Any problems with 1 Mb RAM?

Sea Demon · 10-02-07, 01:52 PM

Anybody running the game with the minimum of 1 Mb of RAM? Any issues or problems encountered?

LukeFF · 10-02-07, 01:54 PM

1 meg?

TDK1044 · 10-02-07, 02:03 PM

Assuming you mean 1 GIG, then it would depend on other factors such as video card and processor. As a rule though, SH4 really needs 2 GIGs of RAM to perform at the highest graphical settings.

Vlad34 · 10-02-07, 02:10 PM

Seriously, this game is a RESOURCE hog! Especially if you intend to run most if not all of these wonderful mods. 1 GB is just simply not enough for most games nowdays most importantly SH4. Go over to www.newegg.com and see what you can pick up, generally you can find memory deals that are astounding, and most of all, if you have a decent system and decent video card then don't go cheap by trying to skimp by on only 1 gig of RAM. Hope you find this helpful and Newegg is just my personal favorite so I'm not trying to sell you on them or anything....

Sea Demon · 10-02-07, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by TDK1044

Assuming you mean 1 GIG, then it would depend on other factors such as video card and processor. As a rule though, SH4 really needs 2 GIGs of RAM to perform at the highest graphical settings.

Yes, I meant 1 GB. Woops.

MONOLITH · 10-02-07, 02:21 PM

Hold on....

I'm doing great with 1 gig of ram. And only a P4 2.4 Ghz cpu.

My savior may be my X1950 Pro video card, but it still means 1 gig of ram is okay.

I have all my settings cranked to max, at 1680x1050. I get 50 fps interiors, and 30 outside, which is more than fine.

Sea Demon · 10-02-07, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by MONOLITH

Hold on....

I'm doing great with 1 gig of ram. And only a P4 2.4 Ghz cpu.

My savior may be my X1950 Pro video card, but it still means 1 gig of ram is okay.

I have all my settings cranked to max, at 1680x1050. I get 50 fps interiors, and 30 outside, which is more than fine.

I was just wondering because I have 1 Gb RAM, and I have long load times, and when I quit the game, it takes about 45 seconds to 1 minute before my desktop comes into view. I don't know why this happens.

In game, I get a few stutters, and it takes a few seconds to switch from the interior of the submarine to the bridge for example. I was wondering if my low RAM specs were mostly reponsible for these things.

BTW, I have a GeForce 6800 with 256, and P4 2.4 cpu.

mrbeast · 10-02-07, 04:01 PM

I have only 1GB ram (actually 1024MB) and P4 3.4Ghz with Nvidia 8800GTS 320MB card, runs very smoothly.

maerean_m · 10-02-07, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Sea Demon

I was just wondering because I have 1 Gb RAM, and I have long load times, and when I quit the game, it takes about 45 seconds to 1 minute before my desktop comes into view. I don't know why this happens.

In game, I get a few stutters, and it takes a few seconds to switch from the interior of the submarine to the bridge for example. I was wondering if my low RAM specs were mostly reponsible for these things.

With 2 gb of ram it takes a second for the desktop to reappear, the load times are better and the switching between stations is instantaneous.

While playing in the career, SH4 uses 1.3 gb of ram. So 1 gb of physical ram is not enough. Windows has to seriously use the swap file.

MONOLITH · 10-02-07, 04:20 PM

Sea Demon, in terms of your slow loading times, and what I call "Ram unloading" while you wait for the desktop to return, yes, that's directly and specifically related to the RAM. More Ram would speed that up.

But specifically to playing SH4, I do fine with 1 gig. Maerean_m's post above maybe correct about the 1.3 G Ram, but my game does play fine. It takes me a moment as well to go from inside to outside while the exterior textures load, but it's not a game killer for me.

Gunner · 10-02-07, 05:07 PM

And lets not forget fellas, XP is a resource hog as well, 2GB over 1MB is cheapest way to upgrade your box an see an instant performance increase.

THE_MASK · 10-02-07, 05:44 PM

Its the graphis card that runs the game . The other stuff helps .

