Originally posted by }{unter
Lmao how dumb do you gotta be to say somthing like that. dude listen to yourself the more you have the SLOWER IT will run ?? ok thats just plain stupid. Thats like saying take half my ram out to play a video game lmao.
Obviously you aren't terribly bright, in some situations too much ram can cause some software to run slower. Its a fact, often with PC's a sweet spot can be found. Due to tests done around the net the best performance in the mainstream software is with 256mb ram (mainstream being the odd bit of gaming with internet surfing etc). Due to paging limitations and latencies within the ram, if a computer doesn't need the available ram then it will end up having to access more pages in say a 512mb stick than a smaller 256mb stick. This can slightly hurt performance.
tomshardware or arstechnica did a test on it a while back.
The performance difference is only slight, but it can be enough to worry some people. I mean if you are that worried then you should be getting ram that can run at Cas 2 and overclock it to 200mhz +.
Originally posted by }{unter
I was meaning its hard to upgrade because you will have to basicly throw that ram away thats the only hard part i ment. And it will also be hard as he sounds for not having any experience with the hardwear of the computer. Its not hard to install though.
why would you throw it away?
Just add another stick of 256mb
Its easy enough to do and there is spare ram slots.
Originally posted by }{unter
And yes Intergraded does run off your ram DUH thats why they call it INTERGRADED . If you have a intergraded Video card its gonna run off of your ram just becuase it doesnt have its on thats why its called intergraded.
I didn't say INTEGRATED didn't use ram, but when disabled in the bios it WON'T. Ask anyone with a brain.
And its
INTEGRATED NOT INTEGRADED
Originally posted by }{unter
Wow i cant belive you really got all that 10 + year things you are saying.
Yep, and still better than you.
Originally posted by }{unter
256 mb ram and never want more?? have u ever tryed more or are u just to slow to get More???
I have tried more, I had 512mb for 12months, before upgrading to faster memory. I noticed zero decrease in speed, and thats working with 50mb+ Photoshop files.
As with all parts of a PC, the overall performance is a sum of its parts. With a generic HP/Compaq/Dell, they often just use whatever to satisfy demand.
With an enthusiasts built machine, you have Hard Drives in a raid array, Overclocked CPU, Overclocked Ram running at 200mhz+ all up they add to make a kickass system. Due to all this I feel that 512mb is of no benefit to my computing needs, and especially as I upgrade a lot, lots of ram soon becomes outdated by newer faster technologies.
Originally posted by }{unter
Yes its a good system but im saying theres no reson to get that big of grafics card. Your puter will run the newest games and its a good system just think u should have at least got 512 mb's of ram with that good system.
True its nice to get 512mb, but who really uses it, especially a newbie. 128mb+ Card are needed for the upcoming Doom III, as said by Doom III's designer John Carmack. He also thinks the 9700 will run it just fine
What a Looohooser (}{unter)
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SimJen