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2006-04-04 13:57:11
luckybaer
Member
+10|7095| Going Feral
My 2GB of Crucial Ballistix (4x512MB) went bad, so I bought 2x1GB of OCZ Gold GX.

I swear that the game is running better, but I don't understand why.  The timings are almost the same (2.5-2-2-6 for the Crucial, vs. 2-3-3-8 for the OCZ, but I do get to run the OCZ at 1T as opposed to 2T for the Crucial).

I don't notice any drastically faster load times, but I swear that the in-game graphics are running much more smoothly.

Anyone have any thoughts?
2006-04-04 13:58:37
Burning_Monkey
Moving Target
+108|7158
Could be your imagination.  I always swear things are worse after I mess around with it, even if it is an improvement.
2006-04-04 14:02:45
CrazeD
Member
+368|6993|Maine
Maybe one is a lower latency. Low latency RAM is better for gaming.
2006-04-04 14:02:55
Chaos81
Member
+5|7009
I would say so. Just running the OCZ in dual channel compared to the Ballistix should make a bit of a difference.
2006-04-04 14:07:45
[R.D]ProblemsSolver
Member
+0|7036
Lol, i have like only 500MB of ram. Will getting more ram will help my game running a lot better?
2006-04-04 14:12:23
Ronball9
Sleep Deprived
+8|7168
It is also likely your mobo speed for the RAM differs whether you have 4 or 2 slots used.  For instance my 400mhz slows to 333mhz when all four slots are occupied regardless of manual adjustment in the bios.

<this should also be in the tech section>
2006-04-04 14:20:03
luckybaer
Member
+10|7095| Going Feral
Oops.  I should have put it in the tech section.  Maybe a moderator can move this.  Sorry, guys.

Yeah, AMD socket 939 mobos don't like having 4 slots used.  You can't go 1T, and you default to 333MHz.  I got mine to run at 400, but I had to go to slower timings and 2T.
2006-04-04 15:42:56
dstock9
Member
+13|6925
Alright, here we go. I see you are running an AMD. AMD's love 1T commands per clock. Also, 2x1GB is a far superior arrangement then 4x512. Also, the first timing, CAS latency, is alot better running at 2 than 2.5.
2006-04-04 16:14:31
Defiance
Member
+438|6991

[R.D]ProblemsSolver wrote:

Lol, i have like only 500MB of ram. Will getting more ram will help my game running a lot better?
You've got 512. 500 is impossible.

And yes, it will help DRASTICALLY. I'm running 512, and after playing on my buddies comp (with 2 gigs) I did some research and my 2gigs of XMS is due to arrive this saturday, just in time for my birthday

Last edited by Defiance (2006-04-04 16:15:20)

2006-04-04 16:42:17
_j5689_
Dreads & Bergers
+364|7037|Riva, MD
I should ask for two 512s for my birthday.
2006-04-04 17:54:31
PunkX
stoned
+198|6944|Canada
RAM will help your game move faster ONLY if you have the connection to back it up, you RAM is usually not the problem, 90% of the time, its your net connection.

 

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