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I know that memory has cropped up quite often in posts on PS CS but having read a number of threads I’m still not quite sure whether an increase in my ram would be a good investment in my system.
My system is: Asus P4T-E; 1024mb non ECC Samsung 800 rimm rdram (in x4 256mb modules); a Samsung 1614N (160gb) hdd and a Seagate 7200.7 (60gb) hdd; P4 2.6ghz (8oo fsb); Matrox Parhelia 128; half a dozen mixed peripherals – usb 1, usb 2, firewire. I am running XP Pro.
My paging file is only on the C drive (the Samsung) and is set at 1504mb (min) – 3200mb (max) as XP Pro recommends. The scratch disk is at 50% and lives on the Seagate (D drive) – a mostly empty hdd.
So far, don’t often use image files bigger than 20mb
I am tempted to buy more rdram but it is expensive . I’d want to buy two 512mb rimm modules and this would cost £300. A lot of money unless the increase led to a noticeable speeding up of, for rxample, filter operation.
Grateful to have some thoughts on whether the investment would (a) lead to a noticeable performance improvement in anything, and (b) is it really worth the candle? It’s a lot of money.
Thanks
David
NB I undertsand (I think) that rdram is on the way out, or already through the door, so it is unlikely that I could reuse the two 256mb modules I would have to take out of my pc to make way for the 512s. I might be able to sell them but it is another element in deciding whether more ram offers good value.
My system is: Asus P4T-E; 1024mb non ECC Samsung 800 rimm rdram (in x4 256mb modules); a Samsung 1614N (160gb) hdd and a Seagate 7200.7 (60gb) hdd; P4 2.6ghz (8oo fsb); Matrox Parhelia 128; half a dozen mixed peripherals – usb 1, usb 2, firewire. I am running XP Pro.
My paging file is only on the C drive (the Samsung) and is set at 1504mb (min) – 3200mb (max) as XP Pro recommends. The scratch disk is at 50% and lives on the Seagate (D drive) – a mostly empty hdd.
So far, don’t often use image files bigger than 20mb
I am tempted to buy more rdram but it is expensive . I’d want to buy two 512mb rimm modules and this would cost £300. A lot of money unless the increase led to a noticeable speeding up of, for rxample, filter operation.
Grateful to have some thoughts on whether the investment would (a) lead to a noticeable performance improvement in anything, and (b) is it really worth the candle? It’s a lot of money.
Thanks
David
NB I undertsand (I think) that rdram is on the way out, or already through the door, so it is unlikely that I could reuse the two 256mb modules I would have to take out of my pc to make way for the 512s. I might be able to sell them but it is another element in deciding whether more ram offers good value.
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