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2GB is the bare minimum to run the OS at all, so do go with 4.

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Hello, I am building a budget file server and was wondering if I should go for 2gb's of ddr3 or 4gb's. The server will only be running Ubuntu Server edition and there are only 4 machines that will be connected to it at any point. The reason I'm asking is that I have all the parts except for ram and need to know if I should take 2 or 4gb's out of my current main system. 

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2 is way to less, use 4gb of ram

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2GB is the bare minimum to run the OS at all, so do go with 4.

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5 minutes ago, Energycore said:

2GB is the bare minimum to run the OS at all, so do go with 4.

Cool, thanks.

 

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6 minutes ago, NQSD said:

Use 4.

Will do, thanks!

 

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8 minutes ago, Rasbir Singh said:

2 is way to less, use 4gb of ram

Will do, thanks!

 

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I feel like you could get by with 2 since my rp3 runs Linux and uses like 300 MB with just the OS lol but I would advise 4 since you don't want to constrain yourself unnecessarily.

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Just now, Ryan_Vickers said:

I feel like you could get by with 2 since my rp3 runs Linux and uses like 300 MB with just the OS lol but I would advise 4 since you don't want to constrain yourself unnecessarily.

Sounds good, thanks! I may end up starting with 2 and seeing if it works or not! 

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