elsgouro Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 So far I'm playing FM on a PC with a tri-core phenom and 2gb RAM (2x1gb). I have no problems with the processing speed, running about 20 leagues from 10 countries. My question is, if I was to upgrade the RAM so I'd be able to ran more leagues, should I buy the same 2x1gb module and have 4gb in total, or buy a 2x2gb module instead? Would it be possible to ran the game with a "mixed" RAM system-that is keeping the original 2x1gb RAM and also installing the 2x2gb module? Of course I'll have 6bg in total, but would it create some kind of conflict? Note that the timmings are the same (5-5-5-15) for both modules. Forgot to mention that FM is pretty much the only "heavy" application on my PC, the other staff is office-like programs I need for my job, so, nothing serious. Could you enlighten me on this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butros Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Make sure your motherboard can handle the amount of RAM before you buy too much. Also think about that 32 bit operating systems can really only make use of 3 GB RAM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
feda16 Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 agree with this, i have 2.5 gb ram in my laptop and most it will handle is 3 gb, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethclem2003 Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Ive got a 32bit laptop but with 4gig ram, ive not noticed any problems? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsgouro Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 Thank for that:thup: So in a Vista 32bit system there's no use of installing 4gb RAM, right? Or am I missing sth here? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doruk Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 That's right it can only use up to 3 gigs, really is not a whole lotta difference compared to 2 gigs not worth upgrading until you get a 64bit system... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butros Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Ive got a 32bit laptop but with 4gig ram, ive not noticed any problems? You won't get any problems, it will just not be fully utilized. A lot of laptops today are sold with Win Vista 32 bit and 4 GB RAM (my own for example) so it will run for sure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUsualSuspect9 Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 http://www.crucial.com/uk/ Check it out on there mate. Do the scan they provide and they will tell you exactly what your motherboard can handle and will recommend what to get Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsgouro Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 Thanks for the link. It seems that my mainboard can handdle 8gb of RAM (the manufacturer says 32 but it's only been tested up to 8), but as butros and doruk mentioned ther's no use, till I upgrade to vista 64, so it'll have to wait. Thank you all:thup: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grep Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Press Ctrl-alt-Del when playing FM09 and take a look @ memory occupation. It never goes over 700-800-900 MB therefore 1GB for FM is more than enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daley Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 If your machine is running a 32bit O/S then it will only actually recognise 3.5GB of RAM even if you have more than that installed. To answer the OP regarding 'mixed' RAM, it'll run fine as long as it's the correct RAM for the motherboard. Someone has already posted a link for crucial memory (they wouldn't be my choice but that's just a personal thing) so if you use the RAM that they suggest then it'll be fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LutonNil Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 If you're running Vista - you can use the Readyboost option - you can get a 4GB USB drive for a fiver these days - a lot cheaper and easier than buying 4GB RAM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsgouro Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 Press Ctrl-alt-Del when playing FM09 and take a look @ memory occupation. It never goes over 700-800-900 MB therefore 1GB for FM is more than enough. Wait a minute, do you mean that the RAM quantity has nothing to do with the number of leagues running and the database size? Is it just the CPU speed that matters? If I could actually upgrade my system to, let's say, 4gb RAM, wouldn't that make fm run faster? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sy13 Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 I think the extra RAM will make a bit of difference but not too much. I have 4GB installed on my 32-bit system (although it only sees/uses 3.5GB) and FM09 runs lovely. However, at 2GB it also ran very well - I suppose all I've noticed is I can now run others apps at the same time while playing such as internet, Limewire etc without compromising on game speed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacman Jones Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 No it would just mean you could run more applications aswell as FM. I believe the faster the processing, the quicker things are done in the certain application, but the more RAM you have the more applications you can have uploaded. im about 85% sure Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsgouro Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 Ah,I see, thanks . Well, that's not a problem for me (running other programs I mean), as I don't have other serious apps installed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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