Hi,
I just upgraded my beloved 300MHz Beige G3 desktop to OS X 2.8, 4MB video memory, and 256MB of RAM.
I have a question about the RAM - I have heard OS X is a memory hog, and would like to have enough for optimum performance, but also recognize that when only running at 300MHz I'll probably run into empty memory pretty quick.
I am planning to replace one of the 64MB's with a 128MB, bringing total up to 320MB - and I wonder if going any higher would be pointless....
So, how much to upgrade to? Is there a way (formula?) to know how much to upgrade to until you would hit empty memory?
Thank you, greg
It depends on what you are doing with the system. Since you already have OS X installed, open the program 'Activity Monitor' in the Applications:Utilities directory and select the Memory display. It will report on how much memory is Active, Inactive, and Free. What you need to watch for is the number of Page Ins/Outs continuing to increase as you do you normal tasks. If they are going up, then the system is having to swap thing to and from disk so you are out of memory and need more.
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