I'm looking to do some modest gaming and was wondering if 1 gig of RAM will
make a difference from 512.

Hi

The amount of RAM for playing games doesn't always count towards a good
gaming machine. What graphics and sound cards have you got? An upgrade
from 521MB to 1GB will make a difference, but will be dependent on other
installed devices.

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"Ryan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I'm looking to do some modest gaming and was wondering if 1 gig of RAM
> will
> make a difference from 512.

In news:4A9A7678-3C60-43D2-9251-(E-Mail Removed),
Ryan <(E-Mail Removed)> had this to say:

> I'm looking to do some modest gaming and was wondering if 1 gig of
> RAM will make a difference from 512.

In some aspects yes but you'd be better off spending your money to buy a new
video card if you don't have one with 256 MB or above on it already. RAM
will help the OS run faster and the game will load faster but the graphics
portion of the game will not be effected that much from RAM unless your
graphics is via an onboard unit. If that's the case you'll get a much higher
FPS with better resolution with a new card. Video cards have gone down in
price lately and there's a good many places to shop for them online if you'd
like.

Galen
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Gaming requires fast processors and heavy graphics cards.. 1gb RAM will be
of little use to you..

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"Ryan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I'm looking to do some modest gaming and was wondering if 1 gig of RAM
> will
> make a difference from 512.

Mike Hall (MS-MVP) wrote:
> Gaming requires fast processors and heavy graphics cards.. 1gb RAM will be
> of little use to you..
>


That depends on the game. Morrowind says it needs 256 MB of memory,
will work for awhile with 512 MB, but really needs 1 GB. I ran the game
for years with 512 MB and often ran into a "memory leak" problem with
the game where it would go from using around 200 MB of memory to over
500 MB before it crashed. Upgrading to 1 GB seemed to get rid of the
problem, or at least delayed it to where it doesn't affect me anymore.
The game was just as playable with a Radeon 7500 as with the 9700 Pro
that replaced it. The only difference was the 9700 displayed some of
the special effects.

I have onboard graphics, but was considering getting an inexpensive video card.

Is this any good?
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...145-076&DEPA=1

"Will Denny" wrote:

> Hi
>
> The amount of RAM for playing games doesn't always count towards a good
> gaming machine. What graphics and sound cards have you got? An upgrade
> from 521MB to 1GB will make a difference, but will be dependent on other
> installed devices.
>
> --
>
> Will Denny
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
> Please reply to the News Groups.
>
>
> "Ryan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:4A9A7678-3C60-43D2-9251-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I'm looking to do some modest gaming and was wondering if 1 gig of RAM
> > will
> > make a difference from 512.
>
>
>

Hi

On-board graphics are no good for gaming. You will have to purchase a
separate card and then disable the on-board setup.

The card you have suggested is a good choice. This one is more powerful:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...22-191R&depa=1

What kind of games do you play?

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"Ryan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have onboard graphics, but was considering getting an inexpensive video
>card.
>
> Is this any good?
> http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...145-076&DEPA=1
>
> "Will Denny" wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> The amount of RAM for playing games doesn't always count towards a good
>> gaming machine. What graphics and sound cards have you got? An upgrade
>> from 521MB to 1GB will make a difference, but will be dependent on other
>> installed devices.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Will Denny
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>> Please reply to the News Groups.
>>
>>
>> "Ryan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:4A9A7678-3C60-43D2-9251-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > I'm looking to do some modest gaming and was wondering if 1 gig of RAM
>> > will
>> > make a difference from 512.
>>
>>
>>

I'm looking to play war games like Battlefield Vietnam and other games made
by Novalogic.

