Seeking memory recommendations

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RWfromCA

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I am running Windows 7 on an iMac with 4G of RAM. I allocated 1.5G for Windows 7.

I would like to allocate more because I use Windows programs more than Mac programs and the Windows programs I use are somewhat memory intensive.

How beneficial is it for me to up my memory to 16G and if I do that how much of it can I allocate to Windows?

Thanks in advance for any recommendations.
 
My experience

I upgraded my iMac to 16G.

With that extra memory Parallels recommended max of 4G for my Windows 7 (64bit) VM which I set it to.

The memory investment is very worth while. Here are some observation:

When I have 4G installed with 1.5G allocated to VM.

1. Free memory is close to nothing.
2. Even opening Words or Excel, my CPUs shoot up to 90% usage.
3. This is the acid test - My Pandora One music skips when I do anything such as opening up a program etc.

When I have 16G installed with 4G allocated to VM

1. I consistently have 8G of free memory.
2. Opening up programs does not cause my CPUs to go nuts (this is the most techie term I can come up with).
3. Pandora never miss a beat.

My recommendation is to go 16G; at $35/8G this is very inexpensive way to get tons of performance. At the minimum get 8G.

Hope this help.
 
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