2gb of ram really needed?

[Death Merchant]

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?

[lil_jimmy_norton]

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?

1.3 patch? I think you may be confused.

[Berrern]

Re: 2gb of ram really needed?

When you post a review like this, at least read through it first. On the very page you posted it even says: "You might be looking at the graph and think to yourself that the 15% performance gain doesn't really seems to be that big of a deal. [...] However, you will probably come to a totally different conclusion after reviewing the other graph below."

How about clicking Next, and viewing the graphs there? 2GB does make a difference.
BF2 is very memory hungry compared to other games.

[Death Merchant]

Re: 2gb of ram really needed?

When you post a review like this, at least read through it first. On the very page you posted it even says: "you will probably come to a totally different conclusion after reviewing the other graph below."

How about clicking Next, and viewing the graphs there? 2GB does make a difference.

thats a comparison between 512mb and 2gb if you would READ it properly

[Death Merchant]

Re: 2gb of ram really needed?

1.3 patch? I think you may be confused.

i remeber reading a few months ago that there was a creative audigy fix for bf2

is there???

[Sir. MatDef]

Re: 2gb of ram really needed?

Honestly, it really does take two gigs of ram in order to play all on high, no matter what anyone else says.

[DrunkenPirate]

Re: 2gb of ram really needed?

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

[imported_bigpappa]

Re: 2gb of ram really needed?

2 gigs made a huge difference for me, have not experienced any lag...

[BurnTheWeed]

Re: 2gb of ram really needed?

http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/12/13/how_much_ram_do_you_really_need/page7.html

[SnuFFeh]

Re: 2gb of ram really needed?

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

Im following in your footsteps Pirate.

Im waiting on a pair of OCZ Platinum Series Dual-Channel 1024mb sticks.

[DrunkenPirate]

Re: 2gb of ram really needed?

Im following in your footsteps Pirate.

Im waiting on a pair of OCZ Platinum Series Dual-Channel 1024mb sticks.

Cool, I got the OCZ Platinum 2x1GB dual channel kit, PC3200 DDR 400 running at 2-3-2-5.

Kicks my old 2x512 DDR333 Kingstons to hell and back.

[Sir. MatDef]

Re: 2gb of ram really needed?

Cool, I got the OCZ Platinum 2x1GB dual channel kit, PC3200 DDR 400 running at 2-3-2-5.

Kicks my old 2x512 DDR333 Kingstons to hell and back.

That's good, I've been thinking about getting a set.

[imported_bigpappa]

Re: 2gb of ram really needed?

Cool, I got the OCZ Platinum 2x1GB dual channel kit, PC3200 DDR 400 running at 2-3-2-5.

Kicks my old 2x512 DDR333 Kingstons to hell and back.

no freaking way, i have the exact same ram, just waiting on the wonderful OCZ rebate...

[SnuFFeh]

Re: 2gb of ram really needed?

Cool, I got the OCZ Platinum 2x1GB dual channel kit, PC3200 DDR 400 running at 2-3-2-5.

Kicks my old 2x512 DDR333 Kingstons to hell and back.

Exactly the same as what ive ordered, did you get the EL (Enhanced Latency) version?

Ive got a sucky 1gb set up at the moment, consisting of 2x256 sticks which are incredibly old, and a GeiL Gold Dragon Value 512mb stick. Surprisingly, BF2 runs quite well, although its about time I upgraded.

From what ive heard, nothing but good will come out of running 2gig in my system while playing BF2.

EDIT: Lol @ bigpappa ! Were the identical RAM trio. And MatDef, http://www.overclockers.co.uk have the set as a weekly deal this week on this kit, ends tomorrow though I think!

EDIT AGAIN: Damn, your in Oakland.

[Sir. MatDef]

Re: 2gb of ram really needed?

Normally I go for that, but right now I'm:
1.Broke
2.(as you noticed)They don't ship to California. :p