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Postby DJ_Izumi » Fri Feb 17, 2006 4:17 am

512mb right now. 1.5GB once the delivery truck arrives tomorrow. ^^;
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Postby Willen » Fri Feb 17, 2006 8:39 am

This machine I'm on now 512MB. My new computer that will offically go online tomorrow, 2GB. I can't wait to seriously edit on that sexy rig. :D
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Postby gangstaj8 » Fri Feb 17, 2006 1:40 pm

Kariudo wrote:In my laptop...uhh...512MB (but my task manager says I have a gig...any ideas? could it be that its SODIMM? or is the rest my virtual memory?)


Hmm, that's interesting, I have a little bit of the opposite issue. I have 512 DDR SDRAM installed, but Windows only show 448, which is a difference of exactly 64. I wonder if part of that is reserved for hardware, so it doesn't show up in the properties? That's what both the System Properties and the Task Manager shows, System Information says I have the 512MB of physical, and about 2GB of virtual mem. The SO stands for Small Outline, according to Wiki, so I don't see how that would relate to your issue, but who knows.
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Postby Willen » Fri Feb 17, 2006 6:35 pm

gangstaj8 wrote:Hmm, that's interesting, I have a little bit of the opposite issue. I have 512 DDR SDRAM installed, but Windows only show 448, which is a difference of exactly 64. I wonder if part of that is reserved for hardware, so it doesn't show up in the properties? That's what both the System Properties and the Task Manager shows, System Information says I have the 512MB of physical, and about 2GB of virtual mem. The SO stands for Small Outline, according to Wiki, so I don't see how that would relate to your issue, but who knows.

Most likely, the difference is due to your video chipset using main memory for graphics. So your guess is correct. Check your video adapter's properties and you will most likely find that it is using 64MB of memory.
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Postby gangstaj8 » Fri Feb 17, 2006 9:11 pm

Willen wrote:Most likely, the difference is due to your video chipset using main memory for graphics. So your guess is correct. Check your video adapter's properties and you will most likely find that it is using 64MB of memory.


Wow, that's exactly it, learn something new every day. I guess I assumed the integrated video chip had it's own seperate memory located somewhere on the mobo. Does that mean that if I get a video card with built-in memory, that the integrated chip will just be wasting that 64MB? I suppose I could just disable the hardware though. Man, I need to take a class or something...
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Postby Willen » Sat Feb 18, 2006 4:20 am

gangstaj8 wrote:Does that mean that if I get a video card with built-in memory, that the integrated chip will just be wasting that 64MB? I suppose I could just disable the hardware though.

Yes, if you add a standalone videocard, assuming your motherboard has an available slot, unless you disable the built-in video, it will still use 64MB. If you do leave it enabled, combined with the new videocard you can do multiple monitors, although most videocards nowadays support 2 monitors unless they are the basement variety.
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Postby Deathscythe_Animated » Sat Mar 18, 2006 12:39 am

Man, you want to take about fast everything. I just went with an FX-60 with 4GB of Corsair XMS ram. On a Fatal!ty board I have no problems with editing what so ever. At least as far as issues with speed. Dual-core is the way to go, encode and edit at the same time! *Sigh*, now it will just take me half a year to pay it off...
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Postby Kariudo » Sat Mar 18, 2006 1:34 am

well...I finally got 2 512 sticks, but have run into another problem.
I can only install 1...the other slot is under the keyboard (I think)
I say I think, because the manual sucks, and I only took the bottom half of my laptop apart (can't get at it from the top)
off to the Geek Squad for me!

my new setup should be nice.
Amd 64 x2 3800+
Asus A8N sli-delux
1 GB corsiar value select pc3200
(get to put the system together after I get back home tomorrow. Huzzah for spring break)
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Postby sigmatron » Tue Apr 04, 2006 4:58 pm

windows only 2GB of ram. win x64 can take 16GB of ram.

if your not ran 3d programs or 10 video editer they any thing over a 1GB is over kill!!!
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Postby Corran » Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:03 pm

sigmatron wrote:if your not ran 3d programs or 10 video editer they any thing over a 1GB is over kill!!!


:roll: One video editor and perhaps after effects, a busy timeline, and a bunch of avisynth scripts running at once is plenty to justify 2 gigs. And then there is your encoding, the browser in the background perhaps for an online totorial or to BS on the forums, an IM client, and whatever else you may wish to have open at the same time.
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Postby milatchi » Thu Apr 06, 2006 12:22 am

1.5 GB of RAM. The maximum my Logicboard will take.
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Postby Ancalyme » Tue May 02, 2006 10:37 am

256 MB ... true, I only made one video, but MovieMaker worked pretty fine even with this little.
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Postby Joe88 » Tue May 02, 2006 2:36 pm

512MB - upgradedable to 2GB
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Postby LantisEscudo » Tue May 02, 2006 4:00 pm

2 gigs in the desktop where I rip/filter (Athon 64 3500+, max 4 gigs)

2 gigs in the laptop where I edit (G4 1.5GHz Powerbook, max 2 gigs)

The laptop used to have 512MB, and long or complex projects in FCP made it cry. 2 GB has made it a lot happier.
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Postby amvwizard » Thu May 04, 2006 9:19 am

I got a 256mb and a 512mb I'm working towards getting a 1 gig for the 512
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