Question to mods. RAM Req's.

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I only technically have 192 MB of RAM, but using certain memory-scrubbing programs, I can actually free up 170(!) for launching a game.

170 of 192, doesn't sound that great, right? Well, when my PC starts up, I only have about 5 programs running (including Explorer & Systray), and at start up (doing nothing), there's only about 115-117 MB of RAM free from a fresh boot at most - sometimes a good bit less for some reason. After opening an internet browser, navigating through Windows a little bit... that alone will get me down below 100 MB easily . Spend some time surfing the net, open media player, well, you'd be surprised how quickly RAM gets eaten up - down to almost NO free RAM. Lockup eventually follows.

MemTurbo. Check it out.

 

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RAM

Simply can your spend $50 for 256mb of ram. I have been using 512mb of ram for over 3 yrs now.

get with the program.

 

[Ibn]

Hi, I build and maintain computers for a living. Just FYI, your computer is using some very overpriced RAM which will be more difficult to find over the next couple years as it has lost out to DDR RAM in the marketplace. So definetly buy what you need now, at least 128megs, the price will be going up on RDRAM over the next couple years as it fades into obsolescence on the desktop.
128 megs should be around $50, 256megs around $95, dont pay much more then that.

Make sure you unplug the computer and then turn on the power to it once you have (to clear out the charge left in the capicitors on the motherboard.) Ram is pretty easy to upgrade, just never force them into place and make sure you touch the computers metal case before touching the Ram. Good luck

If you buy another computer in the next year make sure it does not use RDRAM, your co-worker who gave you buying advice got it a little wrong in this case


Oh, if you need a good source for computer parts in the USA. Here;
http://www.newegg.com/app/manufactory.asp?catalog=147&DEPA=1
Always check Internet vendors out over here before ordering anything online;
http://www.resellerratings.com/

 

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Originally posted by Ibn
Hi, I build and maintain computers for a living. Just FYI, your computer is using some very overpriced RAM which will be more difficult to find over the next couple years as it has lost out to DDR RAM in the marketplace. So definetly buy what you need now, at least 128megs, the price will be going up on RDRAM over the next couple years as it fades into obsolescence on the desktop.
128 megs should be around $50, 256megs around $95, dont pay much more then that.

Make sure you unplug the computer and then turn on the power to it once you have (to clear out the charge left in the capicitors on the motherboard.) Ram is pretty easy to upgrade, just never force them into place and make sure you touch the computers metal case before touching the Ram. Good luck

If you buy another computer in the next year make sure it does not use RDRAM, your co-worker who gave you buying advice got it a little wrong in this case


Oh, if you need a good source for computer parts in the USA. Here;
http://www.newegg.com/app/manufactory.asp?catalog=147&DEPA=1
Always check Internet vendors out over here before ordering anything online;
http://www.resellerratings.com/

I thank you for your post. I will look into buying a newer computer - but as I stated in the previous posts, I need to justify the expense. HOI works fine on my computer (and I am a little hesitatant about Victorie - timeframe doesn't really interest me) and I don't spend enough time on my home PC to justify it on that alone.

Thanks for the advice, however.

DR

 

[Elijah]

128 megs of ram on win 98 might be enough. XP tho is such a hog that it takes up most of the memory by itself with no processes running.

 

[Ibn]

Glad to help

As far as will 128megs be enough, I strongly doubt it. WinMe will eat up somewhere around 35 megs on it own, WinXP about 70 (assuming you turn off a lot of useless garbage thats on by default). Eu2 and HoI both used around 110 megs of Ram at the start of a new game, which quickly grows to silly usage proporations. With 128megs, your already using the swap file on your hard drive as ram as soon as you start the game...

Victoria seems to be a blend of both games, yet has a way more detailed map which should eat up more memory, and a far more detailed economic structure, and one would assume a hell of a lot more data to keep track of for every country in the game, now that there are populations with individual jobs and beliefs. This means the game needs much bigger database then HoI or EU2 did.

I wouldn't be surprised if it uses twice as much ram as the older games... I would guess 256megs would be a minimum for playability. Though, it would probably be wisest to wait till some of us get a copy in a couple weeks and can give you real numbers