Solve : RAM VS Video Card?

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Answer» hi, Couple questions, I will definately posts my systems specs if you need them, but my questions are more general than my specific system based. First off I play online games and recently I have felt the need to record this game, while I am playing it (I am using a free prog called FRAPS). HOWEVER my FPS within the game slows down emensly when I start recording, from around a playable 30 FPS to a much less playable 12FPS. I thought this might be a RAM issue so I added a 512 DDR stick to increase my RAM to 1gb. However this only increases my FPS while recording to around 15 FPS, which still ISNT that good. So I am wondering if it's b/c I need to upgrade my Video card, which is a few generations OLD NVidia Geforde 128MB card or if I didnt hook up my RAM right. I should have 1GB but it only says .98 GB and that doesnt make sense to me. I do know the speeds are different witht he two stick of RAM, 2700 and 3500 I believe. My second QUESTION is how do I overclock both my Video Card and my RAM? I want to do this b/c I am lazy and cheap atm and I dont know if I am going to have the money to buy a better Video Card (if that is the issue) and I really want to be able to run FRAPS, but with the FPS hit I take while running that prog it isnt freesable to to use it under my current computer situation. Thanks for any and all answers/help. Nate Quote hi, 1. My FPS within the game slows down emensly when I start recording, from around a playable 3 2.I need to upgrade my Video card, which is a few generations old NVidia Geforde 128MB card or if I didnt hook up my RAM right. 3.I should have 1GB but it only says .98 GB and that doesnt make sense to me. I do know the speeds are different witht he two stick of RAM, 2700 and 3500 I believe. 4. My second question is how do I overclock both my Video Card and my RAM? I want to do this b/c I am lazy and cheap atm and I dont know if I am going to have the money to buy a better Video Card 1. Recording takes quite a lot of system resources. Your Hard Disk Drive must play quite a factor as well. The slower the Hard Disk Drive, the lower your FPS will be. 2. If you were to buy the latest PCI-E videocard from ATI/Radeon (Not Nvidia, ofcourse) you'd most likely notice a considerable boost. if your system can utulize all of its power. 3. That may be due to you installing two non-equal memory modules. Which really is not a good idea since the fastest memory module will only go as fast as the slowest will allow it to. 4. If you overclock now, you may be forced to go out to buy new hardware whilst you now still have a choice. For all those who have no idea what overclocking actually does, ask yourself the following question: If overclocking were a good thing, do you not think that all hardware would be overclocked to the maximum when you buy it? hey thanks for your input. I am trying to learn about the innerworkings of the computer as well, and I was reading about the CPU socket clock, FSB, RAM DDR, and the Vid card core clock, and how they all work together, and or limit each other. If my FSB is 400MHZ then my RAM can onlly run at 400mhz, as well as my Vcard, even is they potentially could run faster, right? Also you said my mem runs as slow as the slowest one, i.e.- my 2700 333DDR can only run at 333MHZ, but does this limit my vcard to process at only 333MHZ or can it still run at 400? Also seeing as I increaded the amount 512-1gig of Mem but apparently didnt increase the transfer rate what is my overall gain in inreasing my total mem? Am I understanding how this stuff works kinda of? You mentioned hard disk speed, is this the RPMS you speak of, and if so how does this relate to all the other transfer rates with the rest of the system? Also how can I increase my FPS with my current setup, if there is a way? You mentioned PCI-E, I have read up alot on this, and it sounds REALLY fast and better than AGP. However my overall system is over 2yrs old, with some new frankenstein parts installed. How would I know if my sys is even compatible with PCI-E? I do know that overclocking reducees the life span of the systems equipment, but I also know ALOT of PEOPLE do it, and I was just wondering how to do it. I will not and do not want to do it until I know more and understand more about the innerworkins of everything in these things. Thanks again. Nate PS- You seem to dislike Gforce and favor Radeon (quickly) why? Quote PS- You seem to dislike Gforce and favor Radeon (quickly) why? I'm affraid that answer has been lost to the mists of time. As for increasing your FPS on your current system; that is quite difficult, creating a stable operating environment is very important. Understanding Internet security so that no malware is installed is imperative to system performance. Having the latest drivers installed for all hardware is also very important. Create different videocard profiles (ATI/Radeon drivers are capable of doing so, I do not know if Nvidia can) for games and other environments so that you can enable them when you have to and disable them to lessen the strain on your videocard. There is not much else you can that does not involve buying new equipment. Even overclocking comes at a price. And a risk. A faster Hard Disk Drive may be useful when you plan on using your computer for video editing. If you are using an older HDD, it may be 5400RPM as opposed to today's 7200RPM HDD's with 2-16MB caches which should increase performance. The best would be to install hardware that will push your mainboard to the limit. That way, you are certain that you are utilizing all the power that your computer can bring you. Installing better cooling solutions may also give you an extra edge if you plan on overclocking. Actually, cooling can not be neglected when overclocking. That is why you should never overclock, system parts become much hotter and decrease life time expectancy. You may wish to test different configuration settings and test them with a program such as 3D mark to see what configuration is most effective.

