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post #41 of 545
3/9/05 at 2:01pm
Provided you needed the memory, you would gain more benefit from the larger memory. Even if you did not need it I doubt you will see any decreases.

Just for curiosities sake, what games do you play? I'm asking because I have an M70 with 2 256MB and then I have my 1 GB stick. I could always test on that to see if it has an impact but I'm kind of lazy to put the stick in since I'll have to take it out when I return the M70.
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post #42 of 545
3/9/05 at 2:01pm
I doubt you would notice a difference either way. It would, however, be interesteing to see some benchmarks (if you are intererested and have the time). However if in a year from now you need more umph to run a new game and you are sitting at 1 GB - chances are the GPU will be the main bottleneck and adding extra RAM won't do terribly much.
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post #43 of 545
3/9/05 at 4:41pm
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Just for curiosities sake, what games do you play?

mostly Online RPGs, WoW, EQ, and eventually Vangaurd:SoH when it comes out.
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post #44 of 545
3/9/05 at 5:54pm
Ok, nothing I can benchmark. I play WoW as well though. I'm thinking of tossing the 1GB stick in for Ironforge, it kills me when I go in with just 512MB.
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post #45 of 545
3/10/05 at 1:51am
Guys, I own probably 30 games, do beta testing for companies like MS and others. Flight Sims, Racing Sims, RPG's, MMOLG's, you name it. I've yet to see a game take over 500mb of memory, though some get close. My FS2004 and WWIIOL both often take 420mb or so. WinXP takes about 100-120Mb. Do the math. 1Gb is penty for a number of years to come. Unless your doing serious Photoshop or Video work, you will see Zero benefit by running 2Gb over 1Gb. (except a lighter wallet!)

On that note, anyone got a link to 512Mb sticks of DDR2 PC2-4200? When I last looked at Memory4less I saw none, though I need to check Priceline too....
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post #46 of 545
3/10/05 at 11:38am
Crucial sells some, you could look it up on their site.

The only time I think I would need more than 1GB in a game is an MMORPG where there are a lot of people around.
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post #47 of 545
3/10/05 at 11:48am
Going from 512 -> 1024mb ram in wow makes a world of difference. With all your windows and background applications loaded into ram, wow can put it over the 512 mark and cause a lot of hdd action. Aoing to 1gb ram in my desktop elimintated that quick, even in ironforge!
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post #48 of 545
3/10/05 at 12:17pm
Yeah, I'm just wondering how WoW runs in ironforge with a lot of windows open (thottbot and the such). I agree, it needs at least 1 GB of memory though. I have 768 and it is not enough.
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post #49 of 545
3/10/05 at 2:18pm
Maklar

Did you get your memory from memory4less yet? I want to order 2GB from them but they do not have very good ratings as a reseller. How has your experiences been with them?
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post #50 of 545
3/10/05 at 2:20pm
Yeah, I received my memory from them. Their communication via email sucks but other than that I didn't have any problems.
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post #51 of 545
3/10/05 at 3:06pm
I live in the area near memory4less. Did a will call pickup earlier this week on 2x1GB sticks for the 9300. Total with tax was $421. They have kind of a small office in a strip mall, with half a dozen employees taking orders on the phone sitting in cubicles, and lots of boxes all around. People seemed nice enough. Gave me the impression of a small, family run business. I would use them again, especially considering its just a short drive away if I have any problems.

