Enough Ram for a PCI~?

Zoros · 08-05-2004, 08:58 AM

OK so its set im getting this video card http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...133-068&depa=0

(dont flame me i have seen screenshots and its good enough for me, even PCI)

Putting it into my Dell demension 4500

With 715 MB of RAM

I was just wondering if thats alot of RAM or not, and if it will be able to handle it, it seems like a decent amount looking at some other peoples "set ups"

Thanks in advance,

MasterTaco · 08-05-2004, 09:28 AM

768MB is plenty of RAM to play this game, all my computers have 512 and play it just fine.

I must wonder though, do you have a AGP slot? Because, that will give you quite a bit more bandwidth for your video card.

Zoros · 08-05-2004, 09:51 AM

nah sorry, thats why im buying PCI =P

Pai Pai Master · 08-05-2004, 10:20 PM

is that SDRAM or DDR RAM?

Zoros · 08-06-2004, 07:30 AM

erm.... I have no idea i just know i had a 128 of memory and i added a 512, so thats 640 my bad

I have no idea which kind of ram that is, someone help me out =/

PsychoPingu · 08-06-2004, 08:33 AM

How new's the PC, and what's the processor on it? That should give us some idea...

Zoros · 08-06-2004, 09:11 AM

I think the PC is like 3 years

Dell Demension 4500 Intel Pentium 4

640 "Some kind of Ram" Memory

And this Video Card ->>> http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...133-068&depa=0

There ya go

vulcan4d · 08-09-2004, 02:11 PM

Sounds like an early P4 system. Early P4's were slow, they came with either SDram or RDram. If it's the latter you're lucky as it's fast even by today's standards. A simple way to know which ram you bought, RDram is expensive lol.

It's hard to say how well it will run because I don't know which P4 you have. FFXI doesn't need a good video card, unless you run at very high resolutions, but it really needs a fast processor. You're ram is good, even with the slow SDram you should be fine. It's just the processor I'm concerned. P4's started at 1.4Ghz, if you have that then I would advice to upgrade. It's not just the Ghz, those early P4's really stank ^^.

Zoros · 08-09-2004, 07:34 PM

Thanks for all of your help, i just got the card today and to my dismay didnt fit in my computer, but then i took off the riser and it fit nicely, the graphcis seems pretty awesome, dosent seem like they could be much better, as you APG slotters say.

Thanks for everyone who helped me!

Satisfied,
Z

08-05-2004, 08:58 AM	#1
Zoros Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 153 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 Posts	Enough Ram for a PCI~? OK so its set im getting this video card http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...133-068&depa=0 (dont flame me i have seen screenshots and its good enough for me, even PCI) Putting it into my Dell demension 4500 With 715 MB of RAM I was just wondering if thats alot of RAM or not, and if it will be able to handle it, it seems like a decent amount looking at some other peoples "set ups" Thanks in advance, __________________

08-05-2004, 09:51 AM	#3
Zoros Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 153 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 Posts	nah sorry, thats why im buying PCI =P __________________

08-05-2004, 10:20 PM	#4
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08-06-2004, 07:30 AM	#5
Zoros Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 153 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 Posts	erm.... I have no idea i just know i had a 128 of memory and i added a 512, so thats 640 my bad I have no idea which kind of ram that is, someone help me out =/ __________________

08-06-2004, 09:11 AM	#7
Zoros Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 153 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 Posts	I think the PC is like 3 years Dell Demension 4500 Intel Pentium 4 640 "Some kind of Ram" Memory And this Video Card ->>> http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...133-068&depa=0 There ya go __________________

08-05-2004, 09:28 AM	#2
MasterTaco Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Okazaki, Japan Posts: 132 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 Posts	768MB is plenty of RAM to play this game, all my computers have 512 and play it just fine. I must wonder though, do you have a AGP slot? Because, that will give you quite a bit more bandwidth for your video card.

08-06-2004, 08:33 AM	#6
PsychoPingu Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 70 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 Posts	How new's the PC, and what's the processor on it? That should give us some idea...

08-09-2004, 02:11 PM	#8
vulcan4d Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 466 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 Posts	Sounds like an early P4 system. Early P4's were slow, they came with either SDram or RDram. If it's the latter you're lucky as it's fast even by today's standards. A simple way to know which ram you bought, RDram is expensive lol. It's hard to say how well it will run because I don't know which P4 you have. FFXI doesn't need a good video card, unless you run at very high resolutions, but it really needs a fast processor. You're ram is good, even with the slow SDram you should be fine. It's just the processor I'm concerned. P4's started at 1.4Ghz, if you have that then I would advice to upgrade. It's not just the Ghz, those early P4's really stank ^^. __________________ RDM35 / WAR20 / DRG10 / DRK10 / RNG 10 / PLD 35 / BLM 17

08-09-2004, 07:34 PM	#9
Zoros Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 153 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 Posts	Thanks for all of your help, i just got the card today and to my dismay didnt fit in my computer, but then i took off the riser and it fit nicely, the graphcis seems pretty awesome, dosent seem like they could be much better, as you APG slotters say. Thanks for everyone who helped me! Satisfied, Z __________________

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