# HOw to tell max capacity for RAM?

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**Created:** [June 13, 2004, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-tell-max-capacity-for-ram/112963 "2004-06-13T18:36:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![DDD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc348/32.png) [@DDD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DDD)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2004, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-tell-max-capacity-for-ram/112963/1 "2004-06-13T18:36:13Z")

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I have a couple of p4 1gb machines. I want to hook them up to screamernet for a make shift renderfarm. My question is how can I tell what is the max capacity of ram I can put in? I have 3 slots and planned on buying 512’s fr each slot but someone said I could mess things up by puttin to high of a capacity of ram in there. Is this true? ANy advice appreciated.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-tell-max-capacity-for-ram/112963/2 "2004-06-17T16:00:24Z")

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you might also want to get freeram xp, i use that, it displays how much free ram you have 😛 you can configure it to free you ram when ever you want, but be warned it does also slow you down a little too

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-tell-max-capacity-for-ram/112963/3 "2004-06-17T18:09:04Z")

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OSX has things like that built in.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-tell-max-capacity-for-ram/112963/4 "2004-06-17T18:11:27Z")

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and your point was? I have a PC (p4)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-tell-max-capacity-for-ram/112963/5 "2004-06-17T18:30:50Z")

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My point was that you should switch to Apple branded things. :b

Also, third party programs like some of the other people were talking about usually eat up more system resources.