New RAM was BEST INVESTMENT EVER!

Geminiwave · May 24, 2005, 09:35 PM

My frame rates were slipping. My programs were sluggish...everything was just amis.

My friends said "You need a new CPU which means new motherboard and new graphics card!"

I said "hell I cant afford that"

they said "Well then you wont be able to play games well"

Okay I play ALL my games at max settings and alittle bit of AA\AF. Not alot tho.

Anyway point is, I decided to take a gamble and buy new RAM. I doubled my ram to take it to 1gb. They all said that it wouldnt make a difference because I had 512mb of RAM.

Well let me tell you...its like the day I bought my computer!! ITS SO FAST!! Everything opens RIGHT AWAY and all my games load up super fast and I'm getting over 80FPS in CS:S (maybe more if I turn off vsync. dunno) whereas this morning BEFORE I installed my RAM, I couldnt get it over 40. I'm dead serious. I LOVE THIS!

New RAM = BETTER COMPUTER!

Now I'm wondering what'll happen if I format the ol hard drive. :-D

Asmoday · May 24, 2005, 10:01 PM

Congratulations on the new RAM, that is some good news.

>GSXR<mrbusa · May 24, 2005, 10:24 PM

i experienced the same type of performance gain when i went for a gig also.this was before i really got into finding out about what services i can do without for the type of stuff i do.i got my used ram down from 200mb when idle to about 95mb when idle.this also cut down on cpu activity which made about as big a difference as the gig of ram.

peace out

Geminiwave · May 24, 2005, 10:36 PM

yea I wanted to do some of that stuff with services but sadly blackviper didnt pay his server bill. his site is GONEEEEE :'(

totally_tonedef · May 24, 2005, 10:40 PM

I did the same thing, it was very nice too...went from 3yo 512 RDRAM to 1g of DDR2 RAM...results were very pleasing, though I could probably use another gig, I have alot of memory eating hobbies

>GSXR<mrbusa · May 24, 2005, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geminiwave

yea I wanted to do some of that stuff with services but sadly blackviper didnt pay his server bill. his site is GONEEEEE :'(

this site has all that blackvipers site does and more.just go to the letter of the alphabet that the service name starts with and it lists the specs of the service and whether it can be disabled all on the same page.it was probably stolen from blackviper but this site is still up.
http://theeldergeek.com/index.htm

peace out

Zelig · May 24, 2005, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geminiwave

yea I wanted to do some of that stuff with services but sadly blackviper didnt pay his server bill. his site is GONEEEEE :'(

See here for a copy of the guide... I've saved it to my hard drive.

thingsthings · May 24, 2005, 11:04 PM

This discussion has incentive to upgrade my RAM. I'm on 512Mb and am experiencing problems with some games. The problem I am having is how do I know what RAM is best compatible with my board. I have a Dell Dimension 4500 which I bought in 2002.

Any suggestions?

TnT (not the dangerous kind)

LuCifer · May 24, 2005, 11:11 PM

Well Congrats. to Good News about New Ram.
I my Self I have 1GB already things are Pretty Good Except Sometimes I get
Memory Errors or Somthing Like and Once I got the Blue Screen Because of
That and Once was Advised to Get New Ram But I dont know yet.

Geminiwave · May 24, 2005, 11:24 PM

sweet. now to restart and see how much of a difference that made for my computer!

CDsDontBurn · May 25, 2005, 12:43 AM

so what kind of ram did you get??? Did you just get 1 512Mb stick to make 2x256 + 1x512? Or did you replace all your memory and get 2x512 matched sticks???

Geminiwave · May 25, 2005, 01:00 AM

2x256 + 1x512mb

Still got the dual channel stuff too!

CDsDontBurn · May 25, 2005, 01:44 AM

nice. i didn't think that the dual channel would still work w/all three DIMMS being used up.

Drakon · May 25, 2005, 01:44 AM

congrats gemini. i remember when i had 2 x 256 of ram and i bought a new stick of 512 to add to them. surely made a difference in overall system performance. apps like 3ds max and maya weren't opening up quicker, plus they weren't running sluggishly when i had other apps open at the same time.