AVGWarhawk · 10-02-07, 06:09 PM

I ran it with 1 gig without issue. When I added the second gig I notice a switch from station to station was much faster. The magnifying of the navigation map was much quicker in both directions. I can TC now up to highest and it is still smooth. It does help with game play.

leovampire · 10-02-07, 06:16 PM

Is if you match up your virtual memeory manualy to the same as your physicle memory.

So if you have 2gb physicle set the virtual to 2gig's as well.

This game slowly eat's it all up especialy if your window's program dosn;t make the ram release on it's own. So little by little it will slow down over time playing it.

MONOLITH · 10-02-07, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by sober

Its the graphis card that runs the game . The other stuff helps .

This is a big generalization that varies widely from game to game.

Some games are VPU heavy, some games are CPU heavy.

SH4 is a bit of both. The reason that the game stutters during TC, is because of all the CPU processing of all the entities on the game world. At that time there's ZERO drain on your video card.

Like AVG stated, RAM helps enormously during CPU heavy cycles, like TC.

10-02-07, 01:52 PM	#1
Sea Demon Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: USA Posts: 2,552 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Any problems with 1 Mb RAM? Anybody running the game with the minimum of 1 Mb of RAM? Any issues or problems encountered?

10-02-07, 02:10 PM	#4
Vlad34 Mate Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Washington State Posts: 59 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Seriously, this game is a RESOURCE hog! Especially if you intend to run most if not all of these wonderful mods. 1 GB is just simply not enough for most games nowdays most importantly SH4. Go over to www.newegg.com and see what you can pick up, generally you can find memory deals that are astounding, and most of all, if you have a decent system and decent video card then don't go cheap by trying to skimp by on only 1 gig of RAM. Hope you find this helpful and Newegg is just my personal favorite so I'm not trying to sell you on them or anything.... Last edited by Vlad34; 10-02-07 at 10:51 PM.

10-02-07, 02:21 PM	#6
MONOLITH Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 997 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hold on.... I'm doing great with 1 gig of ram. And only a P4 2.4 Ghz cpu. My savior may be my X1950 Pro video card, but it still means 1 gig of ram is okay. I have all my settings cranked to max, at 1680x1050. I get 50 fps interiors, and 30 outside, which is more than fine. __________________

10-02-07, 04:01 PM	#8
mrbeast Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bolton, UK Posts: 1,236 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have only 1GB ram (actually 1024MB) and P4 3.4Ghz with Nvidia 8800GTS 320MB card, runs very smoothly. __________________

10-02-07, 04:20 PM	#10
MONOLITH Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 997 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sea Demon, in terms of your slow loading times, and what I call "Ram unloading" while you wait for the desktop to return, yes, that's directly and specifically related to the RAM. More Ram would speed that up. But specifically to playing SH4, I do fine with 1 gig. Maerean_m's post above maybe correct about the 1.3 G Ram, but my game does play fine. It takes me a moment as well to go from inside to outside while the exterior textures load, but it's not a game killer for me. __________________

10-02-07, 01:54 PM	#2
LukeFF Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 3,610 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 5	1 meg?

10-02-07, 02:03 PM	#3
TDK1044 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 2,674 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Assuming you mean 1 GIG, then it would depend on other factors such as video card and processor. As a rule though, SH4 really needs 2 GIGs of RAM to perform at the highest graphical settings.

10-02-07, 05:07 PM	#11
Gunner Navy Dude Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 177 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	And lets not forget fellas, XP is a resource hog as well, 2GB over 1MB is cheapest way to upgrade your box an see an instant performance increase. __________________

10-02-07, 05:44 PM	#12
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	Its the graphis card that runs the game . The other stuff helps .

10-02-07, 06:09 PM	#13
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I ran it with 1 gig without issue. When I added the second gig I notice a switch from station to station was much faster. The magnifying of the navigation map was much quicker in both directions. I can TC now up to highest and it is still smooth. It does help with game play. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

10-02-07, 06:16 PM	#14
leovampire Eternal Patrol Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Waterbury, CT. USA Posts: 2,336 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	what will also help the game in running Is if you match up your virtual memeory manualy to the same as your physicle memory. So if you have 2gb physicle set the virtual to 2gig's as well. This game slowly eat's it all up especialy if your window's program dosn;t make the ram release on it's own. So little by little it will slow down over time playing it. __________________ AIR_BASE_NAV_MAP_MOD Reflections_on_the_Water