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slick McCoy
Registered User
Join date: 23 Apr 2004
Posts: 47
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09-28-2006 16:14
Hello all, I am currently running on very little ram in todays world and am wondering if I get a new stick how much it would truely help my performance, here is my computers stats!
AMD 1.3GHZ processor
Radeon 9600pro (256MB ram)
256MB memory (yikes am I rite)
~300GB hard drive space
I am holding off on upgrading my whole computer currently as I am moving over to the world of console gaming I'm afraid but would still like to enjoy SL a little better, was thinking of maybe getting another 256 and am wanting to know how much it will help.
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willy Butler
Registered User
Join date: 29 Dec 2003
Posts: 16
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09-28-2006 16:38
hi slick,
it may be a good idea to upgrade your ram,not sure how many memory slots you have on your motherboard,but if you want increased performance id suggest 2-512mb ddr PC3200 400mhz ,or just i gig (1024) ram of the same..im running the amd64 with an 80 gig hd 2.5gigs of ram with a geforce 6800extreme 512mb card..secondlife runs great..
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Ohforf Uram
n00b
Join date: 27 Jun 2006
Posts: 82
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09-28-2006 16:44
It will help a lot. I'm sure you notice SL taking loong breaks now, Harddisk grinding like crazy - the Windows swapfile in Action. I run SL on 512 MB and its still not enough. Players with 1024 MB (1GB) are quite satisfied AFAIK. My Personal Record of SL Memory usage was a whopping 1.5 GB - but i assume that was due to a Bug / Memory Leak, its way too much. So the short Answer : 256 MB = bad, 512 = better, 1GB = good, 2 GB = enough  |
