Help with Ram

[Biggamer]

ok so my screen keep flashing white and saying out of video memory from another thread they seem to think just adding Ram will help this problem so i wanna buy Ram but dont know what my system can and can not hold so can anyone please help me with what i need to get please.

[Biggamer]

Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Basic (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.vistasp2_gdr.111025-0338)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: FOXCONN
       System Model: M61PMV
               BIOS: )Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS v6.00PG
          Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 215 Processor (2 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
             Memory: 2046MB RAM
          Page File: 1232MB used, 3101MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\Windows
    DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
     DxDiag Version: 7.00.6002.18107 32bit Unicode

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Display Devices
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        Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT
     Manufacturer: NVIDIA
        Chip type: GeForce 9400 GT
         DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
       Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0641&SUBSYS_C9453842&REV_A1
   Display Memory: 1776 MB
 Dedicated Memory: 1009 MB
    Shared Memory: 767 MB
     Current Mode: 1440 x 900 (32 bit) (60Hz)
          Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor
      Driver Name: nvd3dum.dll,nvwgf2um.dll,nvwgf2um.dll
   Driver Version: 8.17.0012.8562 (English)
      DDI Version: 10
   BGRA Supported: Yes
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[MrRiplEy[H]]

ok so my screen keep flashing white and saying out of video memory from another thread they seem to think just adding Ram will help this problem so i wanna buy Ram but dont know what my system can and can not hold so can anyone please help me with what i need to get please.

You need to upgrade your graphics card. Adding memory to your computer won't help.

Buy a 150 dollar graphics card - any model from nvidia or AMD will do the trick.

[The Fugitive]

You do need ram too, 2 gigs really isn't much when running vista as it uses some to help your video card out as well.

Go here http://www.crucial.com/systemscanner/ and download the scanner. run it and it will suggest the ram you need and how much you can use. You don't have to buy crucial memory if you don't want to but it is a pretty good like checked unit they have.

[kamori]

Its something going on with the game. Ive never seen it before and all of a sudden people including myself are having the problem. Its a HTC issue.

Kam

[LCAMerciful]

ok so my screen keep flashing white and saying out of video memory from another thread they seem to think just adding Ram will help this problem so i wanna buy Ram but dont know what my system can and can not hold so can anyone please help me with what i need to get please.

Turn off all AA and all Shadows

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Its something going on with the game. Ive never seen it before and all of a sudden people including myself are having the problem. Its a HTC issue.

Kam

Even if thats true that nvidia 9400 has abysmal performance. If he can afford it 100-150 bucks will take his performance to a whole new level.

2 gigs in Vista is enough if he keeps his computer clean and doesn't play any more demanding games than AH2. More won't hurt either of course.

[Pollock]

Turn off all AA and all Shadows

I agree my specs are e8400 at 3.2ghz 4 gig of ddr3 ram and a Radeon hd5850 video card and I am taking huge fps drops I to the low teens and 10s in annoying 3 second bursts. It can't be everyone system and its not anything we did?

[Biggamer]

before the update i had no problems i ran at 58-60 Frame rate and smooth after the update i still run at 58-60 when im not around much action but when i get around alot i now drop into the 30s sometimes 20s so i figured the update was too much for my PC so i figured it was time to update somethings but maybe it aint me if others are having the same problem. Fugitive thanks for the help i am ordering the ram i need. The others that helped me Thank you aswell ill get me a new card in a couple weeks <<S>>

[Bino]

I agree my specs are e8400 at 3.2ghz 4 gig of ddr3 ram and a Radeon hd5850 video card and I am taking huge fps drops I to the low teens and 10s in annoying 3 second bursts. It can't be everyone system and its not anything we did?

I'm running an Intel i7-930 (socket 1366) with a Radeon HD 5850 and I see a pretty steady 60 FPS almost all the time.  Only around huge furballs or the main city/factory complex does it go as low as 40 FPS.  <shrug>

[Chalenge]

If you are running into issues with FPS dropping out or OOM issues the best thing to do is to limit texture size and turn shadowing off (I also recommend turning off bump mapping). Any changes in the way you had graphics settings configured prior to the latest version update should be returned to their previous settings. Doing this should result in the same performance you had prior to the latest updates.

[Debrody]

Hey BG, there are many things on the to-do list.
-Upgrade your windows. Vista isnt really suitable for games. Win7 is much better.
-the geforce 9400 is an aging video card and was very weak even when it came out. As Ripley said, any 150 bucks video card should run AH just fine.
-----if you do theese 2 above, your game must run just fine
-get some Ram. 2GB isnt much... but keep in mind, more than 4GB Ram (system and video ram together) needs a 64 bit OS. DDR3 ram is very cheap nowadays, but they need an AM3 motherboard.
-your CPU is quite weak. PhenomIIs must be dirt cheap, they fit in the AM2+ and AM3 motherboards (not in the AM2). I would try to get a quad core one.

Best wishes   

[SilverZ06]

Its something going on with the game. Ive never seen it before and all of a sudden people including myself are having the problem. Its a HTC issue.

Kam

I am going to have to agree here. I don't have a super high end system but I shouldn't be getting stutters and dropping down to 20-30fps over a field. I do have every thing turned on but my shadow size is at 2048.

I5-2500K at stock 3.3-3.7ghz
16gig 1600 ram
Hd6950 2gb card

[guncrasher]

I am going to have to agree here. I don't have a super high end system but I shouldn't be getting stutters and dropping down to 20-30fps over a field. I do have every thing turned on but my shadow size is at 2048.

I5-2500K at stock 3.3-3.7ghz
16gig 1600 ram
Hd6950 2gb card

you do have a super high end.  you should be running with frames down to 56 or 57 max and that's with 300 cons over cv ack with a base on fire.  do you have ground clutter off while in flight?

semp

[Noir]

wait for the next patch, or try the beta version!