Hallo~
I have a question, I'm trying to decide if I should get a better processor or just get more RAM.
I'm trying to get my PC more tolerant of newer games(i.e. Oblivion/Dark Messiah/etc) and I've been told getting more RAM is often just as good as getting a better processor, but sometimes it's better just to start bigger.
My basic specs are:
2.40 GHz, Pentium 4
1.50 GB RAM
GeForce 6800
With games like Oblivion, Condemned or Dark Messiah, I get to near-crippling (i.e. 3 to 6) FPS(even at the lowest settings) in open, more graphic demanding areas, but with almost-just-as-new games like Half-Life 2, Call of Cthulhu, and Quake 4 I hit decent to perfect framerates with max settings.
So what would you all recommend? RAM is cheaper, but supposedly sometimes RAM doesn't do the job all-around as a processor would. Or would it be just as good either way?
Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
I have a question, I'm trying to decide if I should get a better processor or just get more RAM.
I'm trying to get my PC more tolerant of newer games(i.e. Oblivion/Dark Messiah/etc) and I've been told getting more RAM is often just as good as getting a better processor, but sometimes it's better just to start bigger.
My basic specs are:
2.40 GHz, Pentium 4
1.50 GB RAM
GeForce 6800
With games like Oblivion, Condemned or Dark Messiah, I get to near-crippling (i.e. 3 to 6) FPS(even at the lowest settings) in open, more graphic demanding areas, but with almost-just-as-new games like Half-Life 2, Call of Cthulhu, and Quake 4 I hit decent to perfect framerates with max settings.
So what would you all recommend? RAM is cheaper, but supposedly sometimes RAM doesn't do the job all-around as a processor would. Or would it be just as good either way?
Any help is appreciated. Thanks!