recommended ram for bf2142

Cairnsey · 23 Apr 2007 at 08:41

Should I upgrade to 2Gb? mI'm running bf2142 at 1024x768 with everything on full, bar AA (@2x) and the lighting is medium. I notced a lot of stuttering and HDD access the last time I played and wondered if it was time to upgrade?

Pandorasghost · 23 Apr 2007 at 09:29

YES upgraid to 2GB of Ram no question.

Or better yet try 3GB of ram, Like me.

Robert1986 · 23 Apr 2007 at 09:34

1gb to 2gb = huge improvement. Does going to 3gb really show a difference? 2gb should be plenty for that game.

Uhtred · 23 Apr 2007 at 09:45

Even if you're using xp then 2gb is what you want. If using vista then you definitely need 2gb

Cairnsey · 23 Apr 2007 at 10:05

thanks guys, from what I understand, this will reduce the stuttering and pauses in bf2142, yes?

LaRZ · 23 Apr 2007 at 10:24

depends what else you haave running in task mamanger's processes tab.

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artaxerxes · 23 Apr 2007 at 11:12

http://www.tweakguides.com/BF2142_1.html

Tweak Guides. Excellent resource, should help you with tweaking for maximum frame rate. Also follow their guide on tweaking windows.

Should help you significantly!

Cairnsey · 23 Apr 2007 at 11:13

LaRZ said:
depends what else you haave running in task mamanger's processes tab.

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I only keep the 'minimum and necessary' running. Thankd for the guide, I'll have a look.

toxic · 23 Apr 2007 at 12:14

2142 uses just over 1Gb RAM when running maxed out...my windows...maybe 300-400Mb so 2Gb more than ample on XP anyway. The type of RAM doesnt matter as long as its the right speed. It will reduce the stuttering...it will be a very noticeable improvement!

Cairnsey · 24 Apr 2007 at 00:38

found a 512 stick spare but can't use it

my mobo only supports single sided RAM in slots 2 & 3 and the module I've found was double sided. I'm asking for a swap in the MM...... so will 1.5Gb do? and by 'maxed out' did you mean graphics settings or when the gameplay gets heavy, i.e game engine stuff?

Cairnsey · 24 Apr 2007 at 16:54

Will 1.5Gb be a decent jump from 1Gb while playing bf2142? I ran task manager and the most RAM it used was 714Mb, does this mean that I'll be wasting money?

PhillyDee · 24 Apr 2007 at 23:27

Yes. If you have more, it WILL use more. It will be using a lot of the page file. Speeds up loading levels loads. Also depends on your graphics card.

Cairnsey · 25 Apr 2007 at 12:36

Thanks

Mansize_tissue · 25 Apr 2007 at 22:10

artaxerxes said:
http://www.tweakguides.com/BF2142_1.html

Tweak Guides. Excellent resource, should help you with tweaking for maximum frame rate. Also follow their guide on tweaking windows.

Should help you significantly!

That guide has very few tweaks that can actually improve game performance. I read it a while back hoping i could optimise the game a little, but nothing in that guide was of any relevance to me. A bit of a disappointment, if you ask me.

toxic, do you have 300-400MB of background tasks running when you boot up?

bfar · 26 Apr 2007 at 00:38

Cairnsey said:
thanks guys, from what I understand, this will reduce the stuttering and pauses in bf2142, yes?

It ought to emiminate it altogether

Cairnsey · 26 Apr 2007 at 12:42

bfar said:
It ought to emiminate it altogether

just by adding another 512Mb?

Mansize_tissue · 26 Apr 2007 at 20:11

Cairnsey said:
just by adding another 512Mb?

It wouldn't surprise me. Later Battlefield titles are notorious for guzzling up your RAM and, chances are, that extra bit could make a world of difference.

Cairnsey · 27 Apr 2007 at 09:51

Mansize_tissue said:
It wouldn't surprise me. Later Battlefield titles are notorious for guzzling up your RAM and, chances are, that extra bit could make a world of difference.

I'll report back whe I get it

Cairnsey · 3 May 2007 at 12:15

Mansize_tissue said:
It wouldn't surprise me. Later Battlefield titles are notorious for guzzling up your RAM and, chances are, that extra bit could make a world of difference.

Ok, I've now got 1.5Gb and yes, it has made the world of difference when I max out the gfx. All maps are now fully playable, It still stutters very, very slightly and not for half as long, so ideally 2Gb is required for MAX imo(or maybe I'll just tweak a bit

). Cheers Guys.

Jleo · 3 May 2007 at 14:50

Cairnsey said:
Should I upgrade to 2Gb? mI'm running bf2142 at 1024x768 with everything on full, bar AA (@2x) and the lighting is medium. I notced a lot of stuttering and HDD access the last time I played and wondered if it was time to upgrade?

You will get a good boost in load times with 2gig also, a nice advantage when your playing online, get you in there quick so you can run for cover lol

The stuttering could be caused by paging on an overpopulated drive that will choke transfer speeds, where do you have the pagefile? have you a second hdd you can put it on? do you keep your system at low fragmentation levels?