*Source: PC Stats (
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=2143)*
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Microsoft Windows Vista runs best with about 2GB of memory installed, or put another way; 1GB is the bare minimum and the sweet spot is 4GB. If you're a forward thinking computer user, you might want to spring for a 4GB kit of memory right now. Why? well, starting off with two 2GB sticks of memory leaves two memory slots available on most motherboards for future memory additions... and with DirectX10 games popping up all over the place that's good insurance.
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