Is it possible to add more RAM?

Question

Looking to buy a relatively cheap SBC to set up as a server running a memory intensive application. Been looking at a bunch, but it seems most are limited to just 1gb of RAM. Ideally I'd like to have 4GB if not more. This is the reason for my question.

Any suggestions?

benxx · Answer

You have to wait for another 5 years earliest. There is no such demand on SBC for such a high ram. SBC are made for small science project, not as your home PC. Do not believe those die hard fans say, check for yourself on the specifications and reality facts. If SBC can do that, Intel and others had closed down. All those PC makers had closed shops. Software and data will be bigger time after time so CPU, storage, memory, all must improve to cope. What some people wants, big booobs, big ssss, big sucker, at $10 is not a reality. They will just ended up buying a disappointment item. If they wait, they will have to wait for many years which just wasting time. Just to let you know, do not listen to those marketing gimmicks and lies. They even have people creating fake accounts and acted as customers who swear by hell how good it is. I am also been cheated by those gimmicks from some SBC companies. If you really want to buy, buy from an old stable company like Raspberry. Other brands are all advised to keep away. Kickstarter are also advised to keep away because they do not bear any responsibility if you are being cheated. Kickstarter is a money maker business company too.

benxx · Answer

I have those Pi 3 but after sometime, it is a pain in my asss to browse and do some simple tasks. Why it happened? Its the same with every computer after time passes, they will slow down compared to newly installed. WHY? Its too technical for me to explain and will be too long to explain here. When Pi is new, its OK. If you are not a Linux fluent guy, then you will be too stressful. These boards are meant for Linux fluent programmers to do simple projects. Basically I am an electronic specialist engineer who find it stress to program Linux because it is not my expertise. Using Windows are 100 times more easier than Linux for me because Windows is too stable and advance to compare with. Adding 4GB? The cost is too high and you have to program your board to do it. It is not worth and all Linux small projects never need so much Ram. You also have to solder it but can you really see it to solder and not damaging the board? So far nobody needs and never need so big Ram on these small Linux boards. Only Windows, Mac or other big giant OS needs 4GB Ram and you cannot install them into these boards at all. At the moment everyone is satisfied with 512MB Ram which is a big surplus on Linux. Nobody needs 1GB Ram yet. So to tell you right to your point of question: NO and NO. Nobody can help you upgrading to 4GB Ram on these boards unless you willing to spend thousands of dollars. I think you know its absurd to say spending thousands, but that is your question. SBC to set up as a server running a memory intensive application? How can a SBC run as a server? This is not even a home PC. A home PC is still unqualified to be a server running merely low intensive application. Perhaps 100 years later you come back and ask again, then maybe the answer will change to Yes. Please go survey what is a SBC first. PS: I am sorry that I did not notice this is a 1.5 year old thread. Some type of people had dig out the history, giving long due and unwanted advise. Please stop posting on this thread and let it close.

Is it possible to add more RAM?

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