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How Much Memory Do You Need?

Computer RAM is important for a smooth running computer. The type of software applications you’re using has a direct correlation to how much memory you need on your system to run them effectively. Today’s recommended minimum for running most applications is 64MB and, if you are a Windows 2000 user, 128MB. Couple this with the fact that you may be running several programs at one time or are running software that is extremely graphics intensive and you may need much more!

Here are some general guidelines Crucial Technology has developed which correspond with today’s typical applications and the amount of memory recommended for each. Remember, the more you do, the more you need!

Here's what I do	Here's what I need
Minor Administrative Slight word processing, occasional e-mail	128MB
Fair Administrative Word processing and e-mail, spreadsheets, fax & comm. software, small graphics programs, 2 applications open at once	128MB-192MB
Intense Administrative/Student Word processing and e-mail, spreadsheets, fax & comm. software, business graphics, general gaming software, 3 or more applications open at once.	128MB-256MB
Executive/Management Word processing and e-mail, spreadsheets, fax & comm. software, presentation software, illustration software, photo editing, web browser	192MB-384MB
Professional Word processing and e-mail, photo editing, font packages and multimedia software, CAD software, CAM software	256MB-512MB
Heavy Graphics Design, Database Programming 3D CAD software, modeling software, database manipulation	2GB and up

Take these recommendations with a grain of salt. You may actually be happier buying more memory than you think you need right now. The amount of data any computer user needs to handle seems to escalate every year. Frankly, for the price, it's worth just putting the cash down for 2 GB and know that you have enough to run a local server, database application, database management program, image program, spreadsheet program, keep your email open, and be FTPing 700 files at the same time.

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