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PoliticAverse

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5. THe corona-virus crisis caused memory prices to spike but things are slowly returning to normal.

Reply to ohhellyes (Reply #3)

Thu Sep 3, 2020, 01:57 AM

Sep 2020

Assuming you have 2 open slots on your motherboard for memory, an additional 32GB (2 16GB sticks) of DDR4 should cost you < $120.

Note that for < $120 you can get a 1TB SSD which, if you currently have a spinning hard drive and not an SSD in your computer, would most likely be the most cost-effective way to speed up your normal computer activity.

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RAM [View all] ohhellyes Sep 2020 OP

No DanieRains Sep 2020 #1

Thanks.... I thought maybe ohhellyes Sep 2020 #3

THe corona-virus crisis caused memory prices to spike but things are slowly returning to normal. PoliticAverse Sep 2020 #5

RAM or hard drive? 32 GB RAM is a poli-junkie Sep 2020 #2

The only reason you would need more than 32GB is if you are editing very large images. PoliticAverse Sep 2020 #4

I typically have 150 tabs open in like 10 windows lapfog_1 Sep 2020 #7

In addition to the great advice above (esp. checking task manager for mem usage) mr_lebowski Sep 2020 #6

Thanks to all for the info. n/t ohhellyes Sep 2020 #8

Since I run jrandom421 Sep 2020 #9