More RAM or better I/O
Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 6:54 pm
Hey guys
I built my silent PC built two years and it's performing well. 2 years down, I feel the need for certain upgrades. Windows 2008 server (just use it as workstation though with DHCP services) has slowed my system down so I may consider SSD caching or just moving to SSD since it's become quite affordable now. However, the immediate upgrade I think I need is memory. I'm at 8gb currently (Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Model KVR1333D3N9K2/8G)
Approximately, this is what I run (see attached image too)
Windows 2008 - 2gb
VMware running Ubuntu - 2gb
Outlook, Excel, Word, Ultraedit. 1-2 misc apps - 2gb
Google Chrome with about 20 open tabs - 2gb
Now out of all, Chrome has surprised me with its numbers. I used to use Firefox and it didn't use anywhere that close but Chrome is the fastest and I rely heavily on its extensions so have to stick with it. If I'm not used my VM in a day and get it back to be the active window, it can take 30 seconds to come up and allow me to work on it. I'm guessing this is because it is swapping the paging file data into the RAM. So the question is should I invest in 4-8gb more RAM or simply move the OS to a new SSD disk?
Does anybody know what does 8 gb RAM approximately use in watts?
Thanks!
I built my silent PC built two years and it's performing well. 2 years down, I feel the need for certain upgrades. Windows 2008 server (just use it as workstation though with DHCP services) has slowed my system down so I may consider SSD caching or just moving to SSD since it's become quite affordable now. However, the immediate upgrade I think I need is memory. I'm at 8gb currently (Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Model KVR1333D3N9K2/8G)
Approximately, this is what I run (see attached image too)
Windows 2008 - 2gb
VMware running Ubuntu - 2gb
Outlook, Excel, Word, Ultraedit. 1-2 misc apps - 2gb
Google Chrome with about 20 open tabs - 2gb
Now out of all, Chrome has surprised me with its numbers. I used to use Firefox and it didn't use anywhere that close but Chrome is the fastest and I rely heavily on its extensions so have to stick with it. If I'm not used my VM in a day and get it back to be the active window, it can take 30 seconds to come up and allow me to work on it. I'm guessing this is because it is swapping the paging file data into the RAM. So the question is should I invest in 4-8gb more RAM or simply move the OS to a new SSD disk?
Does anybody know what does 8 gb RAM approximately use in watts?
Thanks!