4gig of ram.

:roll: I run 32gig on my W7 desktop.

Yup, we maxed out at 32GB on our Dell 2850 server (about ~$1500).

 

[ViviTheMage]

8 is nothing...

 

[WarhammerUC]

i got 8 on my notebook and it runs esx 3.5i

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: WolverineGator

Originally posted by: bsobel

Originally posted by: gorcorps
I didn't think there was an OS out there yet that can utilize over 4gig of ram.

:roll: I run 32gig on my W7 desktop.

Yup, we maxed out at 32GB on our Dell 2850 server (about ~$1500).

one of mine (2950 III) is only on 4GB 🙁 (no need for more for the app)

the others however....:evil:

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: WarhammerUC
i got 8 on my notebook and it runs esx 3.5i

lol

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Originally posted by: Oyeve
Open every app of CS4 and load tons of RAW files, see how many you can open before system meltdown. 🙂

Every CS4 app? Why? lol, my 4 GB are crying

 

[WarhammerUC]

Pretty cool.. portable esx server

8 gb

esxi

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: WarhammerUC
i got 8 on my notebook and it runs esx 3.5i

lol

 

[geno]

A friend of mine built a new Core i7 system and ordered up 12 gigs of RAM. Why? I dunno. Probably because he could.

 

[QurazyQuisp]

I run OSX86 as my main os, and have Windows/Ubuntu in a VM in a separate "Space." The 8GB comes in handy, I can't notice any slow down. I too got in on the corsair 9.99 4gb ram deal.

 

[Kirby64]

Originally posted by: JMapleton

Originally posted by: gorcorps
I didn't think there was an OS out there yet that can utilize over 4gig of ram.

Anyone 64bit version of Windows can. Limit is 128GB I think.

Try a lot higher 😛

2^32/1024^3 = 4. 1024^3 = gigabyte. The max for 32-bit is 4GB.

2^64/1024^6 = 16. 1024^6 = exabyte. The theoritical limit for 64-bit systems is 16 Exabytes.

I think we're future proofed for awhile 🙂

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: Kirby64

Originally posted by: JMapleton

Originally posted by: gorcorps
I didn't think there was an OS out there yet that can utilize over 4gig of ram.

Anyone 64bit version of Windows can. Limit is 128GB I think.

Try a lot higher 😛

2^32/1024^3 = 4. 1024^3 = gigabyte. The max for 32-bit is 4GB.

2^64/1024^6 = 16. 1024^6 = exabyte. The theoritical limit for 64-bit systems is 16 Exabytes.

I think we're future proofed for awhile 🙂

Here's some random page with different limits based on Windows OS version
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366778.aspx

 

[Crusty]

Originally posted by: Kirby64

Originally posted by: JMapleton

Originally posted by: gorcorps
I didn't think there was an OS out there yet that can utilize over 4gig of ram.

Anyone 64bit version of Windows can. Limit is 128GB I think.

Try a lot higher 😛

2^32/1024^3 = 4. 1024^3 = gigabyte. The max for 32-bit is 4GB.

2^64/1024^6 = 16. 1024^6 = exabyte. The theoritical limit for 64-bit systems is 16 Exabytes.

I think we're future proofed for awhile 🙂

Theory != real world

Most consumer OS's from MS are capped at a max of 128GB physical ram, different server versions have different caps as well... nowhere near 2^64

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366778.aspx

 

[Kirby64]

Originally posted by: Crusty

Originally posted by: Kirby64

Originally posted by: JMapleton

Originally posted by: gorcorps
I didn't think there was an OS out there yet that can utilize over 4gig of ram.

Anyone 64bit version of Windows can. Limit is 128GB I think.

Try a lot higher 😛

2^32/1024^3 = 4. 1024^3 = gigabyte. The max for 32-bit is 4GB.

2^64/1024^6 = 16. 1024^6 = exabyte. The theoritical limit for 64-bit systems is 16 Exabytes.

I think we're future proofed for awhile 🙂

Theory != real world

Most consumer OS's from MS are capped at a max of 128GB physical ram, different server versions have different caps as well... nowhere near 2^64

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366778.aspx

Not my problem that Windows has built-in limitations like that.

I'm just saying, from a processor perspective, 64-bit systems have a 16 Exabyte limit. Now, I know it doesn't really work that way, but whenever the software limitation is lifted, you have headroom up to 16 exabytes.

 

[Quasmo]

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I really need to get off Windows 32bit. I've got 4 GB of ram but need WAY more.

 

[Evadman]

I tried putting 4 GB of ram in my bsd box, and it crashes 🙁 What am I gonna do with all this ram? I don't like peanut butter.

 

[Modelworks]

Originally posted by: Evadman
I tried putting 4 GB of ram in my bsd box, and it crashes 🙁 What am I gonna do with all this ram? I don't like peanut butter.

You can save it for christmas and use it to make geek ornaments. Ram sticks hanging from a tree , with the flicker of lights reflecting is such a pretty sight !

 

[Evadman]

I have about 100 sticks of cache & pc100/133 ram for that 😛

 

[StinkyPinky]

Why are people that have Vista or W7 using 32 bit versions? There's no technical reason to, you're just shooting yourselves in the foot. Is it a licence reason?

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: StinkyPinky
Why are people that have Vista or W7 using 32 bit versions? There's no technical reason to, you're just shooting yourselves in the foot. Is it a licence reason?

I used to use Vista 32 bit because my TV tuner and scanner wouldn't work in 64bit. My scanner still doesn't work, but I have since replaced my TV tuner so I am using 64bit now.

 

[BRObedoza]

haven't kept up with computer parts pricing in years but wow RAM sure is cheap these days. I think i'm going to max out my iMac this week

 

[0roo0roo]

they should really encourage 64 bit adoption😛
special vista upgrade to windows 7 64bit should be cheaper or something.

but i doubt ms is that smart

 

[Bateluer]

I also have 8GB of RAM. I knew damn well that most of it would be wasted. But it was cheap and increased my e-peen size by a factor of 4.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: JMapleton

Originally posted by: gorcorps
I didn't think there was an OS out there yet that can utilize over 4gig of ram.

Anyone 64bit version of Windows can. Limit is 128GB I think.

Vista Home Basic 64-bit is limited only 8GB. 🙁
Home Premium goes up to 16GB I think.
You need Business or Ultimate to use 128GB.

 

[CZroe]

DDR2 is dirt cheap 8GB cost about $60-$80 two years go when I got it and it has consistently been at or below $20 for 2GB all along (cheapest @ Fry's).