I was thinking the same thing......iLLmatic wrote:
Why buy 3Gb of ram, when it stops ur system from runiing dual channels therefore decreasing overall bandwith and performance ?
yea^ how about if u bought a 2 1 gigs and 2 512s
Which is in fact what I have done. Quite affordably as well. Since I sold the old 2x 256mb chips & had a matched pair of corsair value PC3200 lying around to go on top, So I though, hey, it couldnt hurt!Maj.Do wrote:
yea^ how about if u bought a 2 1 gigs and 2 512s
& I also use the memory in graphics applications, so more than just a single game
I have 2 gigs and its worth every damn cent. Go and upgrade you will be gleefully pleased. soon....3gigs!
Oh i was gunna get a new system with 1 gig, 2 seems way better now.
For those considering, this is my next 2GB.
my 2 gigs are OCZ somethign forgot, imight try XMS on my in the process of being built computer
thats jus plain stupid.Maj.Do wrote:
yea^ how about if u bought a 2 1 gigs and 2 512s
your basically putting 400Mhz 1GB modules... and mixing them with 512MB - Id be AMAZED if you didnt see an improvement removing the two 512MB sticks and jus going with 2 1Gb sticks running dual.
It isn't uncommon for a setup like this, as this is possible on many S939 systems. If you were to have good quality memory kits then running all 4 sticks should be no problem. The only drawback that I can foresee out of this is the DRAM timing that is likely different from the 1GB and 512MB modules. However, the easy and simple workaround to this is to simply configure the timings to the slower memory and run it from there. The performance impact from that would be very minimal.iLLmatic wrote:
thats jus plain stupid.Maj.Do wrote:
yea^ how about if u bought a 2 1 gigs and 2 512s
your basically putting 400Mhz 1GB modules... and mixing them with 512MB - Id be AMAZED if you didnt see an improvement removing the two 512MB sticks and jus going with 2 1Gb sticks running dual.
While the next pair of memory modules I get would be fast, I can easily run them alongside my old pair, which can't even run at 1T command rate. However, the planned path was to replace them. While this is makes sense for anyone who want to maximize performance, again the notion of running 2x1GB and 2x512MB sticks together isn't uncommon and is possible given you configure the memory timings to cope with the slowest pair. You may want the most optimal performance out of a system. But there are those who do not share that ideal. Instead, they view practicality and usability. If, by all means, that they are able to run their games the same, if not a little better due to less HD access, then to them that's all they need out of their memory.
yeah i argree u are all nerds
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With 1 gig I had about 30 seconds worth of hard drive activity at the start of every map . 2 gigs fixed this.
I cant find the words too discribe the goodness of 2 gigs or ram. no more unberable lag at the start of the game and u should be one of the first in the server (for those who must get a vehicle). now i will recommend that if u want to upgrade and if ure system can take it to spend the extra $$ on DDR2 ram and not simple DDR.
i agree if you had a 2 gig ram but have a piece of s*** cpu it would not make that much of a differenceBUDFORCE wrote:
its not gonna be a good test, its depends more on the speed of the ram, and fsb aswell a cpu clock speed.
To put it simply, a new PC with good cpu and good specs can out perform an old one with half as much ram.
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2 gig loads a map in around 1 min plus the verifying and the loading.
I have 768 MB RAM
Loading a map on average:
1gig: 1:30
2gig: 22 seconds
=> ok, that will be even more than 1:30
Verifying client Data(what ever that is):
1gig: 45 seconds
2gig: 23 seconds
=> nono, just about 15 secs with my RAM
Joining a game:
1gig: 20 seconds with about 40 seconds of lag (depending on map)
2gig: 15 seconds to start NO LAG on any map.
=> hmm, ok 20 secs
ALT TAB:
To Desktop-with full control
1gig: 25 seconds
2gig: 1/2 second
=> maybe 5-10 secs
Back to in Game full play-
1gig: 1:20
2gig: 2 seconds
=> maybe 15 secs
Quit game:
1gig: 33 seconds
2gig: 1 second
=> 5 secs
Loading a map on average:
1gig: 1:30
2gig: 22 seconds
=> ok, that will be even more than 1:30
Verifying client Data(what ever that is):
1gig: 45 seconds
2gig: 23 seconds
=> nono, just about 15 secs with my RAM
Joining a game:
1gig: 20 seconds with about 40 seconds of lag (depending on map)
2gig: 15 seconds to start NO LAG on any map.
