Which RAM?

**Stoo** · 19-07-2004, 09:29 PM

Hmm... and I just spent £70 more on the Corsair..

**BenW** · 19-07-2004, 10:03 PM

i shouldn't have bought this other stuff instead should i?

**M@tt** · 20-07-2004, 07:34 AM

Originally Posted by Vaul

Bloody hell. Now that is actually interesting. Well done M@ttz, I'll be getting me some of this.

Anyone finds a review, please tell me.

Cheers.

I have been looking for reviews since the Crucial Announcement, as far as I know, there are not any reviews yet, but I will have mine today

Originally Posted by ben_wade

i shouldn't have bought this other stuff instead should i?

tbh the difference between tight and looser timings is only worth a few % speed increase and this stuff is £60 more than the Ram you bought, so If I were you, I would not worry to much.

Just enjoy your 1 GB of Ram, Ben and think of the money you saved.

**steve threlfall** · 20-07-2004, 09:30 AM

Originally Posted by ben_wade

i shouldn't have bought this other stuff instead should i?

Not at all ben. The ram you have is guaranteed to be great. Crucial has proved itself time and time again- i cant see as the extra cash for better timing is worth it myself.

**Howard** · 20-07-2004, 09:34 AM

Originally Posted by steve threlfall

Yes. Farcry uses 860mb + ram at times which is why it jerks like a biatch if you dont have a gig

I can vouch for this!!

Far Cry milks my system for absolutely everything it's got... I'm left with about 50MB free RAM when I'm playing!

**BenW** · 20-07-2004, 06:05 PM

glad i bought the right stuff

If you press shift several times whilst playing it brings up the sticky keys box and then you can check task manager

When i tried that it said it was only using about 450MB

**Howard** · 20-07-2004, 07:05 PM

My Matrix Orbital display has my RAM usage. Lol

**BenW** · 20-07-2004, 07:11 PM

What's wrong with task manager!?

**Howard** · 20-07-2004, 07:15 PM

It means I don't have to minimise the game

**BenW** · 20-07-2004, 07:17 PM

ah rite, yea i get it now

**Shogun** · 20-07-2004, 07:36 PM

Why does it run fine on my rig (256mb) on medium?

**BenW** · 20-07-2004, 07:39 PM

because you have it on medium?

I have to say that mine ran badly on medium with 256MB

**steve threlfall** · 21-07-2004, 11:25 AM

Im playing mine at 1280x1024 (default option in the ati control panel) medium AA full AF, Everything on highest possible settings except lighting and shadows which are on high (render mode tropical- but that doesnt make much of a diference).

On most levels it plays brilliantly with 512ram. Levels such a the fort and bunker especially as its all indoors, you wouldnt know there was a problem. But a level like the factory with hundreds of guards... very jerky!

Some levels really need a gig of memory. Performance in general has increased by disabling eax and doppler effect is it? Still got lovely dolby 5.1 at high sound quality.

I think the 1.2 patch patch is going to help significantly- though the big perfomance increases will be seen by x800pro/xt and 6800gt/ultra owners

Remember we all probably judge fine differently

i get miffed if the framerate drops below 50

**Applecrusher** · 21-07-2004, 01:07 PM

Originally Posted by steve threlfall

Remember we all probably judge fine differently

i get miffed if the framerate drops below 50

Heh thats about my midpoint, i get annoyed at about 40 and am happy with >60.. tho if it is <60 i up the detail a bit

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