2 gig running win 7 RC 7100 build "Enough"?

ashmanuk67 · 14 Aug 2009 at 20:56

I have just come from XP, so 2 gig seemed fine but i think with Win 7 i might need more not sure ?
Crysis seems to take a long time to load and very stuttery with lots of hard drive activity, Even when running desk top for a while just browsing the internet pages start to load slower ?

So if i got 2 X 2 gig sticks total 6 gig including my current ram, i gather that would be good ?
Also is it better not to play around with the virtual memory ?

Thanks in advance

Kennysevenfold · 14 Aug 2009 at 21:05

Is this the system in your sig.?

fordypaul · 14 Aug 2009 at 21:11

I have not played Crysis with 2GB on Win 7 RC but i found win 7 x64 fine with 2GB for all other stuff. Sadly I am back on xp now or i would try!

mdb08 · 14 Aug 2009 at 21:28

Am i the only person who has realised 2 lots of two gig ram doesnt total 6 gig ram? but you would be better running the likes of crysis with 6gig but i know you can run it with a 4870x2 and four gig ram like a charm.

Kennysevenfold · 14 Aug 2009 at 21:47

mdb08 said:
Am i the only person who has realised 2 lots of two gig ram doesnt total 6 gig ram?

ashmanuk67 said:
including my current ram

But yeah, it certainly wont hurt mate, win7 on 2 gig of ram is more than fine, but for games 4gig is really recommended

ns400r · 14 Aug 2009 at 22:28

mdb08 said:
Am i the only person who has realised 2 lots of two gig ram doesnt total 6 gig ram? but you would be better running the likes of crysis with 6gig but i know you can run it with a 4870x2 and four gig ram like a charm.

6 gig including my current ram

2x2GB = 4Gb + current ram = 6GB

fordypaul · 14 Aug 2009 at 22:32

Phew i was searching wikipedia for what 4 + 2 was!

ashmanuk67 · 14 Aug 2009 at 23:07

LOL Guys, Yes i have 2 gig plus i am thinking of buying 2 X 2gig sticks =6 gig :-}

Kennysevenfold yes this is my system in my sig ?

Mana · 15 Aug 2009 at 00:25

lol at the mathmagicians here. ah 2gigs is fine for normal lite use (surfing, office, movie watching) but more is recommended if u are gaming and wanna multitask whilst doing it!

gamesaregood · 15 Aug 2009 at 00:32

I presume your using Windows 7 RC 64bit also?

Using 32bit with Crossfire 1GB HD4870s is going to be useless on 32bit IMO

jamesgoss · 15 Aug 2009 at 01:50

I've been using 2GB with Windows 7, and it's been perfectly responsive, the only reason I upgraded was for performance in games, and having several applications open simultaneously, which 2GB sometimes struggles with.

The more RAM the merrier, I just don't think you'd get much of a benefit over 4GB

ashmanuk67 · 15 Aug 2009 at 08:10

I have installed the 64bit version, the memory i want is out of stock so am waiting.

I only use this machine for games so will diffo get more memory then.
I know Win 7 looks like Vista but why do i get so much more enjoyment navigating around 7 ?

DataCabbitKSW · 17 Aug 2009 at 17:14

gamesaregood, I would certainly hope he is going for the 64-bit version. Otherwise all that memory over 3GB will be moot. 64-bit Windows 7 + all that RAM = smooth.
Really, Windows 7 works just fine with only 2GB of RAM. It works okay with 1GB even. However, the more you give it, the better it will work for you. AshmanUK67, If you haven't gotten the RC downloaded yet, you should do it pretty quick. They cut off the downloads on the 20th of this month. Although it sounds like you already have it going, but I wasn't sure. If you are really anxious to get in on the final, TechNet Plus and MSDN folks already have access to licenses for the Windows 7 RTM (which is basically the final version. For the most of us, we will get it when retail outlets get it, on the 22nd of October.