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is a 256mb ram upgrade going to be worth $160+?

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Damn this gaming hobby...

I play a lot of BF2, and have considered upgrading from 768mb of ram to 1gb (going from 128x2 + 256x2 to 256x4) to help with stuttering issues. The problem is that I have a RDRAM mobo (Dell) so it won't be cheap to upgrade. And the cost of 512 sticks make those a non-option.

So I'll be removing two 128mb sticks and replacing them with two 256mb sticks.

I really do not want to rebuild (new mobo with cheaper memory, etc).

So, my question is this: will that 256mb increase be worth a cost of $160 or so? I can't find any memory level comparisons online that would give me some evidence one way or another.

 
Originally posted by: t3h l337 n3wb
You'd be much better off just waiting until you can get something better.
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That's option #2. But with the mrs. in law school, that may not be for a while. So this could be my only option in the short term.

Plus, I just bought a 6600gt agp this spring. So I don't want to upgrade to PCIe mobo yet (and the combo agp+pcie boards seem to have some issues, from reviews I read).

Last week I checked my memory usage with BF2, and it wasn't hitting over 900mb (game plus system). So I thought this slight upgrade might help.
 
Have you priced what your RDRAM would sell for on eBay?

You could do an upgrade to socket 754 / AGP / decently fast Sempron fairly cheaply.
 
Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
Have you priced what your RDRAM would sell for on eBay?

You could do an upgrade to socket 754 / AGP / decently fast Sempron fairly cheaply.
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It looks like about $160-180 for the 256 duo, and maybe $100 for the 128 pair. And that surely isn't a bad idea.

But then I get back to the new mobo, new Windows install, etc that I'd like to avoid.

I may just have to bite the bullet and go that route. I could get a mobo that works with this CPU fairly cheaply. I just hate to go through all that for another AGP mobo, which will limit my video card upgrade options.
 
Sell current system and get a 939, PCIe , 1 gig stick system(get the other stick later)

Or, you could just stop playing BF 2, that's what I chose to do until I get the money for my new build.

Some good deal in the FS/T forums.
 
I wouldn't do anything. The reality is, an extra 256mb isn't worth $160, unless you feel you would notice 10% better performance or so. Your money would be much better spent on a new system. That being said, if you have cash to burn and you don't want to build a new rig, don't let us stop you (and have fun convicing the wife!)

Cheers
 
You may look in the FS/FT forum, I am no expert in BF2, but Iwouldnt think the extra ram would help that much. Keep the 160 and save for a upgrade.
 
Yeah, follow Lasthitlarry's advice and just don't play BF2... There are plenty of other great games out there (Starcraft gogo 😀)
 
I have ram pulled from my 8250 for sale right now (check my fs thread at bottom of post).

If you sell you 2x 128 sticks on ebay for $100. I can sell you 2x 256 sticks for $150, and it would therefore be a $50 upgrade for an additional 256mb of ram (which would probably cost 25 if you had ddr memory).

Send me a PM if this interests you at all

PS: you might want to enable your acct 😀
 
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