08-14-2005, 02:07 AM
Having gone through something like this myself.....as you probably well know, RAM sticks just keep doubling in size, from 64's, to 128's, to 256's, 512's and so on. Current popular sizes are 512's or even 1024's(my poor ol'comp I originally used starting back in 1999 STILL only has 2 sticks of 64's in it) my current playing machine has 2 sticks of 512's, sufficient for today's games, but I can see it won't likely be long before I'll have to upgrade to 2 1024's :
, which I bet some players in RBL are ALREADY using... and so on.
Anyway, if the amount of RAM showing on your comp is DIFFERENT from 1 of those multiples, it usually means 1 of 2 things....either a stick of RAM is damaged, in which case it needs to be replaced...or the more likely possibility that your computer has 1 or more components that is using part of your overal RAM to operate. What I've tended to run into with a store bought comp is that the video card that comes with the computer tends to use part of the systems overal RAM to run properly(can't remember the technical term for it). The simplest solution is to UPGRADE the video card for decent game play. Most store sold comps come with basic 32 or 64 RAM cards. From personal experience, I'd recommend you get a 128 level card if you're gonna play a game the size of Galaxies.
The minimum requirements the game cds list DON'T take into consideration the # of upgrades and modifications the company has made to Galaxies since it came out. I found that running with just 512 of RAM and the video card provided in the comp., resulted in a jerky, flip chart-like game play with lots delays, while the system tried to keep up. It gets worse if you have other games installed on the same comp. Mine cleared up once I went up to 1024 of RAM and a 128 sized video card. I can play other games on it now WITHOUT problems and the game play runs smoothly.
Now that I've finished my layman's ramble, I bet some of our more TECHNICAL minded members can explain all this far better than I can...lol.
, which I bet some players in RBL are ALREADY using... and so on.Anyway, if the amount of RAM showing on your comp is DIFFERENT from 1 of those multiples, it usually means 1 of 2 things....either a stick of RAM is damaged, in which case it needs to be replaced...or the more likely possibility that your computer has 1 or more components that is using part of your overal RAM to operate. What I've tended to run into with a store bought comp is that the video card that comes with the computer tends to use part of the systems overal RAM to run properly(can't remember the technical term for it). The simplest solution is to UPGRADE the video card for decent game play. Most store sold comps come with basic 32 or 64 RAM cards. From personal experience, I'd recommend you get a 128 level card if you're gonna play a game the size of Galaxies.
The minimum requirements the game cds list DON'T take into consideration the # of upgrades and modifications the company has made to Galaxies since it came out. I found that running with just 512 of RAM and the video card provided in the comp., resulted in a jerky, flip chart-like game play with lots delays, while the system tried to keep up. It gets worse if you have other games installed on the same comp. Mine cleared up once I went up to 1024 of RAM and a 128 sized video card. I can play other games on it now WITHOUT problems and the game play runs smoothly.
Now that I've finished my layman's ramble, I bet some of our more TECHNICAL minded members can explain all this far better than I can...lol.
Beware my dark side......oh! Hi Dark.