Vista - how much memory is enough for Vista?

Hey all. I am in the process of building a new system. I have been using
XP in my current computers and have gotten by with 512MB and 1GB of RAM, but
I am told this will hardly be enough for Vista. I plan to purchase Kingston
DDR2-800 memory. Can anyone please tell me what is the recommended amount
of RAM for Vista to run smoothly? Thanks in advance.
Ernie

Ernie Werbel wrote:
> Hey all. I am in the process of building a new system. I have been using
> XP in my current computers and have gotten by with 512MB and 1GB of RAM, but
> I am told this will hardly be enough for Vista. I plan to purchase Kingston
> DDR2-800 memory. Can anyone please tell me what is the recommended amount
> of RAM for Vista to run smoothly? Thanks in advance.
> Ernie

2GB seems to be fine on my system: http://pcspec.brion.co.uk I
personally would not use less than 1GB, My memory usage hovers around 50%.

HTH
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"Annie R J Brion" <no-reply@brion.me.invalid> wrote in message
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> Ernie Werbel wrote:
>> Hey all. I am in the process of building a new system. I have been
>> using
>> XP in my current computers and have gotten by with 512MB and 1GB of RAM,
>> but
>> I am told this will hardly be enough for Vista. I plan to purchase
>> Kingston
>> DDR2-800 memory. Can anyone please tell me what is the recommended
>> amount
>> of RAM for Vista to run smoothly? Thanks in advance.
>> Ernie
>
> 2GB seems to be fine on my system: http://pcspec.brion.co.uk I personally
> would not use less than 1GB, My memory usage hovers around 50%.
>
> HTH
> --
> Annie___ (VM BB L)________________________________
> http://find-out-more.brion.me.uk - http://email-me.brion.me.uk
>
> I'm a VM customer and NOT Virgin Media Technical Support!



That's a pretty sweet system! I'm looking to build a gaming rig using the
ASUS Striker Extreme mobo. I have heard that DirectX 10 will require Vista
as well.

Ernie

You need more than RAM for Vista to run smoothly!

If you have the option, stick with XP. That way, Vista won't tell you what
you can and can not do with your PC and your hardware drivers will work
properly!


"Ernie Werbel" <a@b.com> wrote in message news:Hwefi.429$RZ1.207@trnddc05...
> Hey all. I am in the process of building a new system. I have been using
> XP in my current computers and have gotten by with 512MB and 1GB of RAM,
> but
> I am told this will hardly be enough for Vista. I plan to purchase
> Kingston
> DDR2-800 memory. Can anyone please tell me what is the recommended amount
> of RAM for Vista to run smoothly? Thanks in advance.
> Ernie
>
>

I'm running smoothly on 1GB.

"Ernie Werbel" wrote:

> Hey all. I am in the process of building a new system. I have been using
> XP in my current computers and have gotten by with 512MB and 1GB of RAM, but
> I am told this will hardly be enough for Vista. I plan to purchase Kingston
> DDR2-800 memory. Can anyone please tell me what is the recommended amount
> of RAM for Vista to run smoothly? Thanks in advance.
> Ernie
>
>
>

On Sat, 23 Jun 2007 19:29:43 GMT, "Ernie Werbel" <a@b.com> wrote:

> Hey all. I am in the process of building a new system. I have been using
> XP in my current computers and have gotten by with 512MB and 1GB of RAM, but
> I am told this will hardly be enough for Vista. I plan to purchase Kingston
> DDR2-800 memory. Can anyone please tell me what is the recommended amount
> of RAM for Vista to run smoothly? Thanks in advance.


There is no answer that's right for everyone, either in XP or Vista.
It depends on what apps you run. 512MB is likely not enough for Vista,
but 1GB is fine for many people running common business applications.
If you do things like edit videos or large high-res photos, 2GB would
probably be better.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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"Ernie Werbel" <a@b.com> wrote in message news:Hwefi.429$RZ1.207@trnddc05...
> Hey all. I am in the process of building a new system. I have been using
> XP in my current computers and have gotten by with 512MB and 1GB of RAM,
> but
> I am told this will hardly be enough for Vista. I plan to purchase
> Kingston
> DDR2-800 memory. Can anyone please tell me what is the recommended amount
> of RAM for Vista to run smoothly? Thanks in advance.
> Ernie
>
>


It depends on what you use the computer for and what the specs for the rest
of the system are. As long as the video doesn't share the system RAM 1 GB is
fine for most people. If you tell us a bit more about the rest of the system
and what you intend to use the computer for you will get better advice.

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca

" Russ" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> You need more than RAM for Vista to run smoothly!
>
> If you have the option, stick with XP. That way, Vista won't tell you what
> you can and can not do with your PC and your hardware drivers will work
> properly!

If you had any idea of what you are doing, you would know that you can turn
off UAC in Vista.

Perhaps you should stick to giving advice about things that you have a clue
about.

Honu

Trust me. Why are the MVP's ignoring my post?

They know the score, as does everyone else who was forced to use Vista.

I like Vista, I really do, but not when it stops me doing what I want to do!
Absolutely unacceptable for the end user!


" Russ" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> You need more than RAM for Vista to run smoothly!
>
> If you have the option, stick with XP. That way, Vista won't tell you what
> you can and can not do with your PC and your hardware drivers will work
> properly!
>

Russ wrote:
> Trust me. Why are the MVP's ignoring my post?
>


Perhaps because it's utter nonsense?


> They know the score, as does everyone else who was forced to use Vista.
>


No one is forced to use Vista.


> I like Vista, I really do, but not when it stops me doing what I want to
> do! Absolutely unacceptable for the end user!
>
>


I'd agree that it would be unacceptable, if true. However, it's not in
the least bit true. Don't mistake a steeper than expected learning
curve for you for an obstacle to others.


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Bruce Chambers

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