>GSXR<mrbusa · May 25, 2005, 02:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geminiwave

2x256 + 1x512mb

Still got the dual channel stuff too!

dual channel will not work with 2x256 and 1x512.the ram will opperate but dual channel mode will not be enabled.

peace out

Geminiwave · May 25, 2005, 02:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by >GSXR<mrbusa

dual channel will not work with 2x256 and 1x512.the ram will opperate but dual channel mode will not be enabled.

peace out

I always hear that rumor...and yet everyone I know that has tried it(including myself) has had it work flawlessly.

In fact in the manual that came with my motherboard, it shows how to use 2x256mb and 1x512 to run in dual channel mode...so the rumors are false.

Maybe this is how it works on intel chips, but AMD is a different beast entirely. It runs dual channel(even says so on POST)

e v o · May 25, 2005, 02:36 AM

i remember when i upgraded to 1 gig from 512, definately had the biggest impact on game performance. Congrats and play on!

Ben

CDsDontBurn · May 25, 2005, 03:03 AM

lol.....the day i upgraded from 512 to 1Gb i also got a my p4 3.2e, my ABIT IC7-G, and my 6800GT

. It was definately a huge difference, but that was pretty much a whole new rig i had gotten

.

Drakon · May 25, 2005, 05:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geminiwave

I always hear that rumor...and yet everyone I know that has tried it(including myself) has had it work flawlessly.

In fact in the manual that came with my motherboard, it shows how to use 2x256mb and 1x512 to run in dual channel mode...so the rumors are false.

Maybe this is how it works on intel chips, but AMD is a different beast entirely. It runs dual channel(even says so on POST)

It's funny that you said that, cuz I heard the same thing. Yet CPU-Z reports that my ram config in my old rig (2 x 256 + 1x 512) is in dual channel mode.

Though my board doesn't say it in the POST. It's an A7N8X Deluxe ver 2.0

Geminiwave · May 25, 2005, 07:25 AM

I have a vanilla A7N8X. same stuff just a normal MCP instead of the MCP-T

It reports dual channel mode in POST though and in all of my scans.

>GSXR<mrbusa · May 25, 2005, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geminiwave

I have a vanilla A7N8X. same stuff just a normal MCP instead of the MCP-T

It reports dual channel mode in POST though and in all of my scans.

im no expert by any means,but the way dual channel works i dont think three sticks is capable of performing in dc mode.the specific ram can be capable of running in dc mode but unless you have it matched with another stick.......

peace out

Sargentwhitey · May 25, 2005, 03:59 PM

I experienced a large rise in performance after I upgraded to 1GB, however one stick of my new RAM has been bad for at least 1 RMA cycle, I have yet to go through another.. although this time I am making a very small mark on the sticker on the RAM stick, just to make sure I don't get the same one back.

Geminiwave · May 25, 2005, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sargentwhitey

I experienced a large rise in performance after I upgraded to 1GB, however one stick of my new RAM has been bad for at least 1 RMA cycle, I have yet to go through another.. although this time I am making a very small mark on the sticker on the RAM stick, just to make sure I don't get the same one back.

yea I hate it when they just send you the same one back and expect you to shut up. I suppose that might be their way of saying "You're an idiot user and will probably just buy a whole new computer rather than try to fix this"

May 24, 2005, 09:35 PM	#1
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 64	New RAM was BEST INVESTMENT EVER! My frame rates were slipping. My programs were sluggish...everything was just amis. My friends said "You need a new CPU which means new motherboard and new graphics card!" I said "hell I cant afford that" they said "Well then you wont be able to play games well" Okay I play ALL my games at max settings and alittle bit of AA\AF. Not alot tho. Anyway point is, I decided to take a gamble and buy new RAM. I doubled my ram to take it to 1gb. They all said that it wouldnt make a difference because I had 512mb of RAM. Well let me tell you...its like the day I bought my computer!! ITS SO FAST!! Everything opens RIGHT AWAY and all my games load up super fast and I'm getting over 80FPS in CS:S (maybe more if I turn off vsync. dunno) whereas this morning BEFORE I installed my RAM, I couldnt get it over 40. I'm dead serious. I LOVE THIS! New RAM = BETTER COMPUTER! Now I'm wondering what'll happen if I format the ol hard drive. :-D __________________

