quick question... ram + halflife

[PLasticSlug]

Im currently "trying" to play halflife, (gave it to my brother for a month and a half and he was supposed to give me his gfx card but he didnt whatever...)

 

I dont have the money to buy a gfx card so i decideded to buy some ram instead currently im running 256 mb of ram and thinking of upgrading to 512,at a price of about $100, will this signigicantly help the load times and studdering that i incounter in the game?

 

 

running it on medium settings and refuse to play anthing lower, runs great but my load times are well over 10 min and i get a lot of studdering.

 

my specs

2 GHZ P4

256 MB (currently 58% Utilized w/ a few windows up)

RADEON 9800 SERIES

 

Thanks

Edited January 3, 2005 by PLasticSlug

[Gryph]

Yes, a jump from 256 to 512 should do a lot actually.

 

BUT!! You're upgrading to 512 at a price of $100?! That is the BIGGEST rip off ever. Hell, 512 mb modules cost less than 100. 256 mb ones should be less than $40.

[PLasticSlug]

well i have pc800 RDRam, which is not carried in any major stores, and has to be installed in pairs, and i have a total of 4 slots and in the two remaining slots ill put the two 128mb sticks, if you can find it at a lower price id like to know.

 

http://www.newegg.com/app/SearchProductRes...ubmit=Go&DEPA=0

Edited January 3, 2005 by PLasticSlug

[Gryph]

Oh damn, I forgot all about RDRAM. And that's why I hate RDRAM.

[PLasticSlug]

yea it really sucks... its hard to imagine how people at the comp stores who have never heard of it before....

 

So why did they do away with it?

[Gryph]

They got rid of it because no one really uses it anymore, it rarely comes with computers now. They've all switched the DDR.

[kaioshade]

It was/still is fast as hell though. But yea, DDR ram has soundly beaten it.

[Wizard]

RDRAM is still the sheit imo