ram/memory

billysew

Hi, i have opened up my pc and my ram is 256mb but appears as 192mb anyway im hopping to play the game second life on my pc my question is shall i upgrade my ram or my graphics card because im using sis 330 and if its ram y are the prices in $ on crucial.com?

thanks in advance

Browntoa

you want the uk site

http://www.crucial.com/uk/?gclid=CNaDq_Tb_40CFQRCEAodARYxQQ

Donnie

Don't know much about the game, but it seems that you are utilising a graphics card that take a share of system memory. 64MB to be precise. That won't increase even if you increase the system RAM.
So, if the game requires more than 64MB of graphics card memory, you need to attend to that situation.
Crucial is too expensive.

BexTech

Yes, Crucial is very expensive, though worth using their system scanner if you aren't sure what memory you need to buy, just run the scanner then buy your memory elsewhere at sensible prices.

billysew

where the bouts im based in manchester? also what is ddr-dimm ram and is it dear?

Donnie

http://www.funkygiraffe.co.uk/

System requirements: http://secondlife.com/corporate/sysreqs.php

Conor_3

BexTech wrote: »

Yes, Crucial is very expensive, though worth using their system scanner if you aren't sure what memory you need to buy, just run the scanner then buy your memory elsewhere at sensible prices.

CRUCIAL IS NOT VERY EXPENSIVE. You get FREE delivery, memory GUARANTEED to be compatible or your money back, and A LIFETIME guarantee. And they DO mean lifetime. I've got a RMA number for 7 year old RAM in the past just using my e-mail address I ordered with.

Compared to the cheap generic rubbish from Aria/Scan et al which costs £7 for deliver and that usually doesn't work adding to the cost as you give up trying to get a replacement for after spending £10 on a 0870 number nobody answers, Crucial is cheap.

It costs a couple of quid more than the cheap rubbish but the guarantee is worth far more.

BexTech

I don't buy generic rubbish, just reliable brands at reasonable prices.

Crucial are more than a couple of quid more expensive, if it was only a couple of quid, then it wouldn't be an issue. But they are way more expensive and that is comparing branded with like branded.

Buying generic is often a false economy and being in the computer business 19 years generic is not something I'd ever consider for myself.


I also never call 0870 numbers.