Flash Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 i have 256mb ddr333 ram on my athlonxp 2400+ and some of my games are stuttering. It takes a long time to load back to windows after a game like farcry demo. My video card is gf3ti200 and i know it runs smooth. It just stutters when its loading something. I'm planning to upgrade to 512mb ddr400, good idea or no? :ninja: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalN. Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 great idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellBender Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 Very bad idea! its is bad for your computer.. If it was good, then they'd call it "nudge" instead of "ram" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shihchiun Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 ??? Of course it's a good idea... (And seriously, you shouldn't be playing games with 256 mb of ram..) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverUnknown Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 Very bad idea! its is bad for your computer.. If it was good, then they'd call it "nudge" instead of "ram" lol nice one well doesnt it matter on the mb and if it supports ddr400? what mb do you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 the stuttering is the excessive amount of Virtual RAM your system is deleting when you leave the game. I had this problem with 512MB of RAM since upgrading to 1.5GB my games open and close very fast. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threetonesun Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 I just did this over Christmas break, it makes a freakin' huge difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiteraven_Ex Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 i need another gig of ram, :) get it all installed so i dnt hav to worry for another month :wacko: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason S. Global Moderator Posted January 30, 2004 Global Moderator Share Posted January 30, 2004 your ti200 runs far cry? hmm... i guess... but yeah... def upgrade your ram to the max you can afford or your board can handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuka_t Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 dont get 400mhz ram it would just run at 333 get a 333 one if u can find it cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threetonesun Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 your ti200 runs far cry? hmm... i guess... but yeah... def upgrade your ram to the max you can afford or your board can handle. or 512. It really doesn't make a noticeable difference over that unless your entire computer is upgraded (fast video card + processor too). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptiPlex Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 I upgraded to 384, and I tell you, all my stuttering problems are gone :ninja: Now, America's Army no longer says I have 90,000 ping which happened because of the excess swapping on the HD! I think my HD is going to die :wacko: :cry: Damn if OfficeMax had more 80GB HD's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted January 30, 2004 Author Share Posted January 30, 2004 But do i really need 1GB or ram or will 512mb be enough? dont get 400mhz ram it would just run at 333 get a 333 one if u can find it cheaper.Right now i have a thoroughbred . I'm planning to get a barton soon enough so my brother can have my cpu since he's on a xp1600+well doesnt it matter on the mb and if it supports ddr400? what mb do you have? I have a GA-7VAX KT400 that supports ddr400 at max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron A Aaronsen Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 The extra 256mb is difference enough. You probably wouldn't notice the additional speed of DDR 400, and for the price, you've got to ask if it's really worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptiPlex Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 You only need 1GB of RAM unless you're doing things that are very intensive. Games -> 512 is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiteraven_Ex Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 i starting some animations and other graphical thing on my computer recently, so i would like more to make the computer go faster so i dnt get too stressed, (will have enuf of that with my animations :angry: ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shihchiun Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 unless you are going to replace all the ram, don't get the 400mhz ram because it will only run at 333mhz, since your other stick is at that speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted January 31, 2004 Author Share Posted January 31, 2004 maybe i'll just add 256mb pc2700 instead of getting a new stick of 512mb ddr pc3200. what would be better? get 512mb ddr3200 or upgrade the geforce3ti200 64mb to a geforce4ti4200 128mb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shihchiun Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 Em.. i would think the ram.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldo Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 Yes, add another 256mb. It will be cheaper... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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