I ended up going with SimpleTech memory since the Kingston was on backorder. Same specs, so probably won't be able to tell the difference. SimpleTech sells for $5 more than Kingston, but they gave it to me at the lower price.
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post #52 of 545
3/10/05 at 3:14pm
Thanks guys. Just ordered from them. Hope the experience is not a bad one. Usually I wouldn't order from someone with such a bad rating. But it's kind of hard to find right now.
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post #53 of 545
3/10/05 at 5:23pm

varargs63, i did the same as you

exactly the same as varargs63. same price, except i live in san diego, so i paid shipping. im expecting the ram today or tomorrow.
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post #54 of 545
3/11/05 at 9:16am
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Originally Posted by JETninja
Guys, I own probably 30 games, do beta testing for companies like MS and others. Flight Sims, Racing Sims, RPG's, MMOLG's, you name it. I've yet to see a game take over 500mb of memory, though some get close. My FS2004 and WWIIOL both often take 420mb or so. WinXP takes about 100-120Mb. Do the math. 1Gb is penty for a number of years to come. Unless your doing serious Photoshop or Video work, you will see Zero benefit by running 2Gb over 1Gb. (except a lighter wallet!)
While I agree that 2GB of RAM is overkill for many (if not most) users, you don't have to do pro video or photo editing to benifit from 2GBs. Any time you open large pictures from a digital camera with say 5MP, your 1GB of RAM will be eaten up in seconds - all of it if you've opened say 25 pictures for group basic editing (which is the norm for digital camera usage).

For example, on my desktop I have 1GB of RAM and when editing several photo's in a simple program like MS Picture It (to say remove red eye and just some cropping), it will use almost all of the RAM slowing the system down significantly and constantly paging the HD. My RAM meter is amost bottomed out untill I close out of these pictures that I am editing or the whole program itself. This is the same for PhotoSuite and other basic non-pro applications.

Unfortunately, my 3GHz desktop maxes out at 1GB, so I can't upgrade, but I am definately getting at least 2GB in my next computer, or upgrade the one I have now. This way, I won't have to worry when doing that simple photo editing and will be able to have a few apps open in the background as well.
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post #55 of 545
3/11/05 at 11:44am
And to think 10 years ago 16 MB RAM with a 1 MB graphics card in a notebook was considered plenty.
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post #56 of 545
3/11/05 at 11:55am
Does a dual channel system such as the i9300 require a matched pair to do the dual channel thing? If I bought a 1gb RAM card now and another 1gb down the road, would it possibly not be matched anymore and thus not run in dual channel mode?
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post #57 of 545
3/11/05 at 12:01pm
As long as they are the same model number you should be ok. Even if they are not you probably will still be ok.
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post #58 of 545
3/11/05 at 12:19pm
Can you use a single 1g stick with a 256m, or would it be better to use the 1g stick alone (I'm planning on using this lappy for wow).
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post #59 of 545
3/11/05 at 12:25pm
You could do either I'm sure. I'm going to use the single stick though. I will be running WoW as well.
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post #60 of 545
3/11/05 at 12:39pm
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Originally Posted by Sowelu
While I agree that 2GB of RAM is overkill for many (if not most) users, you don't have to do pro video or photo editing to benifit from 2GBs. Any time you open large pictures from a digital camera with say 5MP, your 1GB of RAM will be eaten up in seconds - all of it if you've opened say 25 pictures for group basic editing (which is the norm for digital camera usage).

For example, on my desktop I have 1GB of RAM and when editing several photo's in a simple program like MS Picture It (to say remove red eye and just some cropping), it will use almost all of the RAM slowing the system down significantly and constantly paging the HD. My RAM meter is amost bottomed out untill I close out of these pictures that I am editing or the whole program itself. This is the same for PhotoSuite and other basic non-pro applications.

Unfortunately, my 3GHz desktop maxes out at 1GB, so I can't upgrade, but I am definately getting at least 2GB in my next computer, or upgrade the one I have now. This way, I won't have to worry when doing that simple photo editing and will be able to have a few apps open in the background as well.

True enough, but opening and editing pictures is hardly a speed task that you'll even notice a little disk tasking, unlike games where disk tasking can/does lead to stutters in game. Two very differnt tasks. Both my Home and Work desktops have 1Gb, I often have a dozen or more windows open everyday. Office Apps, IE, Custom Apps, Pictures, etc....all works smooth as hell cause one is Win2K and the other WinXP Pro. Excellent memory management in each.
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