FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Register Register  Login Login

Adding new and more memory

Post Date: 2012-04-08
 Post Reply Post Reply
Author
  Topic Search Topic Search  Topic Options Topic Options
police215 View Drop Down
Groupie
Groupie

Email address used to purchase matched with forums account email.

Joined: 12 Jan 2010
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 452 		  Quote police215 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Topic: Adding new and more memory
    Posted: 08 Apr 2012 at 7:30am
Happy Easter guys,
 
Im looking to add more memory, since skyrim is taking up to 86% of the 6 gigs i have now (running 38 add-ons) the game runs very smooth at max levels and graphics.
 
But before i do anything, If I remember correctly that when I had help overclocking my CPU they upped my memory to 100 mhz more. Does this go for all slots? or just the slots that had the memory?  I need to know if I can just add more memory to make it 12 gigs total? or do i have redo some BOIS setting that I dont know how to do it.

Back to Top
bprat22 View Drop Down
DS ELITE
DS ELITE

DigitalStorm East -- (Unofficially!)
Email address used to purchase matched with forums account email.

Joined: 08 Jun 2011
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 20391 		  Quote bprat22 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 08 Apr 2012 at 8:57am
Hi police215.....I don't think adding more RAM will help Skyrim.   Skyrim if I read it right, maxes out with the latest patch at 4GB usage.  Any more than that for texture mods, etc would come from the graphic card's V-ram.  
 
Memory is there to be used, and if your system is running like you said then save the money and time.   12GB ram is serious overkill for gaming, 8GB being all you need. 
 Some of the RAM being used might be from Win7 built in Superfetch caching info it thinks you might need.  
Back to Top
RobartGilbert View Drop Down
Newbie
Newbie


Joined: 11 Apr 2012
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 7 		  Quote RobartGilbert Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 11 Apr 2012 at 10:39pm
I heard there are some questions about ability to OC the new chips.
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down



This page was generated in 0.0546875 seconds.