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<blockquote data-quote="EndlessMac" data-source="post: 1008679" data-attributes="member: 140470"><p>Increasing RAM in general has the benefit of multi-tasking and feeding RAM hungry applications so they don't slowing down your computer. Once you use up your RAM things will go slow. For example, if you have the habit of opening several applications at the same time then you might benefit from more RAM if you use up the amount you have. The general public tends to confuse RAM with computer processor chip. A very simplistic way to think of RAM is that increasing RAM increases the bottle neck size of your computer so data flows through without the slowdown of a small bottle neck.</p><p></p><p>Going with that analogy, if you don't pour more than 4GB worth of data through your bottle neck then you won't notice much of a benefit of more RAM. To know how much data you are "pouring" through you need to open up Activity Monitor in your Utilities folder. Click on the System Memory tab and see how much Page out and Swap you have. If you have a lot of both then you probably could use more RAM. Basically if you have a lot of both then it usually means that you "poured" more than your max of 4GB at one time. For example, I usually get zero for both unless I'm doing RAM hungry tasks.</p><p></p><p>Check at the end of the day for about a week of regular usage and you will get a good idea of whether you need more RAM or not. Some applications eat up a lot RAM so that will throw off your test unless you use them all the time. If you upgrade RAM without needing it them you won't notice a dramatic difference.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EndlessMac, post: 1008679, member: 140470"] Increasing RAM in general has the benefit of multi-tasking and feeding RAM hungry applications so they don't slowing down your computer. Once you use up your RAM things will go slow. For example, if you have the habit of opening several applications at the same time then you might benefit from more RAM if you use up the amount you have. The general public tends to confuse RAM with computer processor chip. A very simplistic way to think of RAM is that increasing RAM increases the bottle neck size of your computer so data flows through without the slowdown of a small bottle neck. Going with that analogy, if you don't pour more than 4GB worth of data through your bottle neck then you won't notice much of a benefit of more RAM. To know how much data you are "pouring" through you need to open up Activity Monitor in your Utilities folder. Click on the System Memory tab and see how much Page out and Swap you have. If you have a lot of both then you probably could use more RAM. Basically if you have a lot of both then it usually means that you "poured" more than your max of 4GB at one time. For example, I usually get zero for both unless I'm doing RAM hungry tasks. Check at the end of the day for about a week of regular usage and you will get a good idea of whether you need more RAM or not. Some applications eat up a lot RAM so that will throw off your test unless you use them all the time. If you upgrade RAM without needing it them you won't notice a dramatic difference. [/QUOTE]
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