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Lasereth · 02-10-2009, 10:19 AM

LordEden is exactly right. Newer hardware (including ram, CPU, videocards, and hard drives) are designed pretty much for 2 types of users: PC gamers and media creation/artist type users. Windows XP reached its maximum speed with around a 600 MHzish CPU and between 512 MB and 1 GB of RAM. You asked if 1 GB is as fast as 4 GB. The answer is yes.

It's almost a huge conspiracy/scam theory shit going on (PC hardware). If games and multimedia programs were never invented, only the OSs that are released every 5 years would push the boundaries of PC hardware.

If you aren't in these 2 types of users, it is impossible to tell the difference between a 600 MHz, 1 GB PC and a Core 2 Quad Q9550 with 4 GB of ram. I actually periodically get a few computer-savvy coworkers to come over to my desk and tell me which PC is the good one and they can't (the test subjects are usually a 512 MB PC and a 4 GB core 2 quad). If a computer with 512 MB to 1 GB of memory is slow, the OS is simply convoluted and needs to be tweaked and/or reformatted, regardless of the CPU speed/power, hard drive space, videocard, Internet connection, etc.

I laugh at the people who go into Best Buy or Dell stores and buy a $1,500 PC and say "hoo boy, this thing is blazing" when they have a 3 year old PC at home that has never been reformatted. What they don't put together is that the new PC is slow as shit after 6 months anyway so it is entirely software related.

If ANYBODY on TFP had a PC that was slow and had 512 MB of memory or more and gave it to me they would be outright stunned at how fast it can perform once it has been cleaned or reformatted.

02-10-2009, 10:19 AM	#74 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	LordEden is exactly right. Newer hardware (including ram, CPU, videocards, and hard drives) are designed pretty much for 2 types of users: PC gamers and media creation/artist type users. Windows XP reached its maximum speed with around a 600 MHzish CPU and between 512 MB and 1 GB of RAM. You asked if 1 GB is as fast as 4 GB. The answer is yes. It's almost a huge conspiracy/scam theory shit going on (PC hardware). If games and multimedia programs were never invented, only the OSs that are released every 5 years would push the boundaries of PC hardware. If you aren't in these 2 types of users, it is impossible to tell the difference between a 600 MHz, 1 GB PC and a Core 2 Quad Q9550 with 4 GB of ram. I actually periodically get a few computer-savvy coworkers to come over to my desk and tell me which PC is the good one and they can't (the test subjects are usually a 512 MB PC and a 4 GB core 2 quad). If a computer with 512 MB to 1 GB of memory is slow, the OS is simply convoluted and needs to be tweaked and/or reformatted, regardless of the CPU speed/power, hard drive space, videocard, Internet connection, etc. I laugh at the people who go into Best Buy or Dell stores and buy a $1,500 PC and say "hoo boy, this thing is blazing" when they have a 3 year old PC at home that has never been reformatted. What they don't put together is that the new PC is slow as shit after 6 months anyway so it is entirely software related. If ANYBODY on TFP had a PC that was slow and had 512 MB of memory or more and gave it to me they would be outright stunned at how fast it can perform once it has been cleaned or reformatted. __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert Last edited by Lasereth; 02-10-2009 at 10:22 AM..