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Any benefit in bigger RAM with i3 processor?

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  • 08-08-2020 6:44pm
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    Esho
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    Hi,

    If i get a pc with an i3 processor, and up the RAM to 8gb, will this improve speed?

    Is it just a bad idea now to have an i3 processor?


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    Samuel T. Cogley
    Registered Users Posts: 10,684 ✭✭✭✭Samuel T. Cogley


    Esho wrote: »
    Hi,

    If i get a pc with an i3 processor, and up the RAM to 8gb, will this improve speed?

    Is it just a bad idea now to have an i3 processor?

    It's entirely dependent on what you're doing. I'm assuming you're running Windows 10 as the OS. If so 8GB would be beneficial.


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    CoBo55
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    My ageing optiplex is i3 with 8gig of ram and it's running perfectly, it's an eBay jobbie I bought for 100 blips a few years ago, it was a quantum leap on the truly ancient Inspiron 3000 it replaced:D:D


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    ED E
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    i3 isnt useful, there are decade worth of i3s now.


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    CoBo55
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    ED E wrote: »
    i3 isnt useful, there are decade worth of i3s now.

    Wha?


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    CoBo55
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    sugarman wrote: »
    He means, simply stating its an i3 isn't enough information as there a 10 different generations of i3 now.

    Ok, I haven't a clue which version the optiplex has tbh, it never seems to be under pressure, the most I've ever seen it working at is 50% and that's usually when W10 is doing updates.


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    Skerries
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    type system information into the search bar and it will tell you
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    Esho
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    Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »
    It's entirely dependent on what you're doing. I'm assuming you're running Windows 10 as the OS. If so 8GB would be beneficial.

    Thanks for that.
    It's a 4th gen i3.
    I'm looking to buy a refurb. Seems to be plenty i3s for sale.


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    Samuel T. Cogley
    Registered Users Posts: 10,684 ✭✭✭✭Samuel T. Cogley


    Esho wrote: »
    Thanks for that.
    It's a 4th gen i3.
    I'm looking to buy a refurb. Seems to be plenty i3s for sale.

    For office work it'll be grand. I would suggest 8GB RAM though.


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