To Add RAM or Not To Add RAM-That is the Q

gapman · 03-30-07, 09:34 AM

I have an:

Athlon 64-3500+ CPU
ATI/Radeon X850 Pro 256MG Video Card
1 GIG of Samsung Dual Channel RAM

My system is playing SH4 fine at medium to high resolutions(some stuttering in ports-long loading times overall ). What specific results can I expect from adding another GIG of RAM(ie: Loading times, screen changing times, general game performance)-In other words-Is it worth it ? + I am also considering a Raptor 10,000 spin HD(To replace my old 7200 HD)-Any opinions on how this upgrade will improve SH 4 and my other PC games ? Thanks.

StandingCow · 03-30-07, 09:37 AM

Yea, you will notice a big difference.. windows xp alone uses.. what like 256 megs or more? Sitting here idle with IRC open, virus scan up.. himach (or whatever its called), and Firefox I am using 106 Megs of ram. I still have another 143 megs left.

So, yea, when I went from 1 to 2 gigs a year ago, I did notice it.

GimpThe · 03-30-07, 10:26 AM

I recently went from 2 to 4 gigs. I learned the hard way unless you have a 64 bit system (and a 64 bit prossesor) that a windows 32 bit system will not be able to use all 4 gigs depending on Video card ram, and other sytem configurations. Averages about 3 gigs on vista 32 bit.

SH4 uses about 2 gigs, on mine of an avalible 2815MB. With everything normally running, it still only uses about 77% of avalible RAM.

U-Bones · 03-30-07, 10:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gapman

I have an:

Athlon 64-3500+ CPU
ATI/Radeon X850 Pro 256MG Video Card
1 GIG of Samsung Dual Channel RAM

My system is playing SH4 fine at medium to high resolutions(some stuttering in ports-long loading times overall ). What specific results can I expect from adding another GIG of RAM(ie: Loading times, screen changing times, general game performance)-In other words-Is it worth it ? + I am also considering a Raptor 10,000 spin HD(To replace my old 7200 HD)-Any opinions on how this upgrade will improve SH 4 and my other PC games ? Thanks.

I am using 1.2g when playing SH4. No matter how fast your HD is, flippin that .2 back and forth to disk is a huge hit. XP Pro SP2

03-30-07, 09:34 AM	#1
gapman Watch Join Date: May 2005 Location: Waukesha, Wisconsin Posts: 22 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	To Add RAM or Not To Add RAM-That is the Q I have an: Athlon 64-3500+ CPU ATI/Radeon X850 Pro 256MG Video Card 1 GIG of Samsung Dual Channel RAM My system is playing SH4 fine at medium to high resolutions(some stuttering in ports-long loading times overall ). What specific results can I expect from adding another GIG of RAM(ie: Loading times, screen changing times, general game performance)-In other words-Is it worth it ? + I am also considering a Raptor 10,000 spin HD(To replace my old 7200 HD)-Any opinions on how this upgrade will improve SH 4 and my other PC games ? Thanks.

03-30-07, 09:37 AM	#2
StandingCow Weps Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 355 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	Yea, you will notice a big difference.. windows xp alone uses.. what like 256 megs or more? Sitting here idle with IRC open, virus scan up.. himach (or whatever its called), and Firefox I am using 106 Megs of ram. I still have another 143 megs left. So, yea, when I went from 1 to 2 gigs a year ago, I did notice it. __________________

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03-30-07, 10:26 AM	#3
GimpThe Nub Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 3 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I recently went from 2 to 4 gigs. I learned the hard way unless you have a 64 bit system (and a 64 bit prossesor) that a windows 32 bit system will not be able to use all 4 gigs depending on Video card ram, and other sytem configurations. Averages about 3 gigs on vista 32 bit. SH4 uses about 2 gigs, on mine of an avalible 2815MB. With everything normally running, it still only uses about 77% of avalible RAM.