What would an upgrade from 256 to 512 ram do to my computer?

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how much would it make it better?
my specs:
P4 at 2.4
256 ddr ram
Nvida geforce mx 440 with agp8x

uh... how do u find out ur specs is it on a sheet or somethin

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how much would it make it better?
my specs:
P4 at 2.4
256 ddr ram
Nvida geforce mx 440 with agp8x

uh... how do u find out ur specs is it on a sheet or somethin

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What OS are you running? But overall an increase like that should make your system run smoother. Less disk swapping will take place, but only on a minor scale.

It depends on how your system run currently. If it is currently not too bad, you will get a small increase.

It will make a nice differance to your games though, making them smoother.

512 is better tahn 256, so it will be better, how much depends on your system, what you run, and how it is currently.

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ok yea i have windows xp and i'm gettin like 25 fps on aa so will it boost that a bunch?

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For Battlefield 1942, it will change every thing! But overall 512 is a very good upgrade, and very cheap.

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Bob_Bobber0 wrote:
- ok yea i have windows xp and i'm gettin like 25 fps
- on aa so will it boost that a bunch?


It will probably give you say between 1 and 5 more fps, but the biggest differance you will see will be in smoothness overall, since there will be less disk swapping taking place.

It won't boost it that much, but it will help. It is a sensible upgrade to do.

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A lot- I upgraded from 128 to 256 and I'm running two Internet Explorers, Winamp3, microsoft word, calculator, Cdex, Instant Messenger, Norton Antivirus, Microsoft Messenger, Gamespot downloads and Ghost at the same time. Enough programs for ya? lol

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Go to 512 then... /i/smilies/16x16_smiley-indifferent.gif

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if you want to see much better fps (im talking 20+ frames) you should upgrade to the latest videocards.

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indeed

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yeah but then that's a lot more money

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512 will signifacantly improve overall performance. Youll be able to run more progs at once (ie: reading the internet while chatting and playing music) and loading times will decrease somewhat. Youll asl oget between 4-8 fps more on most games...of course keeping drivers updated is just as important.

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thanks all how cheap is an upgrade?

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depends on what brand you get

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^what he said.

but dont feel you need to spend alot to get the best, as they are all for the most part exactly the same.

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so what kind should i get?

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that depends on how much you can spend.

Best thing to do, decide how much you can afford, then
go to http://www.tomshardware.com and read up on the various Graphics cards, and then find prices.

Based on what you can afford, and the review ratings on tomshardware, pick the best one for you.

don't forget the 512 upgrade too. /i/smilies/16x16_smiley-wink.gif

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