calango@programming.dev to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 9 days agoWhy are you crying, Windows user?programming.devimagemessage-square111linkfedilinkarrow-up1564arrow-down110
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minus-squarefuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 days agoOnce you start opening programs your OS is basically negligible. Sure windows might use 5 gigs of ram on startup. But when you’ve got 100 tabs open using 20 gigs of ram the 3 vs 5 gigs is a drop in the bucket.
minus-squarezaubentrucker@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·9 days agoIf you do virtualization it stacks
minus-squarenymnympseudonym@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 days agoCame here to say this. I almost never run just 1 computer on my computer. Base Linux OS + Test/burner VM + Work VM --> want 64 GB or Base Linux OS + Whonix Gateway + Whonix Workstation --> want 64 GB
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 days agoWell, when you’re coming from 8gb, that 5 gigs is a big deal. I went overkill with 64, but I’m not going to complain about it.
Once you start opening programs your OS is basically negligible.
Sure windows might use 5 gigs of ram on startup. But when you’ve got 100 tabs open using 20 gigs of ram the 3 vs 5 gigs is a drop in the bucket.
If you do virtualization it stacks
Came here to say this. I almost never run just 1 computer on my computer.
Base Linux OS + Test/burner VM + Work VM --> want 64 GB
or
Base Linux OS + Whonix Gateway + Whonix Workstation --> want 64 GB
Well, when you’re coming from 8gb, that 5 gigs is a big deal. I went overkill with 64, but I’m not going to complain about it.