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Vista advice -- 512 RAM enough?

Radical Ice

Radical Ice

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Puter died last week, spent the weekend looking for something else. Overwhelmed by the technology after 4 years of not even thinking about a new computer....
Anyway, had XP, but I see that everything is Vista now. And 1 gig ram or less seems typical at the local retail outlets.
Reading some articles on Vista, looks like you need at least 2 gig RAM for Vista to run smoothly... Is that true?

If so, why do so many computers come new-in-box with 1 gig or less?

Gotta go straight to the upgrade desk for more memory?
Not a gamer, just a surfer, but I occasionally edit camcorder stuff...
Thanks!
 
hell no dude for a good experinice get 2 gigs at least 1 bare monium
 
kano said:
hell no dude for a good experinice get 2 gigs at least 1 bare monium
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Agree doubly, I bought a 1 gig and had to return it cause Vista froze or ran like molasses. Either keep XP or get 2 gig or your hatin life. I got a 2 gig and smooth sailing.
 
don't get vista.. i have it and it sucks more cock than jh1
 
it's enough to hit the power button...thats about it.
 
You going for a desktop computer?

Go for a Core 2 Duo - anything AMD is offering cant even touch it.
Any new computer is going to have Vista offered, and I agree 100% that its crap. But its what you're faced with short of buying a copy of XP (or learning enough about other methods of obtaining a copy), and then finding all the drivers etc...

Memory is cheap anymore, 2 gigs for 49.99 shipped:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231098
 
Radical Ice said:
Puter died last week, spent the weekend looking for something else. Overwhelmed by the technology after 4 years of not even thinking about a new computer....
Anyway, had XP, but I see that everything is Vista now. And 1 gig ram or less seems typical at the local retail outlets.
Reading some articles on Vista, looks like you need at least 2 gig RAM for Vista to run smoothly... Is that true?

If so, why do so many computers come new-in-box with 1 gig or less?

Gotta go straight to the upgrade desk for more memory?
Not a gamer, just a surfer, but I occasionally edit camcorder stuff...
Thanks!
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2 gigs minimum, unless all you plan on running besides the OS is one program at a time. I'd stick with XP like Velvett says until Vista A. is cheaper, and B. runs better.
 
UA_Iron said:
You going for a desktop computer?

Go for a Core 2 Duo - anything AMD is offering cant even touch it.
Any new computer is going to have Vista offered, and I agree 100% that its crap. But its what you're faced with short of buying a copy of XP (or learning enough about other methods of obtaining a copy), and then finding all the drivers etc...

Memory is cheap anymore, 2 gigs for 49.99 shipped:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231098
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UAIron knows what he's talking about too with that newegg link. Buy an out of the box PC from there or build your own and keep you copy of XP to install on your new PC for the time being. Micro$oft'$ quality has sucked cock since XP and the original Xbox. Hold off on Vista until they start giving a damn again about what they release to the consumer.
 
I've got a 64 bit dual core PC with 4 gigs of ram and over a gig of video memory and I'm still not upgrading to vista...
 
i just bought a new laptop with vista ultimate and i got 4 GB RAM...i figure fuck it, i dont wanna be buyin a new one in 2 years...the thing can run 700 programs at a time...i think any vista requires at least 2GB
 
HP Home Store has a $450 web-only coupon for the purchase of an HP Pavilion d4996t, m9000z or m9000t Desktop PC configured at $999 or greater with Coupon code: DT4996 Limited supply. Coupon expires on 12/15 (or earlier as we've seen in the past)

Ripped from elsewhere

Here's a Quad version for $650 after coupon, free shipping, figure to get more memory elsewhere

HP Pavilion Elite m9000t customizable TV PC
GN637AV#ABA

* – Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit)
* – Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Quad processor Q6600 (2.4GHz)
* – 2GB DDR2-667MHz dual channel SDRAM (2x1024)
* – FREE UPGRADE! 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS, DVI-I, TV-out, HDMI
* – No Modem
* – 320GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s hard drive
* – LightScribe 16X max. DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti drive
* – 15-in-1 memory card reader, 2 USB, 1394, video, audio
* – ATSC-NTSC TV tuner with PVR, FM tuner, remote
* – Integrated 7.1 channel sound w/front audio ports
* – Norton Internet Security(TM) 2007 - 15 Months
* – Microsoft(R) Works 8.0
* – HP keyboard and HP scroller mouse
* – HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope


check that out.
 
I was running Vista with 1GB just fine, but it was mostly a testing machine at home. It didn't have a plethora of programs on it so it ran fine enough for the things I do. We have a couple test Vista machines at work inside our Domain and they have been running alright.

If you have a choice between Vista and XP, go with XP.

Dell still sells their Small & Medium Business PCs with XP on them

http://www.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/desktops?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd
 
Fuck bill gates. I'm sick of constantly upgrading and paying for spyware and virus protection. My husband and I have owned P.C.'s since they first hit the market, we both know how to program and have built systems from the shell out and we've decided that the next computer is going to be an Apple.
 
musclemom said:
Fuck bill gates. I'm sick of constantly upgrading and paying for spyware and virus protection. My husband and I have owned P.C.'s since they first hit the market, we both know how to program and have built systems from the shell out and we've decided that the next computer is going to be an Apple.
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you guys emo?
 
musclemom said:
Fuck bill gates. I'm sick of constantly upgrading and paying for spyware and virus protection. My husband and I have owned P.C.'s since they first hit the market, we both know how to program and have built systems from the shell out and we've decided that the next computer is going to be an Apple.
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Apple's are not immune, they will soon be just as succeptable to viruses and trojans as windows......


(one instance)http://www.wired.com/politics/security/news/2007/11/mac_trojan
 
musclemom said:
Oh don't tell me that shit, man.

I don't give a crap, I'm still sick to fucking death of Gate's constant fucking upgrade bullshit.
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I agree with the "death to Bill Gates"

I hope Apple overtakes MS in the future. With how bad Vista is being accepted, Apple has a perfect chance to gain alot of the marketplace and to it in an extremely fast manner. But with Apple getting more mainstream, the more people are going to start developing trojans and viruses for them.

**ALSO**
More power to opensource OS's!!
 
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