Ram In Gaming

sbeast64 · 11-15-2005, 08:55 PM

If there were two identical systems, say amd 64bit 3000 with 9800 pro. 1 had 512mb and 1 had 1024mb, would there be a significant difference (mainly in gaming). Is it worth spending extra to the 1024. How much better will it perform?
Thankyou

Fuzz · 11-15-2005, 08:58 PM

You would see a huge differnce. 1 gig of ram is pretty much required for todays gaming systems.

Dilly man 2 · 11-16-2005, 02:56 PM

yes, i went for 230$ worth of 2gig high bandwith ram, comparing it to value ram at 90$, you will see a HUGE difference, plus value ram wont overclock well at all.

go for 1 gig of good ram, like ocz or geil or crossair.
they will range from 150+$

but it is well worth it "cause it something you need for gaming

sbeast64 · 11-16-2005, 05:50 PM

Ok thanks, well I think im gonna go for 512mb with my new system. But I can always add another 512 when i get more money, yeh?

**Archangel** · 11-16-2005, 07:11 PM

you can get value ram if you dont overclock your system

there is about a 2fps difference between high end RAM and value RAM when playing games.
i would go gor 1Gb of Value RAM if you dont overclock.
that would cost about $90 ( probably even less. )

but what sort of RAM do you need?

maroon1 · 11-16-2005, 09:15 PM

if u have more RAM u will result in shorter load times and less hitching during game play, but more RAM doesn't improve frame rate as the video card does. the most important thing for gaming is ur video card followed closely by the CPU speed and the amount of installed RAM in your machine

Dropkickmurphys · 11-16-2005, 09:23 PM

i downloaded a program that says how much RAM my machine is using, and when i play WoW i am using 900mb of my 1024mb is this right?? it seems a bit extreme

Dilly man 2 · 11-16-2005, 10:12 PM

if there is alot going on "lot of action", ya that would be fine
also depends on what type of ram

**Archangel** · 11-16-2005, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dropkickmurphys

i downloaded a program that says how much RAM my machine is using, and when i play WoW i am using 900mb of my 1024mb is this right?? it seems a bit extreme

if you have 2 Gb of RAM, and you're playing FEAR, the pc is using ABOUT 1,6Gb of ram

Dilly man 2 · 11-16-2005, 10:29 PM

lol thats why i went for 2 gig instead of 1

11-15-2005, 08:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
sbeast64 Silver Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Age: 19 Posts: 157	Ram In Gaming If there were two identical systems, say amd 64bit 3000 with 9800 pro. 1 had 512mb and 1 had 1024mb, would there be a significant difference (mainly in gaming). Is it worth spending extra to the 1024. How much better will it perform? Thankyou __________________ Athlon 64 bit 3000 :) 1gb ram :) 80gb harddrive :) Radeon 9800 pro :) Dvd Rewriter :) X Blade Case :cool: Neon Lights :D

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Dilly man 2 Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Grafton, Wisconsin Age: 19 Posts: 461	yes, i went for 230$ worth of 2gig high bandwith ram, comparing it to value ram at 90$, you will see a HUGE difference, plus value ram wont overclock well at all. go for 1 gig of good ram, like ocz or geil or crossair. they will range from 150+$ but it is well worth it "cause it something you need for gaming __________________ My computer works again! SunBeam Acrillic Case Antec Neo He 550watt Seagate SATA ll 160gig AMD 4200 Duel Core o/c to 2.4gig Nvidia XFX 7800GTX 256mb ABIT AN8-ULTRA Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra OCZ Platinum Performance 2gig Windows XP OEM Turtle Beach 5.1 surround Headset Logitech G-5 lazer Mouse :P :P :P

11-16-2005, 05:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
sbeast64 Silver Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Age: 19 Posts: 157	Ok thanks, well I think im gonna go for 512mb with my new system. But I can always add another 512 when i get more money, yeh? __________________ Athlon 64 bit 3000 :) 1gb ram :) 80gb harddrive :) Radeon 9800 pro :) Dvd Rewriter :) X Blade Case :cool: Neon Lights :D

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Archangel Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Netherlands Age: 21 Posts: 7,885	you can get value ram if you dont overclock your system there is about a 2fps difference between high end RAM and value RAM when playing games. i would go gor 1Gb of Value RAM if you dont overclock. that would cost about $90 ( probably even less. ) but what sort of RAM do you need? __________________ Newton is dead, Einstein is dead, I don't feel very well either Xfire - Mirrari Intel Q6600 ( @3.6GHz) Asus Triton 79 Amazing 549/3200 4x 1Gb Corsair XMS2 DDR800 ( @ 960MHz ) Asus Maximus Formula Asus & Sapphire HD3870 512Mb Corsair HX620W PSU

11-16-2005, 09:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
maroon1 Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Somewhere in Hell !!! Posts: 2,583	if u have more RAM u will result in shorter load times and less hitching during game play, but more RAM doesn't improve frame rate as the video card does. the most important thing for gaming is ur video card followed closely by the CPU speed and the amount of installed RAM in your machine __________________ Free softwares: Avast! antivirus - FireFox - FDM - OpenOffice - CCleaner

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Dropkickmurphys Diamond Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Worthing, UK (Uni at Kent) Age: 19 Posts: 1,803	i downloaded a program that says how much RAM my machine is using, and when i play WoW i am using 900mb of my 1024mb is this right?? it seems a bit extreme __________________ Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 2.4Ghz (OC @ 2.5GHz) Gigabyte P35C-DS3R motherboard 2GB 6400 DDR240 RAM (OC @ 427.5mhz) 512Mb Geforce 8600GT (OC core: 651Mhz, memory: 475Mhz) 500GB Seagate 7,500RPM HDD Lite-on 20x DVD+RW OCZ GameXStream 600W PSU CoolerMaster Black Centurian 534 Case Samsung 19" 1440x900 SyncMaster 940BW monitor / Samsung 19" 1440x900 TV Dual Booting: Windows XP Proffessional SP2 / Windows Vista Business SP1

11-16-2005, 10:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
Dilly man 2 Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Grafton, Wisconsin Age: 19 Posts: 461	if there is alot going on "lot of action", ya that would be fine also depends on what type of ram __________________ My computer works again! SunBeam Acrillic Case Antec Neo He 550watt Seagate SATA ll 160gig AMD 4200 Duel Core o/c to 2.4gig Nvidia XFX 7800GTX 256mb ABIT AN8-ULTRA Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra OCZ Platinum Performance 2gig Windows XP OEM Turtle Beach 5.1 surround Headset Logitech G-5 lazer Mouse :P :P :P

11-16-2005, 10:29 PM	#10 (permalink)
Dilly man 2 Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Grafton, Wisconsin Age: 19 Posts: 461	lol thats why i went for 2 gig instead of 1 __________________ My computer works again! SunBeam Acrillic Case Antec Neo He 550watt Seagate SATA ll 160gig AMD 4200 Duel Core o/c to 2.4gig Nvidia XFX 7800GTX 256mb ABIT AN8-ULTRA Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra OCZ Platinum Performance 2gig Windows XP OEM Turtle Beach 5.1 surround Headset Logitech G-5 lazer Mouse :P :P :P

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