07-12-2005, 05:26 PM
Refrigerator,Jul 12 2005, 08:54 AM Wrote:Well, right now I only have 512 and I am constantly running up against the ceiling, if these numbers are right
Peak Commit Charge --- 514936
Total Kernel Memory --- 69088
Which, added together is 584024
Total Physical Memory - 523760
That's while running Guild Wars in the background, with mozilla open.
Anyways, the general consensus seems to be for me to go for another 512mb stick, because the extra 512 won't change all that much. Which I really like (less money, yay!).
Thank you very much for all the help, everyone!
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Just so you know, for absolute optimal performance, WinXP has roughly 1GB worth of runtime files it can load into RAM. The typical game also has around 1GB between audio, video, and run files. If you have enough to contain both, then assuming your video card and sound card are both decent, you should obtain optimal performance during games with 2GB. Course, that's kinna expensive, but, if you would really like to put 2 PC3200 1GB sticks in, I can grab you a link to some Legacy RAM that's pretty cheap, yet works well. Matched, so you can set up in Dual Channel format.