Good afternoon all-
I need a clarification on ram. Currently I have an e6600 (oc'd to 3.3) and 2 gb of ram with the timings cranked down. The performance of the system has been overwhelming and I am very pleased as a whole.
The problem is that the performance over all is so good that I have cranked my settings way up (flying on FSX) - this has led to memory running low or out in some cases.
I understand that 32 bit itself will limit the memory usage of any 1 application to 2 gb. My question is can I get another 2 gb kit (knowing that XP will only see 3.2gb) ultimately this would allow right at 2 gb for FSX and the remainder for other system processes. Is this correct?
I suppose I am unclear as to how windows will utilize this additional ram - will it help me from running out of memory in times when the ram usage spikes? For $50 bucks it seems worthwhile but if there is truly no need, I am all about saving the cash.
Currently my system eats about 500mb at idle periods. With FSX up at startup I am around 1200mb..with addons and complex aircraft I hover around 1700 and on the occasion I spike at 2034 (bad deal when there is only 2047 available). I also have read about the /3 GB switch but didn't know if this is would be needed once I had 2 gb free and clear for FSX. This is the only application I have that even remotely comes close to burning up the ram.
Let me know you thoughts-
Bman
I need a clarification on ram. Currently I have an e6600 (oc'd to 3.3) and 2 gb of ram with the timings cranked down. The performance of the system has been overwhelming and I am very pleased as a whole.
The problem is that the performance over all is so good that I have cranked my settings way up (flying on FSX) - this has led to memory running low or out in some cases.
I understand that 32 bit itself will limit the memory usage of any 1 application to 2 gb. My question is can I get another 2 gb kit (knowing that XP will only see 3.2gb) ultimately this would allow right at 2 gb for FSX and the remainder for other system processes. Is this correct?
I suppose I am unclear as to how windows will utilize this additional ram - will it help me from running out of memory in times when the ram usage spikes? For $50 bucks it seems worthwhile but if there is truly no need, I am all about saving the cash.
Currently my system eats about 500mb at idle periods. With FSX up at startup I am around 1200mb..with addons and complex aircraft I hover around 1700 and on the occasion I spike at 2034 (bad deal when there is only 2047 available). I also have read about the /3 GB switch but didn't know if this is would be needed once I had 2 gb free and clear for FSX. This is the only application I have that even remotely comes close to burning up the ram.
Let me know you thoughts-
Bman