Hey guys,
So I recently moved the amazing charts database from my desktop computer to a separate CPU, largely because my desktop started crashing and taking down the database with it on a regular basis. my IT consultants advised me that I could get by with just a minimum amount of RAM on the CPU "server", So I just went in with 2 GB. Were they wrong??
While you CAN get by on 2 GB, why would you want to? For under $50.00 you can have an additional 2-4 GB depending on whether they are DDR2 or DDR3. If you are 5 minutes a day faster, it would pay for itself in less than a week.
RAM will usually make a difference especially if it is server or Vista/Windows 7. The OS is probably using anywhere from 512 to 1500 megs of memory. Add to that SQL and you are easily maxing out 2 GB. More headroom will equate to speed.