"Will Denny" wrote:

> Hi
>
> On-board graphics are no good for gaming. You will have to purchase a
> separate card and then disable the on-board setup.
>
> The card you have suggested is a good choice. This one is more powerful:
>
> http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...22-191R&depa=1
>
> What kind of games do you play?
>
> --
>
> Will Denny
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
> Please reply to the News Groups.
>
>
> "Ryan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:3865659A-5164-45C5-9725-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I have onboard graphics, but was considering getting an inexpensive video
> >card.
> >
> > Is this any good?
> > http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...145-076&DEPA=1
> >
> > "Will Denny" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> The amount of RAM for playing games doesn't always count towards a good
> >> gaming machine. What graphics and sound cards have you got? An upgrade
> >> from 521MB to 1GB will make a difference, but will be dependent on other
> >> installed devices.
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Will Denny
> >> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
> >> Please reply to the News Groups.
> >>
> >>
> >> "Ryan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:4A9A7678-3C60-43D2-9251-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > I'm looking to do some modest gaming and was wondering if 1 gig of RAM
> >> > will
> >> > make a difference from 512.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

Hi

Yes, that card will do you. Remember to close any other programs that might
be running in the background - that can make one helluva difference!!

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"Ryan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:01C2425C-5678-4C7E-81BD-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'm looking to play war games like Battlefield Vietnam and other games
> made
> by Novalogic.
>
> "Will Denny" wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> On-board graphics are no good for gaming. You will have to purchase a
>> separate card and then disable the on-board setup.
>>
>> The card you have suggested is a good choice. This one is more powerful:
>>
>> http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...22-191R&depa=1
>>
>> What kind of games do you play?
>>
>> --
>>
>> Will Denny
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>> Please reply to the News Groups.
>>
>>
>> "Ryan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:3865659A-5164-45C5-9725-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >I have onboard graphics, but was considering getting an inexpensive
>> >video
>> >card.
>> >
>> > Is this any good?
>> > http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...145-076&DEPA=1
>> >
>> > "Will Denny" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi
>> >>
>> >> The amount of RAM for playing games doesn't always count towards a
>> >> good
>> >> gaming machine. What graphics and sound cards have you got? An
>> >> upgrade
>> >> from 521MB to 1GB will make a difference, but will be dependent on
>> >> other
>> >> installed devices.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >> Will Denny
>> >> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>> >> Please reply to the News Groups.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Ryan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >> news:4A9A7678-3C60-43D2-9251-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> > I'm looking to do some modest gaming and was wondering if 1 gig of
>> >> > RAM
>> >> > will
>> >> > make a difference from 512.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>

Galen wrote:
> In news:4A9A7678-3C60-43D2-9251-(E-Mail Removed),
> Ryan <(E-Mail Removed)> had this to say:
>
>> I'm looking to do some modest gaming and was wondering if 1 gig of
>> RAM will make a difference from 512.
>
> In some aspects yes but you'd be better off spending your money to
> buy a new video card if you don't have one with 256 MB or above on it
> already. RAM will help the OS run faster and the game will load
> faster but the graphics portion of the game will not be effected that
> much from RAM unless your graphics is via an onboard unit. If that's
> the case you'll get a much higher FPS with better resolution with a
> new card. Video cards have gone down in price lately and there's a
> good many places to shop for them online if you'd like.
>
> Galen


You are an idiot. Graphics is dependant on far more than just the graphics
card.Try sticking an X800XT Pro PE in a machine with a P2 and a 1x/2x AGP
slot and and identical card in another system with an Athlon FX-55. Then try
running 3DMark. If a high FPS was purely down to the graphics card, then the
scores should be more or less identical.

Oh and there's more to what makes a good graphics card than just VRAM.
You're probably one of those people who, if faced with two graphics cards -
say a 9800 Pro with 128MB and a 9600 with 256 would choose the 9600 "because
it has more RAM". Well you'd be a complete moron for doing so - a 9800 Pro
will beat the pants off a 9600 in 3DMark - the amount of RAM is irrelevant
(almost).

Oh and I don't know what you mean by "256MB or above" - there is no such
thing as "above" - 256MB is the most you're going to get. nVidia claim that
the GeForce 7 series (with 512MB) will be released third quarter, but I
wouldn't hold them to it... I'd expect a Christmas release.

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