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The biggest upgrade any computer system can make speed wise is the ram.
RAM RAM RAM RAM!
forget all about that macho stuff and buy your puter some ram! I think John Cougar Melancamp sang that.
First off lets talk about windows. They have 64 bit versions for vista, windows 7 and xp. It takes a system built for 64 bit computing to run it. You really should be playing on a 64 bit system.
The biggest upgrade any computer system can make speed wise is the ram.
RAM RAM RAM RAM!
forget all about that macho stuff and buy your puter some ram! I think John Cougar Melancamp sang that.
32 or 64 bit windows?
First off lets talk about windows. They have 64 bit versions for vista, windows 7 and xp. It takes a system built for 64 bit computing to run it. You really should be playing on a 64 bit system.
On my 64 bit windows Warcraft often takes over 4GB of ram. The message here is max out your ram and get a 64 bit build for maximum Warcraft performance.
Its fairly easy to find out how much Ram you can stuff in your box.
The easiest way I know of is by visiting the good folks at crucial.com.
scan my system
You can go to their site and run there little scanner that will scan your system and tell you what ram you have and to what extent you can upgrade.
You can scan it at crucial but you can buy the ram somewhere else. Compare contrast. I personally have bought ram cheap on ebay.
If ya want a warranty and someone to stand behind that ram though you need to go with a good RAM company. Crucial is good but my favorite is Corsair. (I love you corsair) :)
You can scan it at crucial but you can buy the ram somewhere else. Compare contrast. I personally have bought ram cheap on ebay.
If ya want a warranty and someone to stand behind that ram though you need to go with a good RAM company. Crucial is good but my favorite is Corsair. (I love you corsair) :)
Keep in mind Windows 32 bit ceiling.
here's a except from a true geek performance site (extreme overclocking)
"if you're running a 32bit operating system as a gaming machine, there is absolutely no reason to purchase more than 2GB of ram "
There is a sort of kinda iffy workaround some of you 32 bit folk could try. Here's the link to that.
I am going to mention ram timings but this is not for just the average computer user. Skip this paragraph if your not computer competent. You need to know what he ram timings are that are in your system ram. and then you need to go open the bios program. The bios program is the program that starts up your system and tells your system where and what everything is. Some bios programs list everything and are highly configurable. Most though wont go in to ram timings or only allow automatic timings set by "ssd". If your bios lets you configure ram timing it can make a real difference if they are set correctly to the ram you have. You can find ram timings by a system utility that tells you whats in your computer like scisoft sandra or you can possibly get the correct timing from the crucial scanner listed above. On some systems the placement of the ram can make a difference. Your bios needs to support memory "interweaving". Once again this is not for the average Joe. Buy your local geek friend a pizza and have him do this for you. You can try to do the research and set this up but sometimes it makes your system un-bootable then you have to short the cmos battery jumper to reset your bios to defaults. Whew! your eyes glazed over yet?
The newer windows support the newest direct x. You should have the newest direct x on your system because its the software that helps to generate all those nifty graphics your system puts on the screen for you.
I am going to mention ram timings but this is not for just the average computer user. Skip this paragraph if your not computer competent. You need to know what he ram timings are that are in your system ram. and then you need to go open the bios program. The bios program is the program that starts up your system and tells your system where and what everything is. Some bios programs list everything and are highly configurable. Most though wont go in to ram timings or only allow automatic timings set by "ssd". If your bios lets you configure ram timing it can make a real difference if they are set correctly to the ram you have. You can find ram timings by a system utility that tells you whats in your computer like scisoft sandra or you can possibly get the correct timing from the crucial scanner listed above. On some systems the placement of the ram can make a difference. Your bios needs to support memory "interweaving". Once again this is not for the average Joe. Buy your local geek friend a pizza and have him do this for you. You can try to do the research and set this up but sometimes it makes your system un-bootable then you have to short the cmos battery jumper to reset your bios to defaults. Whew! your eyes glazed over yet?
The newer windows support the newest direct x. You should have the newest direct x on your system because its the software that helps to generate all those nifty graphics your system puts on the screen for you.
Just Google "direct x" and install the latest one. its easy. Direct x11 is much better than direct x 10 if the software is able to use it. Windows 7 and vista can, windows XP can not.
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