+4gb of memory + Ati crossfire

Hirmuinen · Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 6:27 am Post subject: +4gb of memory + Ati crossfire

Is there any reason to put more than 4gb of memory? Any improvements in performance?

Also do I need to delete my Ati drivers and reinstall them when I put second card in place? Or does it just work right away once I connect them with crossfire bridge?
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massive · Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 7:07 pm Post subject:

If you have 32bit XP, >4GB won't be used. 64bit will use it tho.

No need to reinstall drivers.
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Vlad Piranha wrote:

I'm offended that a zombie holocaust isn't on the list. It would be terrifying, sure, but it would be pretty sweet if you think about it.

Vlad Piranha · Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 8:17 pm Post subject:

The only thing I know of that can bankrupt that much memory is a 3D program rendering at really high resolutions. Even I have only managed that once.

Hirmuinen · Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 6:07 am Post subject:

massive wrote:

If you have 32bit XP, >4GB won't be used. 64bit will use it tho.

I have 64bit Vista. No point having XP with 2 card setup with relatively new cards. It would be totally waste and overkill for dx9 games.

Vlad Piranha wrote:

The only thing I know of that can bankrupt that much memory is a 3D program rendering at really high resolutions. Even I have only managed that once.

That's what I thought, but I have seen people building gaming computers that have 6-8gb of memory. I don't understand why would people buy that extra ram sticks if they aren't needed. That's why I was wondering if it had any point in it.
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RK-Mara · Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 2:13 pm Post subject:

Hirmuinen wrote:

That's what I thought, but I have seen people building gaming computers that have 6-8gb of memory. I don't understand why would people buy that extra ram sticks if they aren't needed. That's why I was wondering if it had any point in it.

That's because people buying monster rigs are stupid. What's the point of paying $2000 for a PC when it's going to be outdated in two years either way? Some people just have too much money to spend on anything.
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Vlad Piranha · Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:16 pm Post subject:

Mara pretty much hit that one on the head. Remember when the first Athlon 64 bit chips came out and nothing could support that kind of speed anyway? I remember gamers buying them just to have them. Those people are insane.