=> hmm, ok 20 secs
ALT TAB:
To Desktop-with full control
1gig: 25 seconds
2gig: 1/2 second
=> maybe 5-10 secs
Back to in Game full play-
1gig: 1:20
2gig: 2 seconds
=> maybe 15 secs
Quit game:
1gig: 33 seconds
2gig: 1 second
=> 5 secs
problem is that AMD currently does not support DDR2, so they dont have much of a choice do they? here in taiwan ddr2 is cheaper than ddr... even though its same brandFI|ExTinguish wrote:
I cant find the words too discribe the goodness of 2 gigs or ram. no more unberable lag at the start of the game and u should be one of the first in the server (for those who must get a vehicle). now i will recommend that if u want to upgrade and if ure system can take it to spend the extra $$ on DDR2 ram and not simple DDR.
ive got 1 gig for 2 cards, 1 stick got stuffed, how do you think i feel running 2 7800gt's on 1 gig
1 gig, loading time is about 30 seconds...never really figured out why, probably my mobo, won an award from Atomic
that is exactly my set up. 3.4, 2gigs ram, and a raptor sata. HUGE speed gain from the sata..and the 2gigs help ALOT.DavidGale wrote:
If you want to reduce them more, consider installing your OS and BF2 (and anything else that requires loading) onto a SATA drive. Marked increase in load times. The whole time you are waiting for a map to load the computer is pulling it off the hard drive and putting it in RAM. The hard drive is the slowest piece of hardware in a computer.DUFFKING wrote:
Since getting 2gb of ram instead of 1, my loading times decreased a lot, I reccomend it
Wow, I am running 1 gig Corsair matched DDR400 Ultra low latency and I load in faster then my friends with 2 gigs of RAM.
Is the 1 gig of RAM you tested shitty RAM?
Is the 1 gig of RAM you tested shitty RAM?
/ordered +1gig of ram
That was all I needed to hear CheckSando
That was all I needed to hear CheckSando
If you run with the most minimalistic setup, then I can see how that's possible. But the only reason people are bumping their RAM to 1.5GB to 2GB (or more) is to make the verifying process quicker and the process from that loading screen to the 3D view/spawn selection smoother. But no system configuration is the perfect one for 1GB and everyone will have something else running. I always have something running in the background... that includes system utilities that monitors my fan speed, temperatures, and voltages. So in the end, the most I can get out of it isn't enough to run BF2 affectively without any jitters that come after verifying the game and selecting your spawn.Stealth42o wrote:
Wow, I am running 1 gig Corsair matched DDR400 Ultra low latency and I load in faster then my friends with 2 gigs of RAM.
Is the 1 gig of RAM you tested shitty RAM?
I do find that 2GB can make a difference in the verifying process. The process and progression to the spawn selection is much smoother, quicker, and there are no stuttering that comes from the system reading/writing to the HD (possibly due to writing to pagefile).
load times in Bf2 / any game isnt just down to ram guys..
speed of your processor / hard driver (sata or ide, 7500rpm or 10000rpm etc) are all taken into effect.
speed of your processor / hard driver (sata or ide, 7500rpm or 10000rpm etc) are all taken into effect.
3gm ram made veryfying proccess only 5 secs...
I somewhat disagree with some of the times.
I have one 512mb PC3200 stick, paired with one 512mb PC2100 stick.
When I press "join game", it is instantaneous, when I spawn, it is instant.
When I quit, my screen goes blank for a fraction of a second and I'm on the desktop. When I hit alt + tab, I'm on the desktop with full control in maybe 3 seconds, same to go back into the game.
I have one 512mb PC3200 stick, paired with one 512mb PC2100 stick.
When I press "join game", it is instantaneous, when I spawn, it is instant.
When I quit, my screen goes blank for a fraction of a second and I'm on the desktop. When I hit alt + tab, I'm on the desktop with full control in maybe 3 seconds, same to go back into the game.