Ram In Gaming

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sbeast64

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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?
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You would see a huge differnce. 1 gig of ram is pretty much required for todays gaming systems.
 
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
 
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?
 
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?
 
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
 
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
 
Dropkickmurphys said:
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
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if you have 2 Gb of RAM, and you're playing FEAR, the pc is using ABOUT 1,6Gb of ram ;)
 
Dropkickmurphys said:
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
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what program was it.......just wondering.
 
Believe me: you will get by on Halo with 256, but it is SLOW- I'm stuck with it.

must...buy...more...RAM...

I just don't have the money :(
 
Starwarsman said:
Believe me: you will get by on Halo with 256, but it is SLOW- I'm stuck with it.

must...buy...more...RAM...

I just don't have the money :(
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i think it is slow because of ur video card, not from ur ram

u have geforce mx 4000 which is equal to geforce2 GTS in performance if not woser.
 
hehe yeh youre higher than me, anyway what do you think about upgrading from 1gig to 2gigs of ram when playing games like WoW, CoD:UO/CoD2, BF2 etc....
 
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