• fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    9 days ago

    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.

      • nymnympseudonym@piefed.social
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        9 days ago

        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

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        Base Linux OS + Whonix Gateway + Whonix Workstation --> want 64 GB

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      9 days ago

      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.