how much ram ??

[lesch2k]

p4 2.6 gig 800MHZ bus. intel 875p motherboard

how much ram for normal usage, light gaming, some video watching, and prob. record a few shows with a TV tuner card and CD->MP3 ripping.

edit - win xp pro

 

[T3C]

512 would be enough, but if it was me i would go with 1gb

 

[Sid59]

1 gig .. why not?

 

[fatbaby]

512mb is the norm.

BTW why do you have a powerful computer for such mundane tasks?

 

[Zim Hosein]

512-768MB's will be more than enough from past experience, hope this helps

 

[AdvancedRobotics]

Originally posted by: fatbaby
BTW why do you have a powerful computer for such mundane tasks?

Ditto.

For what you need, go get a PII and 128 SDR.

 

[lesch2k]

why such a good computer?

for fun, and i got a really good deal

it was the dell dimension deal from a few weeks ago

after ebaying a few parts, coupon, rebate i got a system that is currently $1059 (including radeon9800) for under 300 without the video card

 

[BennyD]

well it depends on how much video editing and what kind of games you want to play

but i'm sure that most editing proggies will eat up at least 512, prolly 1gb even

 

[oniq]

512 will be enough.

 

[DanFungus]

Originally posted by: BennyD
well it depends on how much video editing and what kind of games you want to play

but i'm sure that most editing proggies will eat up at least 512, prolly 1gb even

not video editing. video 'usage' (I assume he means just playing videos )

 

[RossMAN]

512MB RAM especially if you get a Hot Deal on it.

 

[Freejack2]

3 gigs min.

 

[rudeguy]

what os are we talking by the way?

 

[Monel Funkawitz]

I have a 1.33ghz Athlon and 1gb ram. I noticed zero difference when I upgraded to 1gb from 256mb.

 

[Zugzwang152]

512 if you got the money. 256 still runs everything okay, and is the standard for basic systems nowadays.

 

[Ludacris]

1 gig will cover all your needs and anything else you may consider doing in the future like Graphic Editing and Video Editing.