May 24, 2005, 10:01 PM	#2
Asmoday Demonic Join Date: May 2002 Location: In the cold, dark north... Posts: 5,198 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	Congratulations on the new RAM, that is some good news. __________________ How You can help Hardwareheaven by using Digg

May 24, 2005, 10:36 PM	Thread Starter #4
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 64	yea I wanted to do some of that stuff with services but sadly blackviper didnt pay his server bill. his site is GONEEEEE :'( __________________

May 24, 2005, 11:11 PM	#9
LuCifer DH sig maker! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fontucky Posts: 1,158 Rep Power: 0	Well Congrats. to Good News about New Ram. I my Self I have 1GB already things are Pretty Good Except Sometimes I get Memory Errors or Somthing Like and Once I got the Blue Screen Because of That and Once was Advised to Get New Ram But I dont know yet. __________________

May 24, 2005, 11:24 PM	Thread Starter #10
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 64	sweet. now to restart and see how much of a difference that made for my computer! __________________

May 24, 2005, 10:24 PM	#3
>GSXR<mrbusa im a FREAK Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,107 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	i experienced the same type of performance gain when i went for a gig also.this was before i really got into finding out about what services i can do without for the type of stuff i do.i got my used ram down from 200mb when idle to about 95mb when idle.this also cut down on cpu activity which made about as big a difference as the gig of ram. peace out

May 24, 2005, 10:40 PM	#5
totally_tonedef DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 69 Rep Power: 0	I did the same thing, it was very nice too...went from 3yo 512 RDRAM to 1g of DDR2 RAM...results were very pleasing, though I could probably use another gig, I have alot of memory eating hobbies

May 24, 2005, 11:04 PM	#8
thingsthings DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 42 Rep Power: 0	This discussion has incentive to upgrade my RAM. I'm on 512Mb and am experiencing problems with some games. The problem I am having is how do I know what RAM is best compatible with my board. I have a Dell Dimension 4500 which I bought in 2002. Any suggestions? TnT (not the dangerous kind)

May 25, 2005, 12:43 AM	#11
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,779 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	so what kind of ram did you get??? Did you just get 1 512Mb stick to make 2x256 + 1x512? Or did you replace all your memory and get 2x512 matched sticks??? __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

May 25, 2005, 01:00 AM	Thread Starter #12
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 64	2x256 + 1x512mb Still got the dual channel stuff too! __________________

May 25, 2005, 01:44 AM	#13
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,779 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	nice. i didn't think that the dual channel would still work w/all three DIMMS being used up. __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

May 25, 2005, 01:44 AM	#14
Drakon DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Floatin'... Posts: 4,957 Rep Power: 0	congrats gemini. i remember when i had 2 x 256 of ram and i bought a new stick of 512 to add to them. surely made a difference in overall system performance. apps like 3ds max and maya weren't opening up quicker, plus they weren't running sluggishly when i had other apps open at the same time.

May 25, 2005, 02:36 AM	#17
e v o HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,037 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	i remember when i upgraded to 1 gig from 512, definately had the biggest impact on game performance. Congrats and play on! Ben __________________

May 25, 2005, 03:03 AM	#18
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,779 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	lol.....the day i upgraded from 512 to 1Gb i also got a my p4 3.2e, my ABIT IC7-G, and my 6800GT . It was definately a huge difference, but that was pretty much a whole new rig i had gotten . __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

May 25, 2005, 07:25 AM	Thread Starter #20
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 64	I have a vanilla A7N8X. same stuff just a normal MCP instead of the MCP-T It reports dual channel mode in POST though and in all of my scans. __________________

May 25, 2005, 03:59 PM	#22
Sargentwhitey Has a JOB.. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 1,473 Rep Power: 0	I experienced a large rise in performance after I upgraded to 1GB, however one stick of my new RAM has been bad for at least 1 RMA cycle, I have yet to go through another.. although this time I am making a very small mark on the sticker on the RAM stick, just to make sure I don't get the same one back. __________________ Mobile:Intel Celeron M 1.5GHz, 40GB WD, 1GB PC24000, Intel Mediocre Graphics 2, SB Audigy 2 Notebook