Move to 4GB of Memory? - Page 2

hirantha · 01-28-07, 09:43 PM

Yeah why not if you got the money, I’m sure there is some gain maybe unnoticeable but some gain.

01-28-07, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by TiKiMaN1

Well I'm sure just like we saw with the jump from 1GB to 2GB....4GB will become more of a necessity probably sooner than later.

I dout it really, we wont be needing 4GB for a long time, especially with GPUs getting more and more RAM. It will only be an issue with EA titles that are well not optimized at all.

Bman212121 · 01-28-07, 10:24 PM

I dunno Magus, ram is definetly one of those things that I make sure the pc has enough of. I think that it might be another year before we really need more than 2GB, but I already know a few games that are creeping up on 1GB of ram for just the game itself. You'll probably want to have minimum 1GB set aside for Vista and all of your other background stuff, so I really don't see it being that long before everyone starting moving to 4GB.

I've always loved when people get brand new pcs with the best processor in them, but absolutely nothing for ram. We have a bunch P4 1.8GHZ boxes with 1GB of ram in them, and they'll run circles around anything with only 512MB.

EDIT: Oh yea, I'd venture that pricing will dictate the move as much as necessity. If ram wasn't so much I'd probably be running 4GB right now.

**lee63** · 01-28-07, 10:29 PM

Well Im' gonna give it a go

Bman212121 · 01-28-07, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by lee63

Well Im' gonna give it a go

*Eyes up Lee's Rig*

Nope sorry, nothing in there that I need atm, just give it a little time.

TiKiMaN1 · 01-28-07, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by |MaguS|

I dout it really, we wont be needing 4GB for a long time, especially with GPUs getting more and more RAM. It will only be an issue with EA titles that are well not optimized at all.

You must be talking about BF2.

retsam · 01-28-07, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Riptide

$529. Holy crap.

this is jakup your talking about here...prices smices...

TiKiMaN1 · 01-28-07, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by |MaguS|

Do you make them in 2GB DIMMs? I wouldn't think it would be good to get 4 DIMMs if you plan on overclocking, always though that was bad...

If you take a look here at NewEgg 6 4GB(2 x 2GB) parts:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...k=&srchInDesc=

So far only G-Skill and Geil have 2BD DIMMS out that I have really seen. It will only be a matter of time before Corsair and OCZ get in on the act.

TiKiMaN1 · 01-28-07, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by retsam

this is jakup your talking about here...prices smices...

IMO opinion its not too incredibly bad considering it is 4GB.

01-28-07, 11:41 PM

i'm running 4x1GB of ram at PC4000 right now.
I made the jump simply because I had the extra kit lying around so I installed it. It will be worth it imo when i get my copy of vista.

Bman212121 · 01-28-07, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by TiKiMaN1

You must be talking about BF2.

What, it wasn't like the 1.02 patch had a memory leak or anything... I never saw that game take over 1.2GB of ram before it finally crashed.

Xion X2 · 01-29-07, 08:13 AM

I always played BF2 with only 2GB of ram and never got any stuttering or anything in that game. Played as smooth as a baby's a**.

Has anybody tested the amount of ram Vista uses once you turn the aero glass effect off?

01-28-07, 09:43 PM	#13
hirantha SUC SUDO Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NY, Staten Island Posts: 2,211	Re: Move to 4GB of Memory? Yeah why not if you got the money, I’m sure there is some gain maybe unnoticeable but some gain. __________________ Intel i7 3770K 16 GB DDR3 Evga 670 SLI Look me up in AION and GW2 Game Tag: Famorak

01-28-07, 10:24 PM	#15
Bman212121 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,726	Re: Move to 4GB of Memory? I dunno Magus, ram is definetly one of those things that I make sure the pc has enough of. I think that it might be another year before we really need more than 2GB, but I already know a few games that are creeping up on 1GB of ram for just the game itself. You'll probably want to have minimum 1GB set aside for Vista and all of your other background stuff, so I really don't see it being that long before everyone starting moving to 4GB. I've always loved when people get brand new pcs with the best processor in them, but absolutely nothing for ram. We have a bunch P4 1.8GHZ boxes with 1GB of ram in them, and they'll run circles around anything with only 512MB. EDIT: Oh yea, I'd venture that pricing will dictate the move as much as necessity. If ram wasn't so much I'd probably be running 4GB right now.

01-28-07, 10:29 PM	#16
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01-28-07, 11:41 PM	#22
Roliath Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Move to 4GB of Memory? i'm running 4x1GB of ram at PC4000 right now. I made the jump simply because I had the extra kit lying around so I installed it. It will be worth it imo when i get my copy of vista.

01-29-07, 08:13 AM	#24
Xion X2 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: U.S. Posts: 6,701	Re: Move to 4GB of Memory? I always played BF2 with only 2GB of ram and never got any stuttering or anything in that game. Played as smooth as a baby's a**. Has anybody tested the amount of ram Vista uses once you turn the aero glass effect off? __________________ i7-2700k @ 5.0 GHz Nvidia GeForce 570 2.5GB Tri-SLI Asus P67 WS Revolution (Tri-SLI) OCZ Vertex SSD x 4 (Raid 5) G.Skill 8GB DDR3 @ 1600MHz PC Power & Cooling 950W PSU

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