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    Vista & 2GB of RAM.

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by pragun, Jul 31, 2007.

  1. pragun

    pragun Notebook Evangelist

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    I have been reading around for some time now people recommending 2GB of RAM for Vista. I agree with this statement; I think it is a great move. However, I'm also seeing a lot of people saying that 2GB is a MUST for Vista to properly run. I just want to debunk such a claim. If people want to get 1GB w/Vista, go for it. I have Vista up and running just fine on my stock Sony Vaio VGC-RA826G desktop which has only 1 GB of RAM.
     
    pragun, Jul 31, 2007
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    kiroshafeek Notebook Enthusiast

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    i use 512 MB rams with windows vista ultimate and it's working sometimes fine , rarley slow !!
     
    kiroshafeek, Jul 31, 2007
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    /waits for kiroshafeek to kill himself.
     
    RogueMonk, Jul 31, 2007
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  4. Padmé

    Padmé NBR Super Pink Princess

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    I know. I find that a little hard to believe myself.
     
    Padmé, Jul 31, 2007
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  5. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    I can second that; I've had Vista working relatively smoothly on 512MB as well. With Aero too.
     
    Commander Wolf, Jul 31, 2007
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    As long as the paging file is adequate the OS will run fine. It might burp a little but it'll still work.
     
    kanehi, Jul 31, 2007
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    Heh. I have 2 GB of RAM and i still find it slow for my taste
     
    MaXimus666, Aug 1, 2007
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    i have 2gb of ram with vista, and i have to say its kinda slow. i barely have any programs on it and its also home basic. i guess it "could" be because of the dual boot but if i had a notebook capable of higher than 2gb of ram then i would have upgraded but i dont, so im stuck with it
     
    TwiztOG43, Aug 1, 2007
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    You have the same chipset as my Pavilion, so 3GB *should* work if you have the latest BIOS............

    EDIT: I assume you have a Turion X2, and not a single core Sempron/Turion?
     
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    It really depends on what you're using it for. If you have 2gb and are only running email and internet, you wasted money. This type of setup would work fine with 512mb. However, if you decide to multitask, video edit, game, etc., 2gb is recommended for a better experience.
     
    ttupa, Aug 1, 2007
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    I have it running on a Dimension E521 1Gb 80GB hard Dv run good as **** for me..
     
    lxFOCUSxl, Aug 1, 2007
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  12. pragun

    pragun Notebook Evangelist

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    hm lol i didn't expect these many replies...cool! i'll admit i haven't tried gaming or doing anything too intensive on vista with the 1GB RAM. just waiting for my 1520...for which i bought some nice sticks!
     
    pragun, Aug 1, 2007
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