May RAM Increase Make Sense?

[Raic]

Originally Posted by rudy_eila

Same GPU here but less RAM!
I got 2GB on Windows 7 with Core 2 Duo E8400 3GHz
anyway... I start playing with 86 FPS... after 2-4 hours My FPS drop to 15 (Not instantly) and after that I crash to desktop...
I thought its an overheating issue in my GPU... but no...
its not!
So for me its a RAM issue as my RAM is running at 400.3MHz only
I am not sure if its a RAM issue for you too...

DDR2 800 runs at 400mhz internally but works as 800mhz memory in action. DDR3 is same, DDR3 800 would run 200mhz internally. And if you have 2gb, yes might have something to do with lack of fps in some places, I would recommend you get the 4gb.

[sprint113]

Originally Posted by wookimonsta

Its important to remember that windows flags applications on whether or not they can handle any addresses > 2 Gig.
If you wanna use a larger amount, you need to edit the BF2.exe.

If I'm not mistaken, the BF2 1.5 Patch fixed that so you don't need to manually edit the exe anymore.

[mosinmatt]

Originally Posted by clueless_noob

Yes and no. More RAM will fix some crash issues at map change, but it will have absolutely no effect on framerate (FPS) or picture quality.

I actually needed to ask this. I frequently crash on map change, and have slow map loadings.
My computer is kind of old, so I need to upgrade to like...4GB