Will Q3 run faster with 256k ram in Win2k?
This is a discussion about Will Q3 run faster with 256k ram in Win2k? in the Windows Games category; I have a P2 350 and voodoo3 and have 128m ram. I was told that win98 won't use more then 128m. Does this mean that if Q3 is started under win98 and I have 256m of ram it will not access it? I have switched to win2k now, and I still have 128m ram and am wondering if i will achieve a noticeable performance boost by i ...
I have a P2 350 and voodoo3 and have 128m ram. I was told that win98 won't use more then 128m.Does this mean that if Q3 is started under win98 and I have 256m of ram it will not access it? I have switched to win2k now, and I still have 128m ram and am wondering if i will achieve a noticeable performance boost by increasing ram to, say, 256m or higher. Will Q3 and other games access this extra ram instead of the pagefile or does this only occur if the software writers give the program the option to access as much ram as is available or needed?
Sorry if this question is moronic or has been asked before.
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http://arstechnica.com/tweak/nt/pagefile-1.html
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there's almost everything you need to know about ram and swapfiles, it might help you a bit
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there's almost everything you need to know about ram and swapfiles, it might help you a bit
There will be a SIGNIFICANT decrease in load times in games jumping from 128 to 256.
I went from 128 to 512 and Unreal Tournament starts up in like 0 seconds now. (Ok, not that fast. Mabye 2 secs )
I went from 128 to 512 and Unreal Tournament starts up in like 0 seconds now. (Ok, not that fast. Mabye 2 secs )
Yup I made the jump a few months back from 128 to 256 and the load times decreased big time. As in gameplay a slight bit smoother. More ram never hurts. Im drooling for another 256 now.
