idk how many fps. but id imagine load speeds would be nicer! your memory bandwitdh would grow massively
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Ya, that's the biggest reason why I'm upgrading my RAM.
Originally Posted by sdla4ever  idk how many fps. but id imagine load speeds would be nicer! your memory bandwitdh would grow massively |
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Probably...
Originally Posted by EnToxication Why is your GPU bottlenecked by your ram? |
3GB will be enough for pretty much all games - very few games have maps which require over 4GB.
The only use I ever found for upgrading from 1GB to 2GB (back in the day) was I could alt tab out of Battlefield 2 without it taking an age to load the game to hard drive
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The only use I ever found for upgrading from 1GB to 2GB (back in the day) was I could alt tab out of Battlefield 2 without it taking an age to load the game to hard drive
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Actually 550 -> 1200. You Will see some crazy improvements...
Edit: Not crazy, but from my experience it was better
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Originally Posted by prosser13 3GB will be enough for pretty much all games - very few games have maps which require over 4GB. The only use I ever found for upgrading from 1GB to 2GB (back in the day) was I could alt tab out of Battlefield 2 without it taking an age to load the game to hard drive
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Edit: Not crazy, but from my experience it was better
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This.
You are comparing DDR2 1100 (550mhz) to DDR2 1200 (600mhz). 2GB to 4GB is a good upgrade, since 4GB is basically the standard now. However the speed difference is like nothing.
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Theres no such thing as 1200mhz DDR2 RAM. That would be DDR2 2400, it doesn't exist.
He might mean DDR2 550 to DDR2 1200.. but thats completely different. I doubt he has DDR2 550.
Originally Posted by rmvvwls You're using two different metrics here. DDR2 1200Mhz corresponds to 600Mhz actual, only 50MHz more than what you have. |
You are comparing DDR2 1100 (550mhz) to DDR2 1200 (600mhz). 2GB to 4GB is a good upgrade, since 4GB is basically the standard now. However the speed difference is like nothing.
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Originally Posted by EnToxication Actually 550mhz -> 1200mhz. You Will see some crazy improvements... Edit: Not crazy, but from my experience it was better
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He might mean DDR2 550 to DDR2 1200.. but thats completely different. I doubt he has DDR2 550.
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Sorry, 501MHz...
I've set my MHz to 1002 in BIOS but CPU-Z is telling me 501MHz. I think its cuz I've got 2 sticks of 1 gig each.
Originally Posted by aksthem1 The amount of RAM his little effect on your FPS. The only time you would see a noticeable difference is when your system is severely bogged down by loads of applications or processes. 2FPS more. On a clean install, no difference other than loading times. The speed is almost negligible as well. Is your RAM running at 550MHz after the double multiplier thing? What memory strap are you running? |
I've set my MHz to 1002 in BIOS but CPU-Z is telling me 501MHz. I think its cuz I've got 2 sticks of 1 gig each.
Nothing to do with having two sticks - it's DDR(2) RAM, thus it processes information twice per clock cycle, giving you an effective rate of 1002mhz, which is how companies rate it
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Sigh.. Read the other posts.
You are setting it to DDR2 1002, which is 501MHz. There is no such thing as 1002MHz DDR2 Ram, and it's not possible to overclock anywhere near those speeds with DDR2. That would be DDR2 2004.
Originally Posted by xdanisx Sorry, 501MHz... I've set my MHz to 1002 in BIOS but CPU-Z is telling me 501MHz. I think its cuz I've got 2 sticks of 1 gig each. |
You are setting it to DDR2 1002, which is 501MHz. There is no such thing as 1002MHz DDR2 Ram, and it's not possible to overclock anywhere near those speeds with DDR2. That would be DDR2 2004.
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DDR2 1066 = 533MHz.
Originally Posted by xdanisx So if I get DDR2 1066 from newegg (or tiger direct) the RAM is 1066 or 533? |
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It will show up in the BIOS as 1066, but cpu-z will show 533. They're both correct, they're just measuring it in different ways.
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Makes it look better. It would be better to advertise it as 533MHz / 1066MT/s (mega-transfers per second), the same way that the new i7 QPI is measured.
Originally Posted by Murlocke DDR2 1066 = 533MHz. |
It will show up in the BIOS as 1066, but cpu-z will show 533. They're both correct, they're just measuring it in different ways.
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Originally Posted by xdanisx Darn, so why is it advertised as 1066? I'm confused. |
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I typed too fast :0
Edit: And are you angry, you sound angry
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Originally Posted by Murlocke This. You are comparing DDR2 1100 (550mhz) to DDR2 1200 (600mhz). 2GB to 4GB is a good upgrade, since 4GB is basically the standard now. However the speed difference is like nothing. Theres no such thing as 1200mhz DDR2 RAM. That would be DDR2 2400, it doesn't exist. He might mean DDR2 550 to DDR2 1200.. but thats completely different. I doubt he has DDR2 550. |
Edit: And are you angry, you sound angry
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It's advertised as DDR2 1066, not 1066MHz. Seperate things.
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Originally Posted by xdanisx Darn, so why is it advertised as 1066? I'm confused. |
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As I said earlier:
With DDR RAM - Double Data Rate - data is transferred twice per clock cycle.
RAM is marketed at its effective speed; i.e. if it only transferred once per clock cycle.
So you can double your 501mhz to 1002mhz - if you set it in the BIOS properly, it should run at 540mhz (1080mhz effective)
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With DDR RAM - Double Data Rate - data is transferred twice per clock cycle.
RAM is marketed at its effective speed; i.e. if it only transferred once per clock cycle.
So you can double your 501mhz to 1002mhz - if you set it in the BIOS properly, it should run at 540mhz (1080mhz effective)
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