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Posted: 8/8/2005 2:39:08 PM EDT
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Unless you are doing high end stuff, like graphic or movie editing, or high end gaming, 1g is plenty
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Posted: 8/8/2005 2:40:29 PM EDT
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+1 |
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Posted: 8/8/2005 2:40:31 PM EDT
[#3]
I'd have to agree.
The jump from 256 to 512 is big. The jump from 512 to 1gig is OK The jump from 1gig to 2gig is almost nothing. Seeing a pattern? |
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Posted: 8/8/2005 2:41:03 PM EDT
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I have Doom3 and it seems like it's a little slow... Could be my vid card tho...
Also, When I play DOD (Day of Defeat) online the 'puter sometimes crashes, like it's overwhelmed. |
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Posted: 8/8/2005 2:41:33 PM EDT
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If you like to have 6-10+ applications running at once, you'll see a difference in switching between them and such. If you normally just surf the web or whatever, you'd be wasting your money.
-Troy |
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Posted: 8/8/2005 2:41:48 PM EDT
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Well, DOOM3 could use the boost, and your video card should be at least 128 if not 256 and Direct X 9 minimum. |
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Posted: 8/8/2005 2:42:47 PM EDT
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I also have a Dell inspirion 7500 laptop @ 650mhz and 256mb ram...
Would I notice a big difference bumping THAT to 512 ? |
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Posted: 8/8/2005 2:43:37 PM EDT
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It will, but not enough to justify upgrading a dinosaur. Laptops are terrible to upgrade, it's cost effective to buy new when it comes to laptops. |
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Posted: 8/8/2005 2:46:14 PM EDT
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ATI Radeon 9600SE...  128mb/64bit I guess the vid card could be better ??? |
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Posted: 8/8/2005 2:49:38 PM EDT
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Oh yea: www.ati.com/products/radeon9800/radeon9800pro/index.html |
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Posted: 8/9/2005 2:23:29 AM EDT
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I played DOD for 2 years on a computer with half the power of yours and I didnt have any trouble. Except for a soundblaster driver that was locking the computer up on selection screens. Point is, your computer isnt crashing because of your hardware, unless your card sucks. 10 to 1 its a software issue. Steam has many little bugs with certain systems. Read steampowered forums for tips. |
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Posted: 8/9/2005 2:26:36 AM EDT
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Oh yeah the 9600se sucks. I had the 9600xt and that thing was a tough little card for the money.
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Posted: 8/9/2005 2:28:04 AM EDT
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Double.
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