Vista question

October 1st, 2006, 11:03 PM

in 2-3 months am buying a dx10-pc and am just wondering if 2gb memory is enough?? ofcourse am buying a new processor,mem,mobo
thnX

HaZe303 · October 2nd, 2006, 01:49 AM

Yes it should be enough. But you would benefit of 4gigs or ram when using Vista. But you will survive fine with 2.

Unixlord · October 2nd, 2006, 11:23 AM

Vista eats a lot of RAM. So can one use a dual channel kit from another manufacturer for this purpose? For example I add a 2GB dual channel kit from corsair to the 2GB gskill if currently have? Not that I see any reason for doing this, gskill is working perfectly for me.

October 2nd, 2006, 01:16 PM

ummm and i got another question, would dx9 games like bf2 or css work on dx10 system??
or vista ...

HaZe303 · October 2nd, 2006, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by MuleSkinner

ummm and i got another question, would dx9 games like bf2 or css work on dx10 system??
or vista ...

Yes they will, and what ive heard, the dx9 games will run even better on Vista and Dx10 on a dx10gfx.

Unixlord, sure you could. But that isnt so good. You should always use identical memory sticks. And if you cant do that, atleast use memory with same timings.

gen.Rage1991hrv · October 2nd, 2006, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Unixlord

Vista eats a lot of RAM. So can one use a dual channel kit from another manufacturer for this purpose? For example I add a 2GB dual channel kit from corsair to the 2GB gskill if currently have? Not that I see any reason for doing this, gskill is working perfectly for me.

hmmmm
i have only 1giga of ddr2 533
and vista is working just fine for me
yes i have lost ~45% of ram but its working just fine

Unixlord · October 2nd, 2006, 06:20 PM

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You should always use identical memory sticks. And if you cant do that, atleast use memory with same timings.

Are you sure? Perhaps I wasn't clear. My a1 and b1 slots are occupied and my question is regarding the adjacent a2 and b2 slots.

October 3rd, 2006, 12:14 AM

i mean if i had 2gb ram and i ran vista, would i play bf2 with no lagz like in sp2??

squall_leonhart · October 3rd, 2006, 02:27 PM

Only PureDX9 games will get a boost

but there are none out there, most are mixed Dx7/8/9 code.

and Dx7 and 8 games are emulated via Dx9 in vista

HaZe303 · October 3rd, 2006, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Unixlord

Are you sure? Perhaps I wasn't clear. My a1 and b1 slots are occupied and my question is regarding the adjacent a2 and b2 slots.

No i dont understand whay you are getting at?? What is youre question?? I thought i answered... Or are you just trying to be "smart"??(sarchasticly moronic??)

@gen.Rage1991hrv... sure you can use Vista fine with youre memory. But try to play a memory intensive game on that. If vista is using up half youre memory, well there isnt much to left when playing say BF2?? Its pretty safe to say that 1gb isnt sufficient? Not for a true PC gamer atlest..