[dba-Tech] Ram Usage

Probably. 

If you are not planning on doing heavy database work or graphic rendering or
web site hosting or high-end game playing, a lot of the RAM and CPU power
will be wasted. ;-)

The number one bottle neck on any current computer is the hard drive
response. Most new motherboards come with a RAID controller and with a
minimum of 3-4 drive; you can build an array...superior performance. Things
to watch out for are that some motherboards only have the chip sets to
support SATA 2 drives but most new drives are SATA 3. SATA 3 drives have
double the performance of SATA 2.

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 5:58 PM
To: List; 'Off Topic'
Subject: [dba-Tech] Ram Usage

My new super-comp has 8GB RAM.
 
The CPU Usage gadget which shows all 8 cores and their usage also show RAM
being used.  It rarely goes over 2GB - usually hovers around 1.6.  Do I have
6GB RAM that I don't need?  Or is the gadget not telling me something.
 
TIA
 
Rocky
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