I don't feel like shelling out another 80 bones for RAM I may not need. 512 seems fine now.... can anyone tell me honestly that 1gig is better than 512 from experience?
is 1Gig RAM really necessary?
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Yes. It will significantly decrease choppiness in second generation MMORPGs like WoW and EQ2 and most recent FPS titles. It's worth it considering a CPU or video card upgrade would run you a lot more.
erikistired
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Sound/Picture/Video Editing = ~1 GB is pretty much the min. you want,
At work, we have 2 machines with 2 GB and a few with 512 and 768. The ones with less than a gig are a pain to work with. :disgust:
dug777
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Certainly feels faster and smoother around the xp desktop environment 
Minimal gain in fps i found in d3 (about 1fps for me), but a bit more in far cry. The main benefit i saw was almost instant dropping out of big apps like far cry back to the desktop, whereas it was a bit of a slow and chuggy affair with 512mb.
i couldnt tell u about the vid editing, but it certainly makes the overall computer experience much more pleasant for me
Minimal gain in fps i found in d3 (about 1fps for me), but a bit more in far cry. The main benefit i saw was almost instant dropping out of big apps like far cry back to the desktop, whereas it was a bit of a slow and chuggy affair with 512mb.
i couldnt tell u about the vid editing, but it certainly makes the overall computer experience much more pleasant for me
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Originally posted by: dug777
Certainly feels faster and smoother around the xp desktop environment
Minimal gain in fps i found in d3 (about 1fps for me), but a bit more in far cry. The main benefit i saw was almost instant dropping out of big apps like far cry back to the desktop, whereas it was a bit of a slow and chuggy affair with 512mb.
i couldnt tell u about the vid editing, but it certainly makes the overall computer experience much more pleasant for me
yeah, if you're looking for fps it won't help. however it will keep your games from hitting the page file, which keeps them running smooth.
Originally posted by: fisher
Originally posted by: dug777
Certainly feels faster and smoother around the xp desktop environment
Minimal gain in fps i found in d3 (about 1fps for me), but a bit more in far cry. The main benefit i saw was almost instant dropping out of big apps like far cry back to the desktop, whereas it was a bit of a slow and chuggy affair with 512mb.
i couldnt tell u about the vid editing, but it certainly makes the overall computer experience much more pleasant for me
yeah, if you're looking for fps it won't help. however it will keep your games from hitting the page file, which keeps them running smooth.
winnar
I have 1.5 gigs now in several of my systems but for some reason I want a 2 gig system -- just to brag...
I saw a huge increase going from 512-1gig in games and even in windows. It also makes alt tabbing from games a lot less painful.
Do it.
Do it.
I call B.S. I play WoW and my RAM usage doesn't top 470 at peak. WoW is NOT an intensive game by ANY means...Perhaps EQ2 or SWG, but not WoW
I have played World of Warcraft since closed beta phase III. I have tried playing it with boht 512MB and 1024MB of RAM. The difference is obvious, especially in raids. My friend actually bought 256MB more RAM when I gave him the password to play my beta account because he simply couldn't stand it =P
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