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How much better 4GB RAM over 2Gb
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<blockquote data-quote="Geeky1" data-source="post: 537815" data-attributes="member: 34442"><p>Perhaps it would be more accurate to call it an increase in usability.</p><p></p><p>No, going from 2GB to 4GB will not magically make your 2.4GHz C2D into a 3.0GHz C2D or whatever. It will not make it equal the performance of one in any way, shape or form. It will also not remove the fact that the HD is (ignoring the optical drive) the single largest bottleneck in a computer in most cases.</p><p></p><p><strong>HOWEVER</strong>, it can certainly make a system more usable. Right now, of 4GB available, I have 2.4GB free. So I'm only using about 1.6GB. Know what? If I take one of the sticks out (or swap in the old pair of 1GB sticks) I'll go back to a system that in certain, select cases can't keep up with my typing. I have tried going back and forth, it is reproducible EVERY time.</p><p></p><p>I don't disagree that it is highly dependent on how the machine is used, nor would I say that adding RAM is a cure-all. But I noticed a significant increase in usability on this machine from the upgrade. Significant enough that I was considering selling or returning the machine when I bought it (with 2GB) because it was a slug compared to a fresh install of XPSP2 on my desktop (C2D E6600/2GB DDR400 on an i865/6800GT); it was driving me absolutely insane. I don't have that issue after upgrading.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Geeky1, post: 537815, member: 34442"] Perhaps it would be more accurate to call it an increase in usability. No, going from 2GB to 4GB will not magically make your 2.4GHz C2D into a 3.0GHz C2D or whatever. It will not make it equal the performance of one in any way, shape or form. It will also not remove the fact that the HD is (ignoring the optical drive) the single largest bottleneck in a computer in most cases. [B]HOWEVER[/B], it can certainly make a system more usable. Right now, of 4GB available, I have 2.4GB free. So I'm only using about 1.6GB. Know what? If I take one of the sticks out (or swap in the old pair of 1GB sticks) I'll go back to a system that in certain, select cases can't keep up with my typing. I have tried going back and forth, it is reproducible EVERY time. I don't disagree that it is highly dependent on how the machine is used, nor would I say that adding RAM is a cure-all. But I noticed a significant increase in usability on this machine from the upgrade. Significant enough that I was considering selling or returning the machine when I bought it (with 2GB) because it was a slug compared to a fresh install of XPSP2 on my desktop (C2D E6600/2GB DDR400 on an i865/6800GT); it was driving me absolutely insane. I don't have that issue after upgrading. [/QUOTE]
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