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Using 64bit Windows, how much RAM is sensible for running VisualStudio?

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Mar 15, 20267512 views
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I am probably going to migrate my work laptop (WinXP, ThinkPad T61) to Windows7 soon, and want to take the opportunity to upgrade to a 64bit OS and use the infinite amounts of RAM this will allow :) Given that laptop RAM not free, how much RAM would actually make a difference to my normal dev envir…

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Visual Studio is only 32-bit. So anything above 3GB wont help a single instance. Running more instances should behave better (if memory usage is high per instance).

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