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hi,
Couple questions, I will definately posts my systems specs if you need them, but my questions are more general than my specific system based.

First off I play online games and recently I have felt the need to record this game, while I am playing it (I am using a free prog called FRAPS). HOWEVER my FPS within the game slows down emensly when I start recording, from around a playable 30 FPS to a much less playable 12FPS. I thought this might be a RAM issue so I added a 512 DDR stick to increase my RAM to 1gb. However this only increases my FPS while recording to around 15 FPS, which still ISNT that good. So I am wondering if it's b/c I need to upgrade my Video card, which is a few generations OLD NVidia Geforde 128MB card or if I didnt hook up my RAM right.
I should have 1GB but it only says .98 GB and that doesnt make sense to me. I do know the speeds are different witht he two stick of RAM, 2700 and 3500 I believe.

My second QUESTION is how do I overclock both my Video Card and my RAM? I want to do this b/c I am lazy and cheap atm and I dont know if I am going to have the money to buy a better Video Card (if that is the issue) and I really want to be able to run FRAPS, but with the FPS hit I take while running that prog it isnt freesable to to use it under my current computer situation.

Thanks for any and all answers/help.

Nate Quote

hi,

1. My FPS within the game slows down emensly when I start recording, from around a playable 3

2.I need to upgrade my Video card, which is a few generations old NVidia Geforde 128MB card or if I didnt hook up my RAM right.

3.I should have 1GB but it only says .98 GB and that doesnt make sense to me. I do know the speeds are different witht he two stick of RAM, 2700 and 3500 I believe.

4. My second question is how do I overclock both my Video Card and my RAM? I want to do this b/c I am lazy and cheap atm and I dont know if I am going to have the money to buy a better Video Card

1. Recording takes quite a lot of system resources. Your Hard Disk Drive must play quite a factor as well. The slower the Hard Disk Drive, the lower your FPS will be.

2. If you were to buy the latest PCI-E videocard from ATI/Radeon (Not Nvidia, ofcourse) you'd most likely notice a considerable boost. if your system can utulize all of its power.

3. That may be due to you installing two non-equal memory modules. Which really is not a good idea since the fastest memory module will only go as fast as the slowest will allow it to.

4. If you overclock now, you may be forced to go out to buy new hardware whilst you now still have a choice.

For all those who have no idea what overclocking actually does, ask yourself the following question:

If overclocking were a good thing, do you not think that all hardware would be overclocked to the maximum when you buy it?

hey thanks for your input.

I am trying to learn about the innerworkings of the computer as well, and I was reading about the CPU socket clock, FSB, RAM DDR, and the Vid card core clock, and how they all work together, and or limit each other.
If my FSB is 400MHZ then my RAM can onlly run at 400mhz, as well as my Vcard, even is they potentially could run faster, right?
Also you said my mem runs as slow as the slowest one, i.e.- my 2700 333DDR can only run at 333MHZ, but does this limit my vcard to process at only 333MHZ or can it still run at 400? Also seeing as I increaded the amount 512-1gig of Mem but apparently didnt increase the transfer rate what is my overall gain in inreasing my total mem?
Am I understanding how this stuff works kinda of?

You mentioned hard disk speed, is this the RPMS you speak of, and if so how does this relate to all the other transfer rates with the rest of the system?

Also how can I increase my FPS with my current setup, if there is a way?

You mentioned PCI-E, I have read up alot on this, and it sounds REALLY fast and better than AGP. However my overall system is over 2yrs old, with some new frankenstein parts installed. How would I know if my sys is even compatible with PCI-E?

I do know that overclocking reducees the life span of the systems equipment, but I also know ALOT of PEOPLE do it, and I was just wondering how to do it. I will not and do not want to do it until I know more and understand more about the innerworkins of everything in these things.

Thanks again.

Nate

PS- You seem to dislike Gforce and favor Radeon (quickly) why? Quote

PS- You seem to dislike Gforce and favor Radeon (quickly) why?

I'm affraid that answer has been lost to the mists of time.

As for increasing your FPS on your current system;

that is quite difficult, creating a stable operating environment is very important. Understanding Internet security so that no malware is installed is imperative to system performance.

Having the latest drivers installed for all hardware is also very important.

Create different videocard profiles (ATI/Radeon drivers are capable of doing so, I do not know if Nvidia can) for games and other environments so that you can enable them when you have to and disable them to lessen the strain on your videocard.

There is not much else you can that does not involve buying new equipment. Even overclocking comes at a price. And a risk.

A faster Hard Disk Drive may be useful when you plan on using your computer for video editing. If you are using an older HDD, it may be 5400RPM as opposed to today's 7200RPM HDD's with 2-16MB caches which should increase performance.

The best would be to install hardware that will push your mainboard to the limit. That way, you are certain that you are utilizing all the power that your computer can bring you.

Installing better cooling solutions may also give you an extra edge if you plan on overclocking. Actually, cooling can not be neglected when overclocking. That is why you should never overclock, system parts become much hotter and decrease life time expectancy.

You may wish to test different configuration settings and test them with a program such as 3D mark to see what configuration is most effective.

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