Performance Impact on Changing Memory Size from 1GByte to 2 GByte

Sidney · 30th August 2005, 08:21

Here's a short overview of the report:

Battlefield 2 Flight Demo

"We were very eager to run testing on Battlefield 2, as current user feedback indicated that this game performed much better with larger amounts of memory. As expected, the increase in memory array size from 1 GByte to 2 GByte had a very substantial performance impact on this game. We found that this to be the case regardless of processor platform, as well as regardless of screen resolution."

Summary

"The performance increase realized in real-world applications like Battlefield 2 and Permier elements indicate that the current generation of enthusiast systems will certainly benefit from the selection of 2 GByte memory arrays. These benefits will become greater in the next six months as new memory-intensive applications and games are brought to market."

http://www.corsairmemory.com/corsair...1GB_vs_2GB.pdf

The Senile Doctor · 30th August 2005, 12:58

hmm, we always knew this from battlefield, but other games like fear should be tested...
and rts games, and all kinds of games...

jmke · 30th August 2005, 13:36

no offence, but this test is biased as Battlefield is about the only game which benefits from 1->2Gb upgrade...

The Senile Doctor · 30th August 2005, 21:37

that's what I meant... corsair telling us to upgrade from 1 to 2 gb based solely on battlefield2 is absurd

Sidney · 30th August 2005, 21:45

I get myself a game box instead.

30th August 2005, 08:21	#1
Sidney Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,738	Performance Impact on Chaning Memory Size from 1GByte to 2 GByte Here's a short overview of the report: Battlefield 2 Flight Demo "We were very eager to run testing on Battlefield 2, as current user feedback indicated that this game performed much better with larger amounts of memory. As expected, the increase in memory array size from 1 GByte to 2 GByte had a very substantial performance impact on this game. We found that this to be the case regardless of processor platform, as well as regardless of screen resolution." Summary "The performance increase realized in real-world applications like Battlefield 2 and Permier elements indicate that the current generation of enthusiast systems will certainly benefit from the selection of 2 GByte memory arrays. These benefits will become greater in the next six months as new memory-intensive applications and games are brought to market." http://www.corsairmemory.com/corsair...1GB_vs_2GB.pdf __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

30th August 2005, 12:58	#2
The Senile Doctor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: wherever the doom is Posts: 3,171	hmm, we always knew this from battlefield, but other games like fear should be tested... and rts games, and all kinds of games... __________________ OC-2-the-death Where the Reverend is doing his Magick, all mortals be silent Doom over the world

30th August 2005, 13:36	#3
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	no offence, but this test is biased as Battlefield is about the only game which benefits from 1->2Gb upgrade... __________________

30th August 2005, 21:37	#4
The Senile Doctor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: wherever the doom is Posts: 3,171	that's what I meant... corsair telling us to upgrade from 1 to 2 gb based solely on battlefield2 is absurd __________________ OC-2-the-death Where the Reverend is doing his Magick, all mortals be silent Doom over the world

30th August 2005, 21:45	#5
Sidney Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,738	I get myself a game box instead. __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

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