256 mb or 512 mb

xtrabyte · Feb 20, 2003

What is the difference to a systems performance by using 512 mb compared to 256 mb?

I currently have 256 mb of Kingmax PC2700, and run Windows XP with an AMD 2100+ T/Bred.

nerdlogic · Feb 20, 2003

more ram allows more capacity for programs to run faster, but performance also depends on the type of ram, your system bus & ram timings (cas latency, access time, etc), i'm not sure if there's anything more that affects performance.

Lithan · Feb 20, 2003

Ram good. Ram makum big happy. 512 Meg ram Much good. 256 Not quite so good but ok. Ram good.

More ram = Less hard disk swapping

beeslappa · Feb 20, 2003

well if you play games I noticed a huge difference when going from 256 to 512 of ram with XP. Games load much, much faster

Papa_Legba · Feb 21, 2003

I wouldn't run WinXP on anything less than 256 MB or its SLOW! Especially since I still have PC133

Seriously, like the others said, 512 is the way to go. With RAM going down in price so fast, theres not much of an excuse not to do it. The speed difference is noticeable, both in general use and gaming.

DipStickTony · Feb 21, 2003

512 ???? get a gig !!!

But seriously like lithan said more ram is better, especially with windows XP, jumping to 512 will make things much smoother.

Go for it...ram prices are sooooo cheap nowadays

Ugmore Baggage · Feb 21, 2003

If you hear the hard drive when you aren't loading something it's because you need more ram.

How badly you need it = how often you hear it

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