Win2K and Ram...

[bobdobolina]

I know there has been a lot of threads discussing the benefits of making the 128mb-256mb jump in Win2k so I won't go there. I do, however, wonder about the 256mb-512mb jump for performance. I have been using 256mb since I started using Win2K and it seems fine. Since ram is insanely cheap right now, will I get a marked increase in system performance and thus make the purchase worthwhile if I go for 512mb?

Thanks,
BD

 

[Danman]

First of all, Windows 2000 will take all the ram you have. I was running Win 2k 6 months ago with only 64 mb of ram and put a 256 mb in and it ran even faster. Then I put in another 128 stick and it ran faster. It is like the more you put in, the faster it runs. That is the beauty of Windows 2k.

 

[bobdobolina]

Thanks for the input. I had a hunch that was the case... if anyone else has some experience with this I would like to hear about it.

 

[HansXP]

You'll see a bit of a performance boost, nothing major. Things will happen just a *bit* faster because Windows basically never has to put anything on the hard drive.

 

[Dan]

I've been using 768MB of RAM with Win2K for a couple of months. I'm about to drop back to 512MB because I didn't see that big a performance boost.

 

[Workin']

I went from 128MB to 384MB and noticed no change whatsoever.

 

[Johnnie]

<< I've been using 768MB of RAM with Win2K for a couple of months. I'm about to drop back to 512MB because I didn't see that big a performance boost. >>



same here.. no real increase in performance...now back down to 512MB

 

[BChico]

I had 1024 in win 2k, and decided the extra 512 is not neccessary, sold it, back to 512...

 

[macssuck]

look in task manager and see how much memory you use if youre close to using all your physical memory buy more I have 256 in my machine and put another 128 in it just to see what would happen...nothing but i only use about 180 according to task manager.

 

[Adrian Tung]

Well, I noticed a huge improvement in speed over 256MB while having Photoshop, 2 3D Studio MAX 4 and a couple of IE windows open at the same time. Of course, you'll only benefit from it if you use apps like those.


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