[TEC] SH3+GWX 2.0 with 3GB RAM - Page 2

Graf Paper · 03-07-08, 11:15 PM

Howdy, Kaleuns!

Since I'm branching out into computer graphics and, eventually, 3D modeling, I decided to purchase some new RAM for my trusty old box. Delivery is expected on Monday.

The RAM is 3 GB of DDR 333 MHz that I found for a very good price.

Yep, time to celebrate. Ol' G.P. was able to afford an "upgrade"! This don't happen very often.

My question, as it relates to SH3 is this:

I've had to use the Lite Harbor Traffic and 8km Atmosphere to avoid lagging my system too badly. My CPU is a 2.4GHz Athlon, vid card is ATI Radeon x1650 Pro 512MB AGP, and current system memory is 512MB DDR266 RAM.

I figured that old RAM is the last major bottleneck.

Can anyone with a similar system tell me if using the regular harbor traffic and effects along with the 16km Atmosphere will still lag and make the game stutter, even with the new RAM I'm getting?

I'd like to avoid having to monkey around with ripping out mods to find out for myself. This would entail a bit of work since I merged some of the mod files for compatibility, such as the Real Weather Fix + Lite Harbor Traffic + SH4 Scene.

03-07-08, 11:15 PM	#1
Graf Paper Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pacific Northwest United States Posts: 1,146 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 2	[TEC] SH3+GWX 2.0 with 3GB RAM Howdy, Kaleuns! Since I'm branching out into computer graphics and, eventually, 3D modeling, I decided to purchase some new RAM for my trusty old box. Delivery is expected on Monday. The RAM is 3 GB of DDR 333 MHz that I found for a very good price. Yep, time to celebrate. Ol' G.P. was able to afford an "upgrade"! This don't happen very often. My question, as it relates to SH3 is this: I've had to use the Lite Harbor Traffic and 8km Atmosphere to avoid lagging my system too badly. My CPU is a 2.4GHz Athlon, vid card is ATI Radeon x1650 Pro 512MB AGP, and current system memory is 512MB DDR266 RAM. I figured that old RAM is the last major bottleneck. Can anyone with a similar system tell me if using the regular harbor traffic and effects along with the 16km Atmosphere will still lag and make the game stutter, even with the new RAM I'm getting? I'd like to avoid having to monkey around with ripping out mods to find out for myself. This would entail a bit of work since I merged some of the mod files for compatibility, such as the Real Weather Fix + Lite Harbor Traffic + SH4 Scene. __________________ Still sailing the high seas, hunting convoys with those who join me.