Hynix RAM?

ftd86 · Oct 15, 2006, 06:05 PM

Well my gaming performance is still pretty much pathetic for the system I have. I couldn't think of any reasons why this would be until I opened up my laptop to inspect all the components and happened to notice that I have RAM by a company called Hynix. Anyone ever heard of them before?

Anyways, I know a gig of RAM isn't exactly optimal for high-end gaming, but I know I should not be lagging in game the way that I am. Battlefield 2 is just not playable online. I spend about 10 minutes just trying to move around and all the while my system will hang every few seconds until it has had time to render the map.

Here's the specs for my system:

1Gig DDR2 Hynix RAM
Intel Core Duo T2300
Go 7800 256MB OC'ed 362/883
80GB 7200RPM HD

Chaos · Oct 15, 2006, 08:18 PM

Snip from Hynix website

"Through the merger with LG Semiconductor in 1999, Hynix Semiconductor now has the world's largest DRAM production capacity as well as the industry's best technical development capacity by fully exploiting synergies resulting from the historical integration of both companies."

Geminiwave · Oct 15, 2006, 09:12 PM

in the Radeon 9800PRO days, Hynix was THE ram to have.

i dunno about now though.

edit: Well there are a number of other issues that may be at hand. 2gb of RAM is suggested for BF2 but I've played it on a computer with 512mb (mind you LOW graphics) and it was fine.

so heres the trick. Maybe its your hard drive (5400RPM drives are a killer) maybe its a software issue (my money is on a software issue)

defrag your hard drive. delete unnecessary programs. Start figuring out whats sucking up all your memory. After that, THEN we'll start talkin hardware changes.

[hobo]eclipse · Oct 16, 2006, 02:46 AM

ive heard defragging you HDD is almost part of the requirements to play BF2

Lowfat · Oct 16, 2006, 06:22 AM

hynix is one of the largest memory chip manufacturers in the world. Definately nothing wrong with them.

what do you have for a video chipset in the laptop? That will make a far bigger impact than the memory type.

ftd86 · Oct 16, 2006, 02:11 PM

I'm running the go 7800. I scored a 3228 in 3dmark 06, so I figured BF2 would be a walk in the park. I guess I can reduce the graphic quality down quite a bit, I figured that high detail at 1024x768 wouldn't be a problem for my system though

H3X4D3C1M4L · Oct 16, 2006, 03:24 PM

Your laptop >>> my desktop system in 3DMark '06

ftd86 · Oct 19, 2006, 03:41 PM

really? wow, I guess that makes me feel better haha. I only paid $1200 for it about 2 months ago. If I could just figure out why it has such a hard time rendering textures on the maps

H3X4D3C1M4L · Oct 19, 2006, 05:27 PM

Well it might only be better depending on what resolution you used, I scored less than that at default settings.

It might be overheating, or in the case of some MacBooks (may also be a factor in your case), too much thermal paste

ftd86 · Oct 23, 2006, 01:44 AM

It's not the RAM giving me problems after all. I just downloaded "SpeedswitchXP" for processors using speedstep, and HOLY COW! Smooth as could be when I'm playing now

I set it too maximum performance so now there are no fluctuations in processor speed while I'm playing.

Asmoday · Oct 23, 2006, 02:30 AM

Great news! Now get back to the fraggin'!

Oct 15, 2006, 06:05 PM	#1
ftd86 HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 60 Rep Power: 0	Hynix RAM? Well my gaming performance is still pretty much pathetic for the system I have. I couldn't think of any reasons why this would be until I opened up my laptop to inspect all the components and happened to notice that I have RAM by a company called Hynix. Anyone ever heard of them before? Anyways, I know a gig of RAM isn't exactly optimal for high-end gaming, but I know I should not be lagging in game the way that I am. Battlefield 2 is just not playable online. I spend about 10 minutes just trying to move around and all the while my system will hang every few seconds until it has had time to render the map. Here's the specs for my system: 1Gig DDR2 Hynix RAM Intel Core Duo T2300 Go 7800 256MB OC'ed 362/883 80GB 7200RPM HD

Oct 15, 2006, 08:18 PM	#2
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	Snip from Hynix website "Through the merger with LG Semiconductor in 1999, Hynix Semiconductor now has the world's largest DRAM production capacity as well as the industry's best technical development capacity by fully exploiting synergies resulting from the historical integration of both companies." __________________

Oct 15, 2006, 09:12 PM	#3
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 64	in the Radeon 9800PRO days, Hynix was THE ram to have. i dunno about now though. edit: Well there are a number of other issues that may be at hand. 2gb of RAM is suggested for BF2 but I've played it on a computer with 512mb (mind you LOW graphics) and it was fine. so heres the trick. Maybe its your hard drive (5400RPM drives are a killer) maybe its a software issue (my money is on a software issue) defrag your hard drive. delete unnecessary programs. Start figuring out whats sucking up all your memory. After that, THEN we'll start talkin hardware changes. __________________

Oct 16, 2006, 06:22 AM	#5
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,254 Rep Power: 101	hynix is one of the largest memory chip manufacturers in the world. Definately nothing wrong with them. what do you have for a video chipset in the laptop? That will make a far bigger impact than the memory type. __________________

Oct 16, 2006, 02:11 PM	Thread Starter #6
ftd86 HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 60 Rep Power: 0	go 7800 I'm running the go 7800. I scored a 3228 in 3dmark 06, so I figured BF2 would be a walk in the park. I guess I can reduce the graphic quality down quite a bit, I figured that high detail at 1024x768 wouldn't be a problem for my system though

Oct 16, 2006, 02:46 AM	#4
[hobo]eclipse ...just bummin 'round Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,907 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	ive heard defragging you HDD is almost part of the requirements to play BF2

Oct 16, 2006, 03:24 PM	#7
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Your laptop >>> my desktop system in 3DMark '06

Oct 19, 2006, 03:41 PM	Thread Starter #8
ftd86 HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 60 Rep Power: 0	lol really? wow, I guess that makes me feel better haha. I only paid $1200 for it about 2 months ago. If I could just figure out why it has such a hard time rendering textures on the maps

Oct 19, 2006, 05:27 PM	#9
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Well it might only be better depending on what resolution you used, I scored less than that at default settings. It might be overheating, or in the case of some MacBooks (may also be a factor in your case), too much thermal paste

Oct 23, 2006, 01:44 AM	Thread Starter #10
ftd86 HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 60 Rep Power: 0	Not The Ram! It's not the RAM giving me problems after all. I just downloaded "SpeedswitchXP" for processors using speedstep, and HOLY COW! Smooth as could be when I'm playing now I set it too maximum performance so now there are no fluctuations in processor speed while I'm playing.

Oct 23, 2006, 02:30 AM	#11
Asmoday Demonic Join Date: May 2002 Location: In the cold, dark north... Posts: 5,198 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	Great news! Now get back to the fraggin'! __________________ How You can help Hardwareheaven by using Digg