RAM memory help?

Question

soooooo....my sims 2 game is really laggy and slow and I'm pretty sure its because of the memory. i dont' have very many programs on my computer except sims 2. i think i have a 512 mb ram and i've heard you need 1 gb ram to make it run fast and smooth. sooo much question is how much does it cost for 1gb RAM memory?

Answer 1

First you need to know what type of ram you need - because different types of ram vary in price go to crucial.com run their scan this will tell you what type of ram is compatible then go to newegg.com (they usually have the best price on ram) have a look compare prices read reviews... (I always go with OCZ it hasn't failed me yet)



http://www.newegg.com/Store/Category.aspx?Category=17&name=Memory

Answer 2

About $30.

Answer 3

Your laptop makes use of two styles of "actual" reminiscence. Random get admission to reminiscence (RAM) and look at basically reminiscence (ROM). RAM is a volatile reminiscence utilized by employing the laptop on a similar time as that's working application as a brief storage - for this reason the better the value of RAM, the speedier the applying will run because of the fact the RAM is shared by employing the countless approaches working at any given time, inc the OS. as that's a volatile reminiscence, its contents are lost whilst the laptop is became off - constantly save artwork periodically to disc in case of capability cuts, and so on. ROM in spite of the incontrovertible fact that's non volatile and keeps its contents even whilst capability is bumped off. The contents of this, in spite of the incontrovertible fact that, won't be ready to be altered or written to by employing you, the person. This includes issues like the BIOS training and gadget particular training. there is likewise digital reminiscence - that's a factor of your hard force which the laptop / OS makes use of as an further whilst greater reminiscence is needed by employing the applying working.

Answer 4

the 512 MB should run the game the problem is with your video ram buy a new video card for your computer radon 512 MB will run it good.Diamond Viper Radeon X1650 PRO 512MB PCI-Express Video Card about 80 bucks at walmart

Answer 5

I have 2gb RAM & 2.2 Core 2 Duo processor in my lappy, & with no other apps running Sims 2 still likes to run a little laggy with all gfx on midway. Otherwise, RAM is pretty cheap now

Answer 6

Check this page for ram memory from Tigerdirect.com:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Category/category_tlc.asp?CatId=10&name=Memory-RAM (Up at the top left they have Memory Configurator. Use this to see what kind of ram you need. Also you didn't say if you had a laptop, or desktop. Under Mem.Configurator are the different types of ram.

Answer 7

It depends on what type of memory your computer has. You can always check to find out what kind of memory it has at kingston.com. http://www.kingston.com/ Memory search is on the first page. Just select the manufacturer and the the model. The configurator will tell what type of memory and much your computer will support. Once you know the type of memory you can always look up the price online. Good Luck.

Answer 8

The amount of memory on your graphics card, determines how fast the game plays. The higher the frame rate, the steadier the picture is.

Answer 9

try this before you spend money on memory, research on this



"turn off unnecessary services in windows xp/vista"



then i believe you can free up ram





YOU JUST SAID 512 man

Answer 10

depends on what type of computer you have. if your motheboard supports ddr2 sdimm u can get a 1 gig chip (ddr1) for like 20$.. itll only be pc3200 or so but its better than nothing.