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Brent Marks · March 21st, 2005, 12:22 PM

Hi-End editing... does 4gigs of ram make a huge difference over 2gigs?

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Patrick Jenkins · March 21st, 2005, 02:28 PM

Simple answer... not really, at least not yet. Theoretically you could have multiple CPUs and have multiple processes going on at the same time, and there it would possibly be useful (but unlikely to be too helpful given disk thrashing).

When Windows XP 64 or Mac OSX 10.4 or any of the other 64 bit optimized OSs are out (and assuming you have the relevant 64 bit hardware), there may be an advantage then, but chances are it'll be slight.

Computers may allow X about of memory to be installed, but there's still limitations in the software (current versions of XP in particular) in terms of how much contiguous memory can be used (I don't remember exactly, it's like 1.5 or 2gb per process, etc).

If you're at 2gb, you'll be fine. More mem beyond that won't hurt you, but don't have high expectations for added performance :)

Brent Marks · March 21st, 2005, 05:58 PM

Exactly what I needed and wanted to hear :)

March 21st, 2005, 12:22 PM	#1
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March 21st, 2005, 02:28 PM	#2
Patrick Jenkins Major Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 382	Simple answer... not really, at least not yet. Theoretically you could have multiple CPUs and have multiple processes going on at the same time, and there it would possibly be useful (but unlikely to be too helpful given disk thrashing). When Windows XP 64 or Mac OSX 10.4 or any of the other 64 bit optimized OSs are out (and assuming you have the relevant 64 bit hardware), there may be an advantage then, but chances are it'll be slight. Computers may allow X about of memory to be installed, but there's still limitations in the software (current versions of XP in particular) in terms of how much contiguous memory can be used (I don't remember exactly, it's like 1.5 or 2gb per process, etc). If you're at 2gb, you'll be fine. More mem beyond that won't hurt you, but don't have high expectations for added performance :)

March 21st, 2005, 05:58 PM	#3
Brent Marks Major Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Houston TX and New Orleans LA Posts: 300	Exactly what I needed and wanted to hear :)