Do I really need 2 GB memory?

PepsiCan · 08-02-07, 07:58 PM

I would argue that a good video card is more important than the RAM. It will work fine with 1 Gb of RAM.

Monica Lewinsky · 08-02-07, 08:19 PM

A FYI:
My gaming rig is 1 gig with XP home edition and I play sh4 on it - it is 6 years old and I refuse to put any more money into it.

Spouse's PC is:
2 gig RAM with Windows Vista on it and I snuck SH4 on it with the 1.3 patch.

HUGE difference in performance

On 1 gig vs. 2 gig RAM, man what a difference! SH4 is SLOW on my 1 gig RAM machine PC crap machine.

Rockin Robbins · 08-02-07, 08:42 PM

This is a fine excuse for a motherboard upgrade with a couple nice PCI-e slots and capacity for lotsa gigabytes. And from there you can buy a couple high end graphics cards and an huge ultra high speed hard drive and a 22" flat screen and .....

Eating and married life are overrated anyway. :rotfl:

Gunner · 08-02-07, 09:10 PM

Ubisoft did make the game playable on lower end systems, so yeh 1 gb is ok, 2 gb,real nice

pending yer system specs, wether yer an eye candy guy ur not, the game is capable of some awsome graphics or just reallygood graphics.Bumping yer system to 2 gb will increase yer overall PC performance, not just SH4

Snakeeyes · 08-03-07, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monica Lewinsky

A FYI:
My gaming rig is 1 gig with XP home edition and I play sh4 on it - it is 6 years old and I refuse to put any more money into it.

Spouse's PC is:
2 gig RAM with Windows Vista on it and I snuck SH4 on it with the 1.3 patch.

HUGE difference in performance

On 1 gig vs. 2 gig RAM, man what a difference! SH4 is SLOW on my 1 gig RAM machine PC crap machine.

you can run it with 1GB RAM but you won't like it... that's all I have to say. I was in your position last month. I finally cracked and decided to get not just 2GB but a new PC. It's coming next Tuesday. From what I hear from the group, the sim will be reborn. Get the extra ram. It's rather cheap right now.

Think of it like this... you spend the money to buy a Corvette but you don't pitch in the cash to get great tires. What's the point?!

I think Sean Connery's character put it best in "The Untouchables"...

"If you're going up against these people Mr. Ness then you must be prepared to go all the way."

Get the RAM. You'll thank me.

fredbass · 08-03-07, 02:44 PM

So is 4g of Ram overkill?

AVGWarhawk · 08-03-07, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by fredbass

So is 4g of Ram overkill?

Not unless you are tracking the entire naval fleet and keeping tabs on the ICBM solo's in and around the US.

Snakeeyes · 08-03-07, 03:09 PM

LOL!

You gotta love this site.

Lost Nebraskan · 08-03-07, 04:14 PM

Gentlemen:

I appreciate your advice. I will put a new video card in my machine. I already exceed all the other requirements. I already keep my machine lean and mean. I will update my BIOS, chipset and drivers, if needed.

When I get it all up and running, I will be back for advice on the patches.

Seems like you all will be pretty good shipmates.

Sink 'em all.
Sink 'em all.
The long and the short and the tall.

08-02-07, 07:58 PM	#1
PepsiCan Planesman Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 189 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The choice I would argue that a good video card is more important than the RAM. It will work fine with 1 Gb of RAM. __________________ =================== AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2.1Ghz 1Gb RAM MSI NVidia 6800 128MB MSI motherboard Realtek soundcard Windows XP Pro SP2 ===================

08-02-07, 08:19 PM	#2
Monica Lewinsky Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 845 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	A FYI: My gaming rig is 1 gig with XP home edition and I play sh4 on it - it is 6 years old and I refuse to put any more money into it. Spouse's PC is: 2 gig RAM with Windows Vista on it and I snuck SH4 on it with the 1.3 patch. HUGE difference in performance On 1 gig vs. 2 gig RAM, man what a difference! SH4 is SLOW on my 1 gig RAM machine PC crap machine. __________________ Sink them all!

08-02-07, 08:42 PM	#3
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	1 gig This is a fine excuse for a motherboard upgrade with a couple nice PCI-e slots and capacity for lotsa gigabytes. And from there you can buy a couple high end graphics cards and an huge ultra high speed hard drive and a 22" flat screen and ..... Eating and married life are overrated anyway. :rotfl: __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

08-02-07, 09:10 PM	#4
Gunner Navy Dude Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 177 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Ubisoft did make the game playable on lower end systems, so yeh 1 gb is ok, 2 gb,real nice pending yer system specs, wether yer an eye candy guy ur not, the game is capable of some awsome graphics or just reallygood graphics.Bumping yer system to 2 gb will increase yer overall PC performance, not just SH4 __________________

08-03-07, 02:44 PM	#6
fredbass Ace of the Deep Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Port Richey, Fl, USA Posts: 1,066 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	So is 4g of Ram overkill? __________________

08-03-07, 03:09 PM	#8
Snakeeyes Captain Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: trailing 1400 yards behind an Oscar-II with my outer doors open Posts: 488 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	LOL! You gotta love this site. __________________ -- "There's little room in Tupolev's heart for anyone but Tupolev."

08-03-07, 04:14 PM	#9
Lost Nebraskan Nub Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 3 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the advice Gentlemen: I appreciate your advice. I will put a new video card in my machine. I already exceed all the other requirements. I already keep my machine lean and mean. I will update my BIOS, chipset and drivers, if needed. When I get it all up and running, I will be back for advice on the patches. Seems like you all will be pretty good shipmates. Sink 'em all. Sink 'em all. The long and the short and the tall.