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Originally Posted by Rebel22777
Or are the 1.4b and 4gb the same thing? 
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They are different - the v1.4 patch is an official Ubisoft patch that updates the game to that version.
The 4GB patch just patches the SH3.exe file so that it will use up to 4GB of memory (if available) instead of the original 2GB limit. It doesn't do anything else.
Updating the game to v1.4 is always the first step, but you should be able to apply the 4GB patch at any time after that (before or after enabling other mods). You can run a lot of mods successfully without the 4GB patch but there is a limit, and some of the bigger mods like Merchant Fleet Mod (which adds a ton of ships to the game) pretty much require it. So going ahead and using it before you start loading up on mods is advisable since you already know about it anyway.
Jimbuna's right though, getting the vanilla v1.4 game to run properly should be the first priority. Once you have that squared away you can start piling on the extras.