Is More Memory Better?

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » July 8th, 2008, 9:17

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2008/0 ... y-better/1

Pretty interesting.

Killavodka · Post by **Killavodka** » July 8th, 2008, 10:35

So if we want to use 4gb RAM+ 1gb VRAM* it requires a 64bit OS?

*well use all 5gb instead of the 4gb max

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » July 8th, 2008, 10:39

Killavodka wrote:So if we want to use 4gb RAM+ 1gb VRAM* it requires a 64bit OS?

*well use all 5gb instead of the 4gb max

pretty much.

Lee · Post by **Lee** » July 8th, 2008, 11:28

I was reading this earlier on. I'm starting to wonder whether I should go with Fista 64 on my next PC since I'll likely end up with 4gb of ram and 1gb of vram. I can get a copy for free through uni so I suppose it won't hurt to try...

Is Fista still slower than XP in frame rates and general usage these days?

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » July 8th, 2008, 11:33

Lee wrote:Is Fista still slower than XP in frame rates and general usage these days?

From what I've heard, they're about equal now, Half looking at Fista myself, just for a change really.

buzzmong · Post by **buzzmong** » July 8th, 2008, 12:02

I always subscribed to the school of balancing faster memory with amount.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » July 8th, 2008, 12:08

buzzmong wrote:I always subscribed to the school of balancing faster memory with amount.

until recently

/using 4gb of 1066

shot2bits · Post by **shot2bits** » July 8th, 2008, 12:22

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:
From what I've heard, they're about equal now, Half looking at Fista myself, just for a change really.

that ^ fista on its current service pack hits pretty much the same on all benchmarks as XP sp3 i think it is

Post by **deject** » July 8th, 2008, 15:01

Yeah now that Service Pack 1 is out and they've fixed a lot of things, Fista64 isn't looking so bad anymore. That and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky are making it tempting to upgrade.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » July 8th, 2008, 15:04

deject wrote:Yeah now that Service Pack 1 is out and they've fixed a lot of things, Fista64 isn't looking so bad anymore. That and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky are making it tempting to upgrade.

that and buy a 4870

Killavodka · Post by **Killavodka** » July 8th, 2008, 23:32

I was under the impression that a 64bit OS required a 64bit processor, or have they made it so they work on 32bit systems too?

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » July 8th, 2008, 23:34

Killavodka wrote:I was under the impression that a 64bit OS required a 64bit processor, or have they made it so they work on 32bit systems too?

you need a 64 bit processor.

If you really want more than 4gb supported on a 32bit windows os, I think 2k3 enterprise server R2 will support it. but allow a few hours for getting everything to work.

Post by **deject** » July 9th, 2008, 2:16

Killavodka wrote:I was under the impression that a 64bit OS required a 64bit processor, or have they made it so they work on 32bit systems too?

It does require a 64-bit CPU, and everything made after the Athlon 64 and Pentium D are 64-bit.