Re: Mem Or New Graphics Card

Tris wrote:
> Hello there
>
> I currently have a PC I use mainly for playing Daoc.......but it suffers
> very bad framrate drop in any town or city........movement is affected as
> it can be very jerky.
>
> The computers spec is......
>
> Athlon processor 1262 mghz
> Geo force 3ti
> 256 meg ram

Recomended Spec:
PIII 1ghz
256mb RAM or higher
32mb 3D accelerated video card

Which I would have said you meet quite nicely.

What OS do you use?

> I was wondering whether a new vidoe card might help woth either 128 meg
> ram or 256....Or would I be better upgrading sytem ram.Prices for memory
> dont seem that good and as i would have to buy a minimum of 2*256 to
> upgrade I wondered which mnight be the most cost effective solution.

I've been using at least 512MB Ram for quite some time and would suggest
that that is the weakest link in your current system.

If as you say the the game slows down in towns, that would suggest a lack of
ram.

Ben
--
I'm not just a number. To many, I'm known as a String...

Im using win me..........Sadly I think you are right and its the ram ill
have to go for my other comp has 512 and suffers less fps drop in towns with
a similar graphics card...........I guess I`ll have to bite the bullet and
buy more ram lol

thanks for your help

Tris

"Ben Pope" <> wrote in message
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> Tris wrote:
> > Hello there
> >
> > I currently have a PC I use mainly for playing Daoc.......but it suffers
> > very bad framrate drop in any town or city........movement is affected
as
> > it can be very jerky.
> >
> > The computers spec is......
> >
> > Athlon processor 1262 mghz
> > Geo force 3ti
> > 256 meg ram
>
> Recomended Spec:
> PIII 1ghz
> 256mb RAM or higher
> 32mb 3D accelerated video card
>
> Which I would have said you meet quite nicely.
>
> What OS do you use?
>
> > I was wondering whether a new vidoe card might help woth either 128 meg
> > ram or 256....Or would I be better upgrading sytem ram.Prices for memory
> > dont seem that good and as i would have to buy a minimum of 2*256 to
> > upgrade I wondered which mnight be the most cost effective solution.
>
> I've been using at least 512MB Ram for quite some time and would suggest
> that that is the weakest link in your current system.
>
> If as you say the the game slows down in towns, that would suggest a lack
of
> ram.
>
> Ben
> --
> I'm not just a number. To many, I'm known as a String...
>
>