2GB to 4GB?

[Nimikos]

Has anyone done this upgrade?

I have a nice system, VG runs reasonably smooth... but the memory is the one area I could upgrade easily.

Currently 2gb are installed... would the upgrade to 4 do much?

It might be useful in some other areas (non gaming), so have been considering it.

[Nil]

Originally Posted by Nimikos

Has anyone done this upgrade?

I have a nice system, VG runs reasonably smooth... but the memory is the one area I could upgrade easily.

Currently 2gb are installed... would the upgrade to 4 do much?

It might be useful in some other areas (non gaming), so have been considering it.

What OS do you run?

[Fritz]

On the same question I noticed that they recommend 2 gb I only have 1. how much would 2 gb help and would 4 be better? I use windows xp

[Nil]

Originally Posted by Fritz

On the same question I noticed that they recommend 2 gb I only have 1. how much would 2 gb help and would 4 be better? I use windows xp

If you have any XP other than Pro, it's pointless to go over 3 gb - it just can't put the rest to use.

As far as whether it's worth it, I can testify that it makes a huge difference to go from 1 to 2gb of ram. I've tested it on several systems to see how it goes and most of the time, it's 10fps or more.

I don't know anyone who's made the jump to 4 gigs. It sure wouldn't hurt as VG wants to use that ram. It'd help reduce pop-up, but you may find your video card limiting what you can do.

[Nimikos]

Originally Posted by Nil

What OS do you run?

XP Pro... didn't realize it made a difference

I'm not trying to run under WINE or whatever lol

[Nil]

Originally Posted by Nimikos

XP Pro... didn't realize it made a difference

I'm not trying to run under WINE or whatever lol

Pro can utilize more ram than any other version of XP. I don't know anyone who's done it, so I really couldn't tell you how much it'd help. If you have a kicking GPU setup, then you might give it a try. If you have a more reasonable card, then it'd probably end up as your bottleneck. All this is a guess, though.

[spicie]

Originally Posted by Fritz

On the same question I noticed that they recommend 2 gb I only have 1. how much would 2 gb help and would 4 be better? I use windows xp

a jump from 1 to 2G's will do WONDERS the biggest notice you will see is when you change chunks. Going beyond 2G's probably won't make a huge difference. The game was designed more for 2G's rather then more. you might notice a different but not sure if it's worth the headache of ordering more ram, getting it installed, finding out how to change XP to let you use the 4G's of ram.

[RedChief]

XP Pro will even have hard times with more than 2gb. Make sure you have at least that and a good Vcard and you should be doing fine. If you are wanting to use more RAM, well, Vista is comming out very soon.