BF2S Forums Worth getting an extra gig of ram.

yeh it will

even if its not the best idea three x 512 or 2 x 512 and 1 x 1024 is goign to make a difference to the game.

I noticed a huge difference when going from 1 gig to 1.5
I have 2x512 sticks and 2x256 sticks. Load times, lag, everything.
(Edit: Major *improvement* in case that wasn't clear)

Last edited by King_County_Downy (2006-05-11 09:38:44)

Ok - but people here are saying http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=21169 it sucks.

(1.5gigs)

Last edited by MuseSeeker (2006-05-11 09:39:17)

I agree with going for it. I did and am happy as shit some maps load twice as fast now. I was also one of the last people in a map when loading and now i am in the first 10 that get in and my maps are ALOT less choppy at the beginning. I recommend 2gb for this game if you can get it. And as far as 1.5gb as long as you are getting it by matched pairs 2x512 and 2x256 then you are ok 3x512 is questionable especially if your mother board is optimized for pairs like most but not all. (I.E. one motherboard i had only had 3 slots so i had no choice.)

The key is to get pairs of memory so you can take advantage of Dual Channel mode in the memory controller.  So, if you want to increase to 1.5GB, you would add 2x256MB, not 1x512.  If you want to go to 2GB, you would add 2x512MB.  The two stick must have the same timings (best to just get two identical sticks).  Also, if you are adding 2 more 512s, it would probably be better to try to get two more sticks just like what you have.

Why is it single channel? I have the same CPU and my mobo supports dual channel and currently have 2 x 512 in there. One slot is one channel and the other two is the other channel, from my understanding in this case you could have 1GB in one slot and 512 in the others and still get dual channel?

If its loading times you're worrying about the hard drive also makes a big difference, even with only 1GB I'm still one of the first into a round thanks to 3 raptors in RAID 0

Agent_Dung_Bomb wrote:

No, you don't have the same processor if it is dual channel.  A S939 3200+ has an operating frequency of 2.0GHz.  A S754 3200+ has an operating frequency of 2.2GH.  Unless he overclocking, and not mentioned that, a 2.2GHz 3200+ is a Newcastle core S754 CPU.

A S939 CPU with an operating frequency of 2.2GHz is the 3500+.

Then again, I have been stating this information based on his processor being an A64.  If he has the old XP core, he should have stated that, because it makes a big difference.

Dood, you know too much

King_County_Downy wrote:

Agent_Dung_Bomb wrote:

No, you don't have the same processor if it is dual channel.  A S939 3200+ has an operating frequency of 2.0GHz.  A S754 3200+ has an operating frequency of 2.2GH.  Unless he overclocking, and not mentioned that, a 2.2GHz 3200+ is a Newcastle core S754 CPU.

A S939 CPU with an operating frequency of 2.2GHz is the 3500+.

Then again, I have been stating this information based on his processor being an A64.  If he has the old XP core, he should have stated that, because it makes a big difference.

Dood, you know too much

LOL.  I work as an network admin for a living, and have been a computer "enthusiest" for a number of years.  I even moderate in the CPU/Processors/overclocking, and video cards & display forums on a hardware web site, so some of this is just of second nature at this point. 

Okay, I'm actually going to revise my statement.  I made a grevious error that should never be done, I assumed he had an A64 based system; and we know what assuming does.  Now, if it is in fact an A64 based system, my previous recommendations still hold.

If, however, this is dealing with an older XP series CPU, then you should be fine populating all 3 slots.  If you have an nForce2 chipset based board, then it does support dual channel.  The two sockets clustered together, closest to the CPU, is channel 1, while the single slot spaced off slightly, and furthest from the CPU, is channel 2.  Because this configuration does not stack the DIMMs more than 2 deep in any channel, you should be good to go.  Just keep in mind that the XP took a really hard hit in performance when running the memory and FSB async, so if you have to run the memory slower than the FSB to make it stable, you are better with less memory, than having more and having to run async busses.  In this case I would still recommend using larger capacity modules to avoid this.

Agent_Dung_Bomb wrote:

Okay, let me bring everyone up to snuff here.  His 3200+ running at 2.2GHz means that it is S754.  That means it is single channel, but he has a board with 3 slots. 

Populating all 3 slots is not recommended.  You will not have any problems using 1.5GB if you use 1 x 1GB and 1 x 512MB; I use this configuration without issue.  You will not have any problems using 2 x 1GB...just don't try to populate all 3 slots.

Here are what I would recommend for RAM configurations.

1GB: 1 x 1GB or 2 x 512MB are fine

1.5GB: 1 x 1GB + 1 x 512MB are fine

1.5GB: 3 x 512MB is not good

2GB: 2 x 1GB is fine

2GB: 1 x 1GB + 2 x 512MB is not good

You can run an S754 MB with 3 slots of RAM as long as you downgrade the speed to DDR333.  But in general, it's better as you noted above. 

OP, simple solution is to downgrade your RAM speed to DDR333 and you should be fine with all 3 slots populated.  Best solution is to get 2 1GB sticks.

Last edited by Ilocano (2006-05-12 09:54:48)

atlvolunteer wrote:

Agent_Dung_Bomb wrote:

Okay, let me bring everyone up to snuff here.  His 3200+ running at 2.2GHz means that it is S754.  That means it is single channel, but he has a board with 3 slots. 

Populating all 3 slots is not recommended.  You will not have any problems using 1.5GB if you use 1 x 1GB and 1 x 512MB; I use this configuration without issue.  You will not have any problems using 2 x 1GB...just don't try to populate all 3 slots.

Here are what I would recommend for RAM configurations.

1GB: 1 x 1GB or 2 x 512MB are fine

1.5GB: 1 x 1GB + 1 x 512MB are fine

1.5GB: 3 x 512MB is not good

2GB: 2 x 1GB is fine

2GB: 1 x 1GB + 2 x 512MB is not good

Oh, well, if the memory controller doesn't support dual channel, then disregard what I said.

Yeah, there is NOTHING wrong with 3x512, you just can't run dual channel mode with it.

more the ram the better i hade orginally in my old pc was 1gb of ram! my uncle build me this new pc and it is awesome 2gb of ram 256 agp radeon x850 pro xt! and a kick ass amd anthlon system wit a 160 gb hard drive for space and a 80 gb for storage wat can a person ask for more!?