2gb of ram really needed?

[DrunkenPirate]

Re: 2gb of ram really needed?

Yea snuffeh, mine is EL, I got this one: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatal...th_Series.html

the top one, OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC3200 Dual Channel Platinum Series EL-DDR CAS2 (MY-057-OC) I can run them in 2-3-2-5 with fastcommand activated in the BIOS with zero issues, they weigh a little though :p

[SnuFFeh]

Re: 2gb of ram really needed?

Yea snuffeh, mine is EL, I got this one: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatal...th_Series.html

the top one, OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC3200 Dual Channel Platinum Series EL-DDR CAS2 (MY-057-OC) I can run them in 2-3-2-5 with fastcommand activated in the BIOS with zero issues, they weigh a little though :p

Aye, theyre the beasts ive ordered. Cant f***** wait.

[SFR-MAINE]

Re: 2gb of ram really needed?

going to 2 gigs of OCZ was the biggest improvement for ,me on BF2.

ditto here

[Espion]

Re: 2gb of ram really needed?

2GB is very nice. Just wish I hadn't gone cheap and got value ram

SFR-MAINE I bet you'd see even better performance if you chucked that aspire too. I had the same one and it was garbage :S

[SFR-MAINE]

Re: 2gb of ram really needed?

2GB is very nice. Just wish I hadn't gone cheap and got value ram

SFR-MAINE I bet you'd see even better performance if you chucked that aspire too. I had the same one and it was garbage :S

hmmm really? well thats good to know, im kinda worried cause now the heat sensor for it does not seem to work now, last time it worked it was reading temps of 35F as the PSU temp. kinda funny.

[FusioN[90thSFG]]

Re: 2gb of ram really needed?

While were talking about 2gb... would 1.5 ram help a lot from 1 gb as well ?

[{9thInf}Scott121]

Re: 2gb of ram really needed?

No no no you don't have to have it but I do and it works great on the larger maps. It also matters with your connection speed

[Eddy01741]

Re: 2gb of ram really needed?

I play all high with 1gb. Seriously, but like said, i get lag in like the first 30 sec to 1 min that i enter a server.

[{9thInf}Scott121]

Re: 2gb of ram really needed?

ahh well I dunno what to say about that I get it for the first 15 beacuse I think it is still loading but after that my ping is around...20 - 30

[Umi.Ryuuzaki]

Re: 2gb of ram really needed?

1.5gb of ram is fine with systems with 3 slots of ram and already invested in useing 2 out of the 3 slots. I have a question though: on a 4slot board, can I use 1GB Kit (OCZ Gold) with a 512mb kit (OCZ or something as nice), or do all 4 sticks need to be the same amount?

2gb is like the new standard to have good performance. Whoever says 2gb is overkill for new games needs to be smacked and try playin BF2, Quake4 or FEAR...the ram helps and it helps big time now.

[Death Merchant]

Re: 2gb of ram really needed?

i have 1gb and i find it best to put all esttings on high other than textures on meduim 1280x960 2aa

[ZackAttack2005]

Re: 2gb of ram really needed?

ive only got one gig and mine runs pretty good, i get lag once in a while and stuff but not too bad. but my brother has two gigs and he said its a big improvement, but he still doesnt run his graphics any higher than me so...

[SnuFFeh]

Re: 2gb of ram really needed?

Ok, it arrived.

Gotta' say, performance boost is amazing! Super-quick verifying client times, (and load times) Alt+tab to desktop and back is also sickeningly fast, game is smooth as hell.

Gotta' love it.

[AlphexHunter]

Re: 2gb of ram really needed?

what would happen if my add OCZ 400MHZ DDR NO-ECC 1024MB EL PLAT
with my Kingston 400MHZ DDR 2x512

[imported_Wreck]

Re: 2gb of ram really needed?

this review comes to the opposite conclusion

http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/12/13/how_much_ram_do_you_really_need/page6.html

i have 1gb of ram its great on other games such as cod 2 and fear
it has a few problems with bf2 on larger maps i get unstable fps from 30-90 in the first 30 seconds

i heard there was a creative sound card fix for bf2 but i cant find it on the forums has this been fixed with the 1.3 patch?

Or made worse by the 1.12 patch.

1.5gb of ram is fine with systems with 3 slots of ram and already invested in useing 2 out of the 3 slots. I have a question though: on a 4slot board, can I use 1GB Kit (OCZ Gold) with a 512mb kit (OCZ or something as nice), or do all 4 sticks need to be the same amount?

2gb is like the new standard to have good performance. Whoever says 2gb is overkill for new games needs to be smacked and try playin BF2, Quake4 or FEAR...the ram helps and it helps big time now.

You can use non matching amounts in dual channel. It will work but it's not meant to be run that way and may cause issues. I always recommend matching amounts of ram in dual channel. Also the timings and preferably brand should all match as well.