The new Vista's Graphic API, DX10 WGF2.0 Direct3D10 or whatever u wants to call it.... one new things that it introduce is Virtual memory concept, i think the basic concept should be similler like curent virtual memory, dividing process into small pages and so on....but instead of HDD, pages that's isnt needed are stored in the system memory...

So there, basically requirement for memory will shoot up, as developers now are virtually boundless in texture size. Thats when 2Gig becomes the limits...

This post has been edited by Hornet: Apr 1 2006, 01:04 PM

How about trying out Gigabyte's I-RAM storage...
Super powerful....

woaa...!!i still using 256MB!

1 GB of high performance ram better or a normal 2GB ddr 400 ram better?

High performance RAM timings are tight thus improves performance in games
2GB if you are opening massive memory hungry applications, oh and need it for later games to come

oic..tahnks...but high performance ram are jus too expencive for me

Not neccasarily true. Toms Hardware did a benchmark between loose and tight timings memory:



Yes, there are slight improvement when using tight timings.

If I have to choose between large RAM size with loose timing vs small RAM size with tight timing, I'll choose larger RAM size.

yeah..i gues so...i couldnt agree more..i think 2gb is always better than 1gb high ram unless rich ppl wanted max performance so theres where they get 2x1gb high ram..

It's used like a hard disk, not as memory.

hey i was wondering will my pentium 2.4 ghz bottleneck if i use 2GB ram?

Again, depends on the application type. If the application is memory hungry and not cpu-bound, you''ll see the difference. *Generally*, you should still see some improvement.

Szie of the memory module won't be the bottleneck, its the speed

True, for me I rather choose 2GB than paying more for high performance RAMs

in reality, u still need more ram than timing. you cant play fear with 256mb ram even if the timing is 1-1-1-1. =x

this is the most lol statement i ever see here!

btw: he is right,,, more size better !

But then again, for a apps tat utilize that much of memory, I doubt the CPU would be able to handle it anyway....the size has to somehow goes up with the overall system peformance as well.

Hence the "If's and Generally" statements.

using 3 pcs of 512mb kingston valueram...

So? What's your point?

in a way i think it would be pointless, i am not sure why, but i think it could be due to the architecture of the P4 S478...cant fully take advantage of 2GB? compared to AMD n the new P4... some one care to clarify this? even i myself i think for my P4 i use 1GB currently is sufficient. But d next move to Conroe or AMD i think definitely need 2GB already.