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January 31st, 2008, 04:44 PM
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Is 8gb RAM worth it?
Hi guys,
My pc is falling apart and I'm looking into buying a new one. I'm sure about it being a quad and I was about to buy one with 4gb ram when I saw another one with 8gb ram for 500$ more. I use premiere cs3 and after effects cs3...will they really benefit from all of this or will it be overkill? |
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January 31st, 2008, 04:57 PM
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You have to be using 64-bit Windows AND 64-bit Premiere which doesn't exist(!) Indeed, you won't really benefit from 4GB since Windows only sees about 3.2GB. Some PC vendors have starting shipping PCs with 3GB instead of 2 or 4GB. |
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January 31st, 2008, 05:03 PM
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Yeah I have 3GB in my system, at first I had 4GB, but windows only addressed 3.25GB.
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January 31st, 2008, 10:48 PM
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I have 8GB in my quad-core Vista 64-bit PC and it works great with the CS3 Suite. After Effects can take up to 4GB by itself (each processor gets it's own 32-bit process and a gig of RAM). PPro never uses much more than a gig or 1.5GB. And that still leaves plenty of RAM for the OS, Photoshop, Encore, etc.
YMMV, but I sure wouldn't want to go back to a 32-bit OS and 3GB. HTH, Brian Brown BrownCow Productions |
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February 1st, 2008, 12:26 AM
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That is a valid point. Maybe neither premiere of after effects will use the full 8gb, but even if they only use 4 or 3gb this would mean I could still be working with other applications while I'm exporting a project...which is good...I'm just not so sure if it's "500$ worth it good".
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February 1st, 2008, 12:59 AM
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You can put the 4GB of RAM in yourself for a LOT less than $500. More like less than $100, at least here in the States. RAM is shockingly cheap at the moment.
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February 1st, 2008, 08:01 AM
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But you must be running 64-bit Windows. In turn, you must be certain that all your hardware has the necessary 64-bit drivers. >3GB on 32-bit Windows is pointless. If you only run Premiere by itself at any given time, the benefits will not be as great. |
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February 1st, 2008, 08:42 AM
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Just to chime in on the multi use bit. I use CS3 Premiere, Photoshop and Encore daily and almost always have them all open at the same time as I render and work on Menus for my sports DVDs. Runs like a champ on Vista 64 Ultimate with a Intel Quad Core Q6600 with 4GB of Ram :) The added ram makes switching between the apps easy and all of the programs run as if they were the only thing running :)
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