Are ram requirements overrated

chesss · 13-10-2006, 07:16 PM

I installed xp on a "Intel celeron 433Mhz, 64mbram, integrated video"

and it ran much better than expected! I just installed xp, disabled themes and a 6-7 other services like error reporting,indexing,system restore..

The same version of Opera on this 64mb ram PC was running faster than on my PIII 733Mhz 384MB ( ubuntu)- windows runs equally fast!!
remember roadrash( that old demo game tha every one of has played) , even that ran just fine on this PC.
Other things: windows explorer also was running at top notch speed with instant startup and instant alt+tab switching..
Of course I could feel the effect of a 64mb ram sometimes. But for regular PC operations it ran just fine!! --on 64mb ram..

And now I see ppl putting 2GB ram on their xp's I guess gaming would require such numbers what is there really any need for over 700-800mb for xp?

nishant_nms · 13-10-2006, 08:00 PM

Only u can get satisfied with it

monkey · 13-10-2006, 08:12 PM

If your current system runs faster than ur PIII based system, then there is something seriously wrong with your PIII system. I had pain running XP on celeron 1.7 GHz with 128 MB RAM. Increasing the RAM to 256 MB gave some respite (Only just). Sure turning extra features of XP off will help you but it still can't match RAM of 256 MB. I think you have devoided urself by not seeing how a system with XP should run (properly). See a proper configured system running XP and u will never turn back to ur system.

chesss · 13-10-2006, 11:38 PM

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Only u can get satisfied with it

Shutup git, I am not satisfied with it and nor is it my PC. I just said it ran way better than I could have imagined it

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If your current system runs faster than ur PIII based system, then there is something seriously wrong with your PIII system.

Sorry I forgot to mention that only Opera ran faster on 64mb windows than on 384mb 'linux'.
Otherwise my PIII windows is all nicely tweaked and nlighted

runs definitely faster than the 64mb

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Increasing the RAM to 256 MB gave some respite (Only just)

See! even doubling your ram only had a slight increase in performance. Which is my exact observation

gsoul2soul · 14-10-2006, 08:26 AM

Something's wrong with "Chesss"

Hmmm... I mean isn't it spelled "Chess"

He he he he... anyways, no comments!!!

As they say "Don't buy for GREED... only for your NEED"

deathvirus_me · 14-10-2006, 09:54 AM

Well ... now the OS performance on 2 GB is not comparable to 64 MB is it ??? I use XP on a P3 733 MHz with 384 MB SD ram .... runs pretty fine ... but very very .. poor at multitasking .... Opera is no real hog u see .. try Nokia Theme Studio ..