Is 10 GB of RAM too much for Windows 7 Professional?
August 25th, 2013
obviously its not too much
No such thing as too much memory though keep them in a multi channel configuration for better performance.
You mentioned multi-channel configuration. Here is what I did. The system has 4 memory slots. Two of the slots have 2 2GB sticks. The other two slots have 2 1GB sticks. I removed one 1 GB stick and replaced it with the 4 GB stick. I am going to order another 4 GB stick and replace it with the 2nd 1 GB stick. That way I will have 12 GB of system memory.
Yeah that’s fine.
It’s certainly not too much.
Some general rules to think about:
Use the same chips/RAM/manufacturer
If not that use the same speed & latency for each bank
At the least in each bank use 1+1GB, 2+2GB, etc but realize that these factors make a huge difference. I suppose the most important thing is to realize that the speed of your lowest module is going to set the stage for all of the others. For instance a stick of 667mhz with others that can support 1066 is generally still going to give you a clock speed of 667mhz.
Now that’s not necessarily a reason not to purchase higher quality/speed memory if you’re planning to upgrade to a higher level, but remember that the specs of your current system should be a huge factor when deciding to purchase memory (if you’re planning to get a more modern motherboard it might be in your interest to get better chips)
This is my best and honest opinion at the moment.
Unless you use memory intensive programs, there isn’t much point in having that much memory.
I prefer to use only 2 sticks of memory with the highest capacity at the time of purchase, less heat.
The simpler the better.
Too much won’t be a problem though I seriously don’t understand why people go for quantity. I play games on max settings, and run havy apps but I still don’t feel the need to upgrade. I have only 4gb ram.
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rg_kales replied: Too much won't be a problem though I seriously don't understand why people go for quantity. I play games on max settings, and run havy apps but I still don't feel the need to upgrade. I have only 4gb ram.You should realize that there are many more things you could do with a computer other than gaming. Don’t be so ignorant.
your using 64-bit of windows 7 i see and quick google shows the different RAM quantity limit for windows 7 64-bit versions http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/max-memory-limits-for-64-bit-windows-7/4254
-paroxysM^ replied: Of course, but then again the need didn’t arise for me ever. In this case, this might do good to OP but when people building gaming PC under strict budgets put in copious amounts of ram, it makes me wonder.rg_kales replied: Too much won't be a problem though I seriously don't understand why people go for quantity. I play games on max settings, and run havy apps but I still don't feel the need to upgrade. I have only 4gb ram.You should realize that there are many more things you could do with a computer other than gaming. Don't be so ignorant.
-paroxysM^ replied: rg_kales replied: Too much won't be a problem though I seriously don't understand why people go for quantity. I play games on max settings, and run havy apps but I still don't feel the need to upgrade. I have only 4gb ram.You should realize that there are many more things you could do with a computer other than gaming. Don't be so ignorant.
True, but those that truly need so much RAM to run there software(s) wouldn’t be asking here whether it’s too much
Just stick in as much as you can afford
I can remember about 8 years ago, when a 1gb stick was about £300
Aida64 has a number of benchmark tests.
There a 3 of them there that test the speed of your memory..Read….Write…and Copy.
That is handy when changing memory around as you can do some before and after tests..
You will see then if extra memory slows it down because it’s too slow or not dual channeling properly.
Just to spell it out, Windows 7 Pro supports up to 192gb of ram.
I think its enough!
The “higher end” versions of Windows support a huge amount of RAM, if you have the space to upgrade I’d suggest doing it, DDR2 is dirt cheap nowdays (assuming you’re running a relatively old machine), even DDR3 is pretty cheap anyway.
Having more ram than you need gains you nothing.
It will be beneficial if you have a 64-bit version of Windows but not on a 32-bit version of Windows which has a memory limit of 4 GB. Also, each computer has a maximum amount of memory it can support so you have to derermine what the max is on your PC.
I upgraded the memory on my PC (DDR2 SDRAM) from 4 GB to 8 GB and I see improvement when I’m working with multiple apps at the same time which used to slow down my system but now it doesn’t