Ram = Huge

[TriskettheKid]

That doesn't exactly help people like me, who built their AGP system when RDRAM was going to be the next big thing.

I've already got a gig in my system (4x256), and RDRAM is so hard to find, and so expensive, I'd be lucky to get 2 gigs (4x512) for under $800.

[IsaanRanger]

I did same thing too, went from 2x512 Mushkin to 2x1024 Kingston HyperX. I have a Socket 939, yes they dont support em anymore, but I am very happy with it and its DDR400 and I have a AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ with 2x1024 Cache I cant seem to find any for sale anymore. It must be rare now. the 2GB did help a lot. I have an ASUS A8N-E

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by TriskettheKid

That doesn't exactly help people like me, who built their AGP system when RDRAM was going to be the next big thing.

I've already got a gig in my system (4x256), and RDRAM is so hard to find, and so expensive, I'd be lucky to get 2 gigs (4x512) for under $800.

For $800 you could get 2 GB and at the same time buy a new CPU and new MB, and even a enw vid card. Not sure why you'd hang on to old tech like that.

-S

[kakemann]

Will it really help to have newer RAM?

I'm running 2 GIG PC3200 RAM. Quite old

The game runns well, most of the time

[Iceberg]

Originally Posted by kakemann

Will it really help to have newer RAM?

I'm running 2 GIG PC3200 RAM. Quite old

The game runns well, most of the time

Newer RAM (meaning faster RAM) in your system will only run as fast as your MB can go so if you bought the fastest available RAM when you bought your computer... That's it! It's as fast as it can go! I think you're quite good with 2GB of PC3200.

So to fully enjoy newer/faster RAM you'd need a new MB and then a new CPU and... Buy a new computer!! :p

[Grey_Raven75]

I've been thinking about getting some more RAM myself. My mobo can support up to 4 gigs, but I thought I read somewhere that more than 2 gigs on XP is useless. Is this true and if so, why?

[triangle]

Originally Posted by Grey_Raven75

I've been thinking about getting some more RAM myself. My mobo can support up to 4 gigs, but I thought I read somewhere that more than 2 gigs on XP is useless. Is this true and if so, why?

32-bit XP Pro and Home can handle up to 4gb of RAM and the 64-bit edition can handle up to 128gb, I think.

[Zantham]

Originally Posted by triangle

32-bit XP Pro and Home can handle up to 4gb of RAM and the 64-bit edition can handle up to 128gb, I think.

XP, both Home and Pro, 32bit, can recognise up to 4GB RAM. However, except in certain setups, you will find XP will only show around 3GB. And in fact, will not really use more than 2GB. There is a boot.ini switch you can use (/3GB) that changes how much of your RAM is used by the kernel and how much by the userspace (where your programs run), that allows userspace to use up to 3GB RAM. However, a program has to be specifically written to take advantage of this, if not it will still be limited to 2GB RAM.

In my own experience, playing various games from STALKER to Supreme Commander, SH3(GWX) and SH4, and BF2 & 2142....I have never run out of physical memory with 2GB RAM and no page file.

My current machine has 3GB RAM in it, and I have ran different games with 2GB and 3GB RAM installed, with no difference at all (unlike going from 1GB to 2GB which can be huge performance gains). Generally I allocate 1GB as a RAM drive, leaving 2GB to my system. Then I copy part of the game installation into RAM to greatly improve loading times (note this has no effect on framerate). I did this with Sh3 GWX as well as with Battlefield 2.

[jmop]

Originally Posted by triangle

32-bit XP Pro and Home can handle up to 4gb of RAM and the 64-bit edition can handle up to 128gb, I think.

32 bit Xp Pro can only address 2.75 GB RAM, only the 64 bit edition can handle more memory and then it can be unreliable above 4gb.

[Charlie901]

Originally Posted by TriskettheKid

That doesn't exactly help people like me, who built their AGP system when RDRAM was going to be the next big thing.

I've already got a gig in my system (4x256), and RDRAM is so hard to find, and so expensive, I'd be lucky to get 2 gigs (4x512) for under $800.

DITTO!!!!!!