timmy 0 Posted June 18, 2002 I have 128 mb or pc133 sdram, which is fairly cheap. Im debating wether or not i should buy about 256 more mbs or just save up for a better graphics card, i curenntly have a gf2 mx 400. Will more ram, make the gameplay better, for instance, will it increase the fram rate much? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jester983 0 Posted June 18, 2002 Yes ram will definately help. How many megs is your graphics card? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ralphwiggum 6 Posted June 18, 2002 i raised my ram from 128 to 256 and it was terrific. i felt like flying. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hidden 0 Posted June 18, 2002 More RAM, no doubt. OFP was running choppy at best when I had 128MB SDRAM. Have a GeForce 256 Pro card, but am selling this PC now anyway, building a new with GF4 TI 4400 card. BUT anyway - OFP is not a problem even with a GeForce 256 DDR - which is most likely slower than yours. As soon as I upgraded from 128 to 384MB, OFP became a quite different (as in "enhanced", "better" and so on) experience. I recommend that you up memory to at least 256MB, then save up for a GF4 later (those cards are getting cheaper now, with news from ATI and Matrox on the horizon, but GF4 will still be around as great gaming cards in at least another year or two). For now, more RAM would be the best thing to do. Your card is not bad compared to mine, and OFP is more of a CPU demanding game anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timmy 0 Posted June 18, 2002 thanks for the help, ill be going out and getting some ram soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ALDEGA 0 Posted June 18, 2002 OF is a CPU intensive application, so you will benefit more from upgrading your CPU (and memory too ofcourse) than to upgrade your videocard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tex -USMC- 0 Posted June 18, 2002 Ram will help like you wouldnt believe. I used to run 128 mb of RDRAM, and OFP ran ok, but took forever to load and other stuff. I now run 640 mb, and everything loads like a dream. Also, you will find that more ram may just solve issues that you are having with your computer. In other words, you can never have too much ram Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hit_Sqd_Maximus 0 Posted June 18, 2002 Well, my brother and I are on almost identical computers, I am on a 800mhz comp w/ a GF2mx400 64mb and 256megs of pc133 ram. my bro is on a 1ghz w/ 128 megs of ram with the same graphics card. At times when I get a low frame rate I look over my shoulder and see he is running the game smoothley. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
