Solved windows 8; Would it reduce performance?

tigidig3x

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hi guys, i just want to ask your opinion about Windows 8. So now, i have currently windows 7, which uses only 1 GB right? While windows 8 uses 2GB. I currently have 4GB ram all in all. Do you think my ram would be enough to run windows 8 while not affecting my gaming? I play games like NBA 2k13, Fifa 13, Crysis, Call of duty and other games and im planning to try other new games that would come out this year. My main concern is, would upgrading to windows 8 might have a big reduce of performance on my computer? (because windows 8 uses 2GB ram while i have only 4GB) Im really eager to try the new Operating system but im hesitating. So please share your thoughts on me. Thanks.

by the way, sorry guys if i posted in the wrong section.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
Generally speaking 8 use less ram than 7. And ram is one of the cheapest things you can upgrade.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self-Built in July 2009
    CPU
    Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
    Memory
    8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" Acer x233H
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
    Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
    PSU
    Corsair 620HX modular
    Case
    Antec P182
    Cooling
    stock
    Keyboard
    ABS M1 Mechanical
    Mouse
    Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
    Internet Speed
    15/2 cable modem
    Other Info
    Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
Generally speaking 8 use less ram than 7. And ram is one of the cheapest things you can upgrade.

Sorry for the noob question, but how come windows 8 uses less ram than W8? Since i saw in their both system requirements that w7 uses 1GB while W8 uses 2GB? yeah i know its cheap but i cant afford im just a student i cant ask for more to my dad.. T_T
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
Better optimized to make better use of hardware. An 8gb ram upgrade would be like 40. It's really that cheap. Cheaper than the cost of one game.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self-Built in July 2009
    CPU
    Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
    Memory
    8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" Acer x233H
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
    Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
    PSU
    Corsair 620HX modular
    Case
    Antec P182
    Cooling
    stock
    Keyboard
    ABS M1 Mechanical
    Mouse
    Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
    Internet Speed
    15/2 cable modem
    Other Info
    Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
Better optimized to make better use of hardware. An 8gb ram upgrade would be like 40. It's really that cheap. Cheaper than the cost of one game.

Well, for you guys 40$ is cheap but im from philippines, and 40$ here is somewhat a big amount of money that i really dont have. lol. And by the way, i dont buy games, I download from torrents.. But im not downloading windows 8 in torrent lol, ill just borrow from my friend.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
The system requirements are not a real-time example of how much RAM the system uses while idle or under load.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows Server 2012 Standard w/Hyper-V
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP ProBook 4430s
    CPU
    Intel Core i3-2310M
    Memory
    16GB DDR3
    Hard Drives
    80GB Intel 320 SSD
    500GB Samsung Momentus
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