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RAM question...
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2002 12:47 am
by Zu'l Zorander
i currently have 128 RAM and the game is running very slowly(even on the lowest res) and 2marrow im going to buy a 256 Ram card to put in my comp so that will give me a total of 384 RAM right??? will that improve the gameplay and will i be able to get on a better resolu tion?
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2002 4:13 am
by Eriks
Probably although there are several different types of RAM, all with different performance levels so it depends what you get.
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2002 6:29 am
by Mr Flibble
You may find that a more powerful video card is a better option, as NWN tends to put a bit of a strain on the display system.
I have 512MB here, but recently upgraded my video card from a GeForce 256 to a GeForce 4 Ti4200 and it made a huge difference.
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2002 7:52 am
by smass
Same here - I had 512 ram and a Geforce 2. Game ran pretty well - upgraded to Geforce 4 ti 4200 - big improvement. The Geforce 2 chip is a few years old...time to upgrade - you can get the 64mb version of the Ti 4200 for around $150 online.
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2002 7:53 am
by Zu'l Zorander
is SDRAM and my video card is fused with my motherboard so i cant change it....
its a Raedion VE i think.
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2002 9:19 am
by dragon wench
I bought extra RAM (SD), before installing NWM, so I now have 256. My video card is relatively basic, NVIDIA RIVA TNT Model 64, but the game runs very smoothly. Going by my own experience, I would suggest that boosting your ram should help.
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2002 9:36 am
by BlackJesus666
I cannot imagine the game running smoothly on a TNT64.
That has to be on 640X480 with absolutely no details....
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2002 9:47 am
by Zu'l Zorander
the question is will the game run smoothly on a Radeon VE card?
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2002 9:53 am
by BlackJesus666
Depends on a lot of things.
If u use WinXP for example it could boost the game....
But generally I wouldn´t say if it´s running quite low-framed right now you will get it to run perfectly with an upgrade of RAM.
So what CPU are you using and what operating System ??
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2002 9:57 am
by BlackJesus666
On another thread you posted you already upgraded RAM and the game never freezed again ?????
So you did that already I suppose...
Is it running any smoother ?
I guess not that much...
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2002 10:55 am
by Zu'l Zorander
i havent updated the RAM yet but i will today... i use WinME and AMD Athlon processor
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2002 11:10 am
by smass
If you don't have an AGP slot (integrated graphics) you can buy a PCI video card and disable the onboard video. I know there is a version of the Geforce 4 MX440 that can be had in a PCI version for under $100.
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2002 11:41 am
by BlackJesus666
Originally posted by Zu'l Zorander
i havent updated the RAM yet but i will today... i use WinME and AMD Athlon processor
and also posted by you in thread "Game freezes every 5mins":
Originally posted by Zu'l Zorander
ithat was happening to me also... i had 128 RAM then i upgraded it to 384 and i never had the problem again
Not to put down your pants, but though a little controversal...
And I don´t think, the game IS or WILL be running smoothly on your system...
So never buy a Computer with Onboard-Graphics again, hehe...