Dilema

aric_cs · 10-17-2007, 06:11 PM

Alright so here's the deal, i've got around 80 bucks saved up. The game runs horribly on my system. It's a Athlon 3500+ 512 ram 160G HD Nvidia Nforce 410 onboard graphics card. The question is, since I can only afford only one option, should I go for more ram (1G) or should I buy myself a new graphics card? Which do you think would give a better performance boost? I'm thinking graphics card.

lvviera · 10-19-2007, 08:37 PM

go for the graphics card, then you would also save some ram, because onboard ones steal ram. Which graphic card can you buy with U$S 80?

ForestDawn · 10-19-2007, 09:10 PM

I say Ram.....

I had 256 mb......Bought 1 GB

and now my comp ROCKS !!!

amade · 10-19-2007, 09:37 PM

I'd go for graphic card, but before you commit it'd be better if you ask around what sort works and what don't for Regnum. Don't forget to let people know what OS you're using.

NightTwix · 10-20-2007, 12:55 AM

i would go for ram.
i got 1GB and regnum often uses like 4/5 of it.
The memory usage is huge

under linux that is

aric_cs · 10-20-2007, 06:23 AM

I run ubuntu 7.10, and I didn't mean I was gonna buy a 80 dollar graphics card...It's just what I have saved up so far

ForestDawn · 10-20-2007, 08:50 AM

You can get 1GB of Ram with 80$ easy !

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>>Rock On!<<

Horros · 10-20-2007, 11:21 AM

well this is nice a tech support forum with no tech support

MegaManL · 10-21-2007, 01:07 AM

This might be better off in General Discussion or something, it's not really a tech support kind of question... at least in the sense that this forum is for.

I'd say that both have their advantages.
If you get another 512MB or 1GB of RAM that'd be good for both Regnum and everything else you do on your computer.
On the other hand, a better graphics card will (like someone else said) mean you have less RAM used for graphics processing, plus increased graphics processing power.

10-17-2007, 06:11 PM	#1
aric_cs Apprentice Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 70	Dilema Alright so here's the deal, i've got around 80 bucks saved up. The game runs horribly on my system. It's a Athlon 3500+ 512 ram 160G HD Nvidia Nforce 410 onboard graphics card. The question is, since I can only afford only one option, should I go for more ram (1G) or should I buy myself a new graphics card? Which do you think would give a better performance boost? I'm thinking graphics card. __________________ Theodore of Alsius - lvl 31 Nordo Conjurer Head of The Winged Wolf

10-19-2007, 08:37 PM	#2
lvviera Initiate Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: part of the "holas" tribe Posts: 225	go for the graphics card, then you would also save some ram, because onboard ones steal ram. Which graphic card can you buy with U$S 80? __________________ Errtu: brujurador/warjurer 42 Mystra: bruja/warlock 37 Wulfgar: barbaro/barbarian 27

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amade Baron Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kelana Jaya Posts: 920	I'd go for graphic card, but before you commit it'd be better if you ask around what sort works and what don't for Regnum. Don't forget to let people know what OS you're using. __________________ end.transmission - amade FoV Clan Inventory Listing

10-20-2007, 06:23 AM	#6
aric_cs Apprentice Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 70	I run ubuntu 7.10, and I didn't mean I was gonna buy a 80 dollar graphics card...It's just what I have saved up so far __________________ Theodore of Alsius - lvl 31 Nordo Conjurer Head of The Winged Wolf

10-19-2007, 09:10 PM	#3
ForestDawn Pledge Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 9	I say Ram..... I had 256 mb......Bought 1 GB and now my comp ROCKS !!!

10-20-2007, 12:55 AM	#5
NightTwix Count Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 1,655	i would go for ram. i got 1GB and regnum often uses like 4/5 of it. The memory usage is huge under linux that is

10-20-2007, 08:50 AM	#7
ForestDawn Pledge Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 9	You can get 1GB of Ram with 80$ easy ! _______________ >>Rock On!<<

10-20-2007, 11:21 AM	#8
Horros Pledge Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4	well this is nice a tech support forum with no tech support