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Originally Posted by CRussel
I'm loving my i7-5820. Only have 32 GB of DDR4 RAM with it, but it'll hold 128GB if I need it. Right now, 32 GB is enough, but I've got slots for another 32 GB without having to use 16GB DDR4 DIMMs. The price on this CPU was in the sweet spot, but going up to a 5830 kicked it out of reason.
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So, running 64GB without using 16GB DIMM's means you're running an 8-slot board... and DDR4 even. That's quite expensive. Now you've got 'only' 32GB, but can double that; what do you do that requires THAT much memory?
I can use up 8GB easily, as you have already seen. If I had the CPU-power and memory, I would have either converted more books at once, or would have started a few FLAC-conversions alongside calibre; I think I can use up 16 GB in day-to-day use. If I decide to put all of that in the background and start experimenting with the Windows 10 preview, or leave out two cores and start running a game, I think I can also use 24, maybe 32GB.
I can't imagine using 64GB except when running a bunch of high-memory virtual machines for server purposes.
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Originally Posted by Hitch
FWIW. I'm pretty sure that 8gigs will be something in the past just as 1MB is now--eventually. The more is available, the more progammers make greedy programs and apps that suck it right up. ;-)
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Yes, programs do use more and more memory, but not always because they're just greedy or badly written. Great pains are taken to avoid using the hard drive, because that is the slowest component in the computer, nowadays (even if you're using an SSD). Everything is loaded and kept in memory as much as possible.
Then there is the data. Who would have predicted that an amateur photographer would be juggling around 24 MPix photo's without blinking an eye? 10 years ago, 6-8 MPix pictures where the norm, with more megapixels for the pro's and really big camera's.