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This is my starting point, I want to add more RAM over time to fill all the slots, even if it's just a 1GB stick in each
Oh sure because five gigs isn't enough?
heh, I'm a big RAM hog. I do a ton of multi-tasking and am currently using a little over 3GB of RAM. I haven't maxed this system so far, but I'd like to keep my options open. Plus if I get 8GB of RAM, then each core will essentially have 1GB of RAM
heh, I'm a big RAM hog. I do a ton of multi-tasking and am currently using a little over 3GB of RAM. I haven't maxed this system so far, but I'd like to keep my options open. Plus if I get 8GB of RAM, then each core will essentially have 1GB of RAM
Whats this obsession with several people getting or rather wanting 1GB per core lately. Sure if he/she wants 8GB go right ahead. It's just it comes across as bragging, but if they need it get it.
Its just sometimes annoying with some people. That they are so obsessed to have it just because they can but will never use it. It's like having a #1 badge, that some people feel the need.
Similarly, I find it pretty annoying when people automatically assume that by mentioning how much RAM someone needs or wants, it's merely for bragging.
I can't speak for everyone, but for me, it's not an obsession. If it was, I'd already have 8GB in there, if not 16GB. For one, I'm not filthy rich and have been saving for a Mac Pro (though at the time I didn't know the name, just that there'd be an Intel-based PowerMac coming) since a few months before it was announced at last year's WWDC.
For the last year I've been using a 2GHz Core Duo MacBook Pro with 2GB of RAM- and on a daily basis, I end up bringing it to its knees, especially in terms of RAM (the processor takes a beating as well, but not as much). For this reason, I knew I'd want at least a quad-core machine next, with much more RAM. The 8-core came along at not *too* much of a premium, and since I couldn't get it without any RAM at all, I got the 1GB minimum and bought a 4GB kit elsewhere at a huge savings based on what Apple charges (and the RAM looks identical). So far, I haven't had a problem with the computer dragging at all, which is great for me. My job requires that I do a lot of tasks seemingly at the time, and having a sluggish computer hinders me a LOT. So far I've maxed out using just a tad over 4GB of RAM (showing as "active" in activity monitor, not including the "inactive" section) at once. Because I've come so close to fully maxing it out is the reason I want to continue upgrading over time, but it's not a priority at the moment. Plus, 8GB to go with 8 cores just sounds like a good combo, and should surely be sufficient. I say this, because I'd like to think that in the near future we'll be able to assign processes to specific cores and RAM segments, and having that sort of pairing would be fairly ideal.
Do I use this much RAM on a regular basis? No... I figure I use about 2.5GB or so on a regular basis, but when the times come that I do need the extra, I can't really afford for it not to be there. As for the cores? It should be fairly future-proof and last me for years to come.
Is that overkill? For the every day home user, absolutely. For me? Not at all, and for anyone to try to judge what is or isn't too much for me is absurd. There's no need for me to list everything I do on a computer to justify it to some random person on the Internet.
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Just had to steal that one
I discovered the keyboard key combo for that option-shift-k combo a while ago, never thought of using it as my HD name, nice
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