Is it the extra 2GB of RAM that makes the difference?

2008-11-30 09:16:35

#1

_j5689_: Dreads & Bergers; +364|6983|Riva, MD

My brother bought Fallout 3 recently and we played it on both of our computers. But this seems odd to me:

He has these specs:

nVidia GeForce 9600GT 512MB 256-bit w/ 64 Stream Processors
Intel E8400 running @ stock speeds
2GB of 800MHz DDR2 from G.SKILL
160GB Western Digital Caviar RE2(RAID Edition) hard drive on SATA w/ 16MB of cache
Some kinda of P35 motherboard
He is running on a fresh installation of XP Pro SP2
His computer was built in like September

I have:

nVidia GeForce 8600GT 512MB 128-bit w/ 32 Stream Processors (I think)
3.2GHz Pentium 4 540
4GB of 400MHz DDR2 from Kingston
160GB Western Digital Caviar on IDE w/ 8MB of cache
Some crappy Dell OEM motherboard
I am running on an installation of XP Pro SP3 that I've had since June or July
My computer was built in like 2004 or 2005 or something and has been upgraded a lot

I can play Fallout 3 on very high settings with very little choppiness and he can only play on medium with noticeable choppiness.

So does the extra 2GB of RAM I have really make THAT much difference or could it be something else?

Last edited by _j5689_ (2008-11-30 09:18:02)

2008-11-30 09:25:12

#2

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6680|Finland

if you can play Fallout 3 on very high settings... how sucky the graphics are?

9600gt is a lot faster than 8600gt and the CPU he has is miles ahead of yours.

not even the ram manufacturer's best promises give that much difference.

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2008-11-30 09:28:09

#3

Miggle: FUCK UBISOFT; +1,411|7008|FUCK UBISOFT

what resolution are you guys playing on?

2008-11-30 09:36:51

#4

_j5689_: Dreads & Bergers; +364|6983|Riva, MD

Miggle wrote:
what resolution are you guys playing on?

He was playing on 1440x900

I was playing on 1152x864

2008-11-30 10:07:39

#5

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6833|NYC / Hamburg

Ram shouldn't make that sort of difference

AA/AF level?

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2008-11-30 10:23:57

#6

Brasso: member; +1,549|6896

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
if you can play Fallout 3 on very high settings... how sucky the graphics are?

with a 8600GTS, i play on low, so yeah, you can see how difference in lag tolerance makes a huge difference.

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2008-11-30 11:20:10

#7

CrazeD: Member; +368|6939|Maine

I get 30 FPS on max settings @ 1600x1200 while outside, so I dunno how you don't lag.

2008-11-30 11:39:14

#8

=NHB=Shadow: hi; +322|6631|California

Hes use to lag so, when it lags for him its normal!

2008-11-30 11:40:37

#9

White-Fusion: Fuck; +616|6817|Scotland

=NHB=Shadow wrote:
Hes use to lag so, when it lags for him its normal!

Yeah I was going to say, it probs lags for him aswell. But he is sort of used to it and doesn't realize.

2008-11-30 12:17:00

#10

CrazeD: Member; +368|6939|Maine

Well if he considers 5 FPS to be not choppy, then sure.

2008-11-30 13:23:19

#11

_j5689_: Dreads & Bergers; +364|6983|Riva, MD

max wrote:
Ram shouldn't make that sort of difference

AA/AF level?

It's the same for both of us

x4/x8

2008-11-30 13:35:58

#12

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6680|Finland

_j5689_ wrote:
max wrote:
Ram shouldn't make that sort of difference

AA/AF level?
It's the same for both of us

x4/x8

wait... u use 4xAA with 8600GT in Fallout 3?

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2008-11-30 13:46:20

#13

_j5689_: Dreads & Bergers; +364|6983|Riva, MD

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
_j5689_ wrote:
max wrote:
Ram shouldn't make that sort of difference

AA/AF level?
It's the same for both of us

x4/x8
wait... u use 4xAA with 8600GT in Fallout 3?

That's what the settings say, yeah

2008-11-30 13:49:05

#14

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7022|Scotland

That's wrong. You can't play with such a GFX on those settings. It just doesn't happen.

2008-11-30 13:55:49

#15

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6419|what

I think your playing on his pc and he on yours. lol

2008-11-30 14:05:36

#16

White-Fusion: Fuck; +616|6817|Scotland

Yeah that is impossible on a 8600, unless your getting like 10 fps.

Are you sure it's a 8600?

2008-11-30 14:09:09

#17

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6680|Finland

White-Fusion wrote:
Yeah that is impossible on a 8600, unless your getting like 10 fps.

Are you sure it's a 8600?

if he finds out it is something like 8800GTX....

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2008-11-30 14:17:28

#18

CrazeD: Member; +368|6939|Maine

Zimmer wrote:
That's wrong. You can't play with such a GFX on those settings. It just doesn't happen.

2008-11-30 15:13:17

#19

DUnlimited: got any popo lolo intersting?; +1,160|6729|cuntshitlake

Didn't you have 8800GT the last time.

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2008-11-30 15:38:11

#20

_j5689_: Dreads & Bergers; +364|6983|Riva, MD

DeathUnlimited wrote:
Didn't you have 8800GT the last time.

No, I never had one of those.

2008-11-30 15:41:44

#21

DUnlimited: got any popo lolo intersting?; +1,160|6729|cuntshitlake

_j5689_ wrote:
DeathUnlimited wrote:
Didn't you have 8800GT the last time.
No, I never had one of those.

Must have confused you with someone else then :S

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2008-11-30 16:01:52

#22

White-Fusion: Fuck; +616|6817|Scotland

_j5689_ wrote:
DeathUnlimited wrote:
Didn't you have 8800GT the last time.
No, I never had one of those.

Can you run fraps in game or console command to see what fps you are getting?

2008-11-30 16:03:58

#23

_j5689_: Dreads & Bergers; +364|6983|Riva, MD

White-Fusion wrote:
_j5689_ wrote:
DeathUnlimited wrote:
Didn't you have 8800GT the last time.
No, I never had one of those.
Can you run fraps in game or console command to see what fps you are getting?

Yeah, I'll try that when I get the chance.

2008-11-30 16:04:29

#24

CrazeD: Member; +368|6939|Maine

I don't think the console can display FPS, I think it's a bug.

Or at least I couldn't get it to using Oblivion commands.

2008-12-01 04:54:08

#25

Mint Sauce: Frighteningly average; +780|6552|eng

You can't play F3 on high with a 8600GT with no lag etc, it's just not technologically possible.

He could with his 9600GT and superior processor, but there maybe a bit of lag.

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