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Chevex
01.12.2012 , 03:15 PM | #141
Quote: Originally Posted by daeseer View Post
Nope, no spyware. It's a fairly old OS install, but I'm extremely careful about what I install.
Please don't feed him.

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LionRampant
01.12.2012 , 03:15 PM | #142
Quote: Originally Posted by Chevex View Post
LionRampant omh, please leave my thread. Nobody cares.
You'll care when you get no performance gain with new memory lol.

Even if you can't figure out who's right and who's wrong, maybe some other poor sods who are looking for real info will see this and save their money instead of buying RAM they don't need - so thanks but I'll be staying in "your" thread.

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LionRampant
01.12.2012 , 03:15 PM | #143
Quote: Originally Posted by daeseer View Post
Nope, no spyware. It's a fairly old OS install, but I'm extremely careful about what I install.
So what are you saying - SWTOR uses over 4gb on your PC but only 2.5gb on mine? I really don't think so.

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DeeckTator
01.12.2012 , 03:17 PM | #144
Quote: Originally Posted by LionRampant View Post
So what are you saying - SWTOR uses over 4gb on your PC but only 2.5gb on mine? I really don't think so.
Maybe he's got the Deluxe editon

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JNewell
01.12.2012 , 03:20 PM | #145
Well he may want to use his computer for something that does require 4g+ of RAM
Crazy I know.
Unless it is a dedicated SWTOR box and is never used for anything but that. Whats the harm in upgrading from 3gb to 4 or 6?
It may or may not help with TOR, I have said that as well. But overall I would do it just because its a cheap and easy upgrade.

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EverestMan
01.12.2012 , 03:21 PM | #146
I'm assuming this has been said ad nasuem already but its your ram, with a 64 bit os you need minimum 4gb. Thats your issue, you have a great graphics card and a serviceable processor. Get more ram.

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DeeckTator
01.12.2012 , 03:21 PM | #147
Quote: Originally Posted by LionRampant View Post
Then you have spyware running riot on your PC.


Running SWTOR. Notice how much I'm using? So I put in the extra 2 GB and I am still using around the same amount - 2.5 to 2.6 GB.

3 GB is enough to run SWTOR, that's an absolute fact. 4 GB helps run it and allows for smoother alt-tabbing etc that is why I'd recommend 4 GB - it makes zero difference to the game however.
Enough can mean lots of things. Launch Tor, open resource monitor and check how many hard faults you get on memory per sec. Thats when the mem doesn't have the data needed and needs it fed from HDD. Then put in 6 again and compare hard faults.
Remember Win 7 preloads.

When you check mem with 4GB it says something like : Used 2.2, standby 1, free 0.8
When you get 6 you will se used 2.2, standby: 3, free: 0.9

Standby is preloaded data expected to be needed soon.

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/5010/hardfaults.jpg

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Reryn
01.12.2012 , 03:24 PM | #148
Quote: Originally Posted by Valkirus View Post
I think the OP's bottle neck at his home computer is his CPU and Low ram...esp if he running something else in the background as he is playing TOR.

His RAM is probably an issue, but if you think his 960 phenom 2 is a bottleneck, you shouldn't be giving anyone hardware advice. Sure SB systems are better but his 960 shouldn't be having problems with this game. The first culprit is low system RAM, with his specs if the problem isn't fixed, it's a software problem of some sort.

TL;DR Stop telling a person on a budget that he needs an I5 or I7 when you don't know what you're talking about please.
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mrache
01.12.2012 , 03:24 PM | #149
don't listen to the fanbois. the game is gimped from copyright security protocols. wich causes most of the bugs and lag. don't mess with your rig for this pos.

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Alkiii
01.12.2012 , 03:27 PM | #150
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