3.0 Ghz, 4Gigs of Ram vs 2.4 Ghz, 8 gigs of ram?
SupremeThroneX
Join Date: 2013-03-20 Member: 184093Members
Join Date: 2013-03-20 Member: 184093Members
Like the title says. Which is better and why?
Ati Radeon 5850
80 gig Intel solid state.
Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4ghz OC to 3.0 ghz
4 gigs of Samsung Ram.
Currently I am running NS2 about a good 70 FPS and around 50 FPS in combat. Not too bad for an old machine. Currently my motherboard only runs DDR2 and has only 2 slots. I don't need to tell you that buying 4 gigs of DDR2 is expensive. Better off getting a new computer all together. However, I do have the option of swapping out the motherboard for another one. It does not have overclocking ability, however it does have 4 DDR2 ram slots. So it will go up to 8 gigs of the same ram. It's free so no money is spent.
Ati Radeon 5850
80 gig Intel solid state.
Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4ghz OC to 3.0 ghz
4 gigs of Samsung Ram.
Currently I am running NS2 about a good 70 FPS and around 50 FPS in combat. Not too bad for an old machine. Currently my motherboard only runs DDR2 and has only 2 slots. I don't need to tell you that buying 4 gigs of DDR2 is expensive. Better off getting a new computer all together. However, I do have the option of swapping out the motherboard for another one. It does not have overclocking ability, however it does have 4 DDR2 ram slots. So it will go up to 8 gigs of the same ram. It's free so no money is spent.
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Like I said. i was thinking of switching my current Mother board with only 2 ram slots each filled with 2 gigs of ram thus making 4. a 4 gig stick of ddr2 currently goes for like 80 bucks. Hell naw. The new mother board will have 4 ram slots. each filled with 2 gigs of ram thus making 8.
But yeah everyone seems to favor the processor power. Might just stick with it then.
Seriously look at a new gen motherboard (and the rest) asap though. Although I recommend against the 4th gen Intel series, go 3rd gen, or wait til the 5th comes out.
You are more likely to need more CPU power than more RAM for higher performance.
Try disabling these in the graphics settings, as they take up a lot of CPU power:
- Atmospherics
- Ambient Occulusion
- Shadows
I think it's best to leave texture streaming off since you have an SSD.
Also, D3D11 is suppose to be more efficient than DX9.
Overall, you can have a decent rig that can be crippled by a single bottleneck, like too narrow bus to video RAM on the GFX card (some crippled cards sold for less), faulty or slow memory, things like that.