Hey all,
I am looking to upgrade my budget gaming rig with some DDR3 RAM. I'm currently at 4GB 1333MHz (2x2GB). I am either going to add another 2x2GB of the same DIMMs or just bust out and go all in with a new DIMM kit. Either 4x2GB or possibly 4x4GB. Not sure as of yet. So here lies my question:
I am currently running a ZOTAC AMP! GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 card. Is it possible to allocate half of my DDR3 RAM to my graphics? I don't know why I thought of that but it would be sweet to help out the performance of my GPU. I have to manually set the GPU fan to 100% before gaming because it gets so hot. Upwards of 65C and I have even seen it go to 72C and still work but that crap is not good. I have fans and I'm going to get another for the case. But would allocating RAM to the graphics help my card?
No hurry on an answer. I'm just kicking around the idea because if I can do it... I am going to go with the 4x4GB DIMM kit. Allocating half or atleast a quarter of the RAM to the graphics.
BTW... my mobo supports dual channel memory and if I go with the 4x4GB setup it will be one of the following:
Kingston HyperX or G Skill RipjawsX <--- which is best????
Thanks for any/all answers or suggestions.
Mark W.
I am looking to upgrade my budget gaming rig with some DDR3 RAM. I'm currently at 4GB 1333MHz (2x2GB). I am either going to add another 2x2GB of the same DIMMs or just bust out and go all in with a new DIMM kit. Either 4x2GB or possibly 4x4GB. Not sure as of yet. So here lies my question:
I am currently running a ZOTAC AMP! GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 card. Is it possible to allocate half of my DDR3 RAM to my graphics? I don't know why I thought of that but it would be sweet to help out the performance of my GPU. I have to manually set the GPU fan to 100% before gaming because it gets so hot. Upwards of 65C and I have even seen it go to 72C and still work but that crap is not good. I have fans and I'm going to get another for the case. But would allocating RAM to the graphics help my card?
No hurry on an answer. I'm just kicking around the idea because if I can do it... I am going to go with the 4x4GB DIMM kit. Allocating half or atleast a quarter of the RAM to the graphics.
BTW... my mobo supports dual channel memory and if I go with the 4x4GB setup it will be one of the following:
Kingston HyperX or G Skill RipjawsX <--- which is best????
Thanks for any/all answers or suggestions.
Mark W.