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    Re: Is 6gb of RAM enough?

    I wouldn't bother personally, 6GB is a good amount for what you're doing.

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    Re: Is 6gb of RAM enough?

    You know.... I read all the pros and cons in this thread. The jury is not out so I ordered another 6GB for my system so I'll have a total of 12GB. I will report back when I get it and let you know. At the very least I will have 12GB and my e-penis could use the boost.

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    Re: Is 6gb of RAM enough?

    why have 6 though? alot of new boards are maxed out at 32 to 64GB Just upgrade to 12 or 24GB its not even expensive.

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    Re: Is 6gb of RAM enough?

    Quote Originally Posted by samuell View Post
    why have 6 though? alot of new boards are maxed out at 32 to 64GB Just upgrade to 12 or 24GB its not even expensive.
    When I bought my system 6GB was $234.00 CAD

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    Re: Is 6gb of RAM enough?

    Quote Originally Posted by Sparky1 View Post
    When I bought my system 6GB was $234.00 CAD
    Ya, my CL6 6GB kit was $270~ USD. Then bought 12GB CL9 for $50 off ebay a few months ago.

    FU component price fluctuations.

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    Re: Is 6gb of RAM enough?

    you will never use more then 640k guess who said this?

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    Re: Is 6gb of RAM enough?

    You totally need 24 gigs. I had 16 gigs and Windows 7 was really slow and would crash all the time.

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    Re: Is 6gb of RAM enough?

    Quote Originally Posted by supermoron View Post
    you will never use more then 640k guess who said this?
    We have been laughing about that on these forums since we were doing the 512mb vs 1gB debate 11 years ago.

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    Re: Is 6gb of RAM enough?

    Well that's it, just installed another 6GB. I posted this post faster than any other post I have posted.

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    Re: Is 6gb of RAM enough?

    Quote Originally Posted by supermoron View Post
    you will never use more then 640k guess who said this?
    He didn't really say it, he was actually referring to the limit of 640K memory in early IBM chips, the 186 and the 286.

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