RAM question

[Wolf Link]

Would upgrading my PC from 1 gig of RAM to 4 have any significant effect on the power supply? Somebody told me I need to upgrade the PS as well, but so far I haven't had any issues. Any ideas?

[Daddy]

Here is a blog article I found while searching.
http://www.upgradememory.com/blog/2005/06/power-supply-problems-after-installing.html


I would say that it depends on what your current power supply is, and how much power your current specs require.

[Wolf Link]

I believe my current supply is only 125 volts. I can grab all my specs off Dell's site, if that'll help.

Thanks for the link. I'll read that right now =D

[Title27GT]

ITT you don't fucking need 4 gigs of RAM

[Blaze-Senpai]

Honesly, like he said you don't need 4 Gigs unless you do serious gaming or use Vista. Also, has nothing to do with voltage, more like Watts. And it depends on how many sticks you use, but I'm pretty sure they don't use that much anyway.

[Wolf Link]

Using Vista AND serious gaming =D

BF2 (supposedly) needs a gig on its own.

Using two sticks or RAM atm

[Daddy]

ITT you don't fucking need 4 gigs of RAM

Vista has a recommended requirement of 1 Gig.  Crysis has 1.5GB.  Along with an antivirus running and maybe a few other apps, I could totally see 3 or 4 Gigs being used.

I'm sure that he's bound to actually need more than the recommended specs. 

[Title27GT]

Vista has a recommended requirement of 1 Gig.  Crysis has 1.5GB.  Along with an antivirus running and maybe a few other apps, I could totally see 3 or 4 Gigs being used.

I'm sure that he's bound to actually need more than the recommended specs. 

WELL IF IT REQUIRES 1, LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET 4 TIMES THAT AND CALL IT A DAY

[Wolf Link]

WELL IF IT REQUIRES 1, LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET 4 TIMES THAT AND CALL IT A DAY

Again, playing BF2 which supposedly requires a gig of ram.
2 gigs ran it with a lot of lag.
So I bought 4. Why on Earth does it matter? o.o

[Title27GT]

2 gigs ran it with a lot of lag.

hey guys wtf is a graphics card

[Wolf Link]

hey guys wtf is a graphics card

Hey bud, 256 mg Nvidia 7900. WELL over the requirements.
Try again.

[ncba93ivyase]

Hey bud, 256 mg Nvidia 7900. WELL over the requirements.
Try again.

Well, if your processor sucks, it won't matter even if you upgrade to 16 gigs. caterpie;

[Wolf Link]

Well, if your processor sucks, it won't matter even if you upgrade to 16 gigs. caterpie;

Dual core 3.0 gigahertz Pentium D.
Don't think that was the problem =P

After the RAM upgrade, the game runs flawlessly, btw.

[guff]

...Pentium D...

found the problem =P

[Wolf Link]

found the problem =P

Something wrong with Pentium D? I was always told it was really good D: