Vista works best with 4GB RAM

ChampionLLY · 21st Feb 2007, 08:04 PM

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IBM'S David Short, who has been working with Vista for a couple of years, is convinced that the operating system works best if it has 4GB of RAM under the bonnet.

Speaking to Computerworld, Short said while 2GB was the sweet spot of his XP machine, he needed double that to get Vista to its Nirvana.

The main reason is because Windows SuperFetch, which takes data from the hard drive, stores it in the available RAM and makes it readily accessible to the processor.

If the software thinks that you are going to want a particular application at a particular time, it will have it loaded into the available RAM. The plus side is that with more RAM, there's more caching and better software response. Of course this means you need a lot of RAM.

He warned punters should beware of hardware vendors who flogged Vista Capable machines based around Vole's minimum spec.

While Vista might run on 512MB of system memory and a processor that is at least 800MHz “its heart will not really be in it”.

Apparently Vole agrees with Short. Its demo PCs have been loaded with 4GB to show off the operating system in its full glory.

Source: http://theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37756

aft reading the anandtech review, i gotta agree 1GB is the bare minimum & 2GB will be wad average users are gonna have..
no wonder memory mfg are happy abt vista's launch

Adrian Wong · 21st Feb 2007, 10:49 PM

Yeah, 2GB is really a minimum. While 4GB is nice to have, I honestly don't think you will really "need" it just yet.

Chai · 21st Feb 2007, 11:32 PM

I don't need Vista. XP for now.

I just don't find the need for new OS since Win2k really, I mean it was a huge upgrade from Win98 back then.

Papercut · 22nd Feb 2007, 12:06 AM

I didn't really notice any big improvement in general WinXP usage between 1GB and 2GB

Chai · 22nd Feb 2007, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Papercut

I didn't really notice any big improvement in general WinXP usage between 1GB and 2GB

That's because your usage is not hardcore enough. I regularly uses more than 1GB when I'm editing photos.

empire23 · 22nd Feb 2007, 12:41 AM

I'm generally quite happy with my 1gb on XP, quite ok lol. Although i'm planning to get a buttload of 4gbs of Elpidas for my new rig.

s p r a n k i k o · 22nd Feb 2007, 12:57 AM

Heh.... Vista really sucks for the moment. Got the Home Premium version and some drivers don't work with it.

Vista looks real nice, though. I just wish they upgraded or did an extreme overhaul of XP rather than just replace it since it still works extremely well. I really don't think Vista is worth your money.

zy · 22nd Feb 2007, 04:42 AM

yeah, 2GB is a must for vista.

for me i need atleast 1.5GB for XP

right now using 1GB on my laptop, my PC feels nicer to use

peaz · 22nd Feb 2007, 09:58 AM

Yup... 1.5GB feels better than 1GB on my notebook. still trying to get it up to 2GB is only I can find a 1GB DDR PC2700 SODIMM for my notebook

hyper_raider · 22nd Feb 2007, 01:09 PM

Use ubuntu

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