how much ram is good to run this game?

Vuesters92 · Post by **Vuesters92** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:46 am

i got a ati radeon Xpress 200 serious graphic card wit i think 128mb or 256mb. i only got 384mb ram atm lol, ever since euro came it takes me 3 to 5min just to launch game and get to login screen. also the loading is rly slow to. i tinking about upgrading my ram to 1gb. will it help improve the game launch speed and have fast loading in game??

MiKe 51-50 · Post by **MiKe 51-50** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 5:02 am

I play with 2 gb of ram. Play any game perfect, never maxing out on ram. I think currently 1 gb is enough to play sro. But your process/graphics make up how fast the game loads.

Ell · Post by **Ell** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 5:06 am

Lowest that it can run smoothly on is probably 512 mb, but it does depend on your graphics card, processor ect.

_Shinigami_ · Post by **_Shinigami_** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 5:42 am

my graphics card sux

need to buy a better 1

Aiyas · Post by **Aiyas** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 5:47 am

You can get away with 512 MB with this game on a Pentium 4.

Nocturjo · Post by **Nocturjo** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 5:57 am

Aiyas wrote:You can get away with 512 MB with this game on a Pentium 4.

I play just fine with 512mb on a P3

Sacrament · Post by **Sacrament** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:02 am

4 gigs, perfect for running sro and many other programs at the same time.

ciddy · Post by **ciddy** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:02 am

i got 1 gb ram and sro loads pretty fast.

Roflberryp00ncakes · Post by **Roflberryp00ncakes** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:28 am

I have 2gigs but I think if it's taking that long to load it's probably your CPU too. Do you know what kind of a CPU you have?

ioulian · Post by **ioulian** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:21 am

500meg at high quality, no problemo. I have 2 gig now => 500 for sro, then 500 for Vista, + some other progs => 200mb and i got still free space for another game

Poochu · Post by **Poochu** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:31 am

will run at 512, but for perfect no lag, get a gig

Vuesters92 · Post by **Vuesters92** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:05 pm

Ell wrote:Lowest that it can run smoothly on is probably 512 mb, but it does depend on your graphics card, processor ect.

ya, i think mines are ok

Luoma · Post by **Luoma** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:29 pm

Running perfectly smooth with highest graphics settings (without shadows)

1gb ram & 256mb graphics card

uBeR · Post by **uBeR** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:46 pm

I ran pre-Euro with 256 MB RAM, which was pretty laggy. After upgrading to 512 MB RAM, pre-Euro SRO ran very smoothly. After the Euro update, I lag again with 512 MB RAM, so I suspect 1 GB will run things smoothly. (Also note I run a 1.8 ghz CPU.)

Vuesters92 · Post by **Vuesters92** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 8:26 pm

Roflberryp00ncakes wrote:I have 2gigs but I think if it's taking that long to load it's probably your CPU too. Do you know what kind of a CPU you have?

AMD Athlon 64 processor 3200+ 2.19 Ghz

_Banned · Post by **_Banned** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 8:38 pm

go with 1 gig. runs smoothly

fethrin · Post by **fethrin** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 12:00 am

1-2gig i got 4

StealMySoda · Post by **StealMySoda** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 12:13 am

the x200 is a share memory graphics. So basicly if you have it set at 128 you will have YOUR RAM-128 as your total ram.

You can change it. I personally find RAM is more important than graphics ram, so I have mine set to 32mb. Which means I've got...480mb ram? (quick maths :S)

I have the same card in my laptop. I was playing for a while with it this afternoon. And it became reallllly slow. It took at least 5 minutes to load hotan where as when I first started it took less than 10 seconds.

I'm hoping to get some more ram too ^_^ Tell me how it works out.

TyeMaiShu · Post by **TyeMaiShu** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 12:58 am

i have a 512mb videocard, 1gb ram, and a 3.0ghz p4 processor. Runs smooth on all high graphics settings... it would probably be flawless with 2 gb ram.

RichardDawkins12 · Post by **RichardDawkins12** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 1:51 am

E6750 at 3.0 GHZ

Patriot Xtreme PC6400 2 GB RAM 4-4-12 800 Clk speed

ATI 1900XTX 256 MB video card.

Corsair 600 W PSU

and yet I still lag ingame LOL. I think its the server that is farked.

PS. Check your PC for spyware.

DarkJackal · Post by **DarkJackal** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 1:56 am

I got a question, my pc is pretty old, with 512mb ram, I can run sro, its pretty smooth out away from towns, but around a lot of ppl like in towns or on big trad runs/job wars its pretty laggy, like it freezes or a few seconds and stuff. WIll just getting new ram help that a lot.

StealMySoda · Post by **StealMySoda** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 2:00 am

DarkJackal wrote:I got a question, my pc is pretty old, with 512mb ram, I can run sro, its pretty smooth out away from towns, but around a lot of ppl like in towns or on big trad runs/job wars its pretty laggy, like it freezes or a few seconds and stuff. WIll just getting new ram help that a lot.

More than likely no. It wont be enough.

Ram is what holds what loaded. The game has to be loaded either way, so the rest will be put into a swapfile (much slower than having that capacity in ram).

But anyway. If its slowdowns from a lot of things on screen. Yes another 512 wouldn't hurt you. But you would need a new graphics card, and a pretty decent one at that.

All that text/char models needs some pretty heafty power to be rendered without any lag at all.

DarkJackal · Post by **DarkJackal** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 2:21 am

Another 512 wouldnt hurt, but wouldnt it help with slow loading and stuff if I just switch the 512 I have no with 2 new 512? The ram I have now is like 3 or 4 years old.

[SD]happynoobing · Post by **[SD]happynoobing** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 2:26 am

well i run it on 512mb, and mine is on full setting with a radeon x1600 card.

uBeR · Post by **uBeR** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 2:42 am

Actually RAM will help a lot if you're experiencing lag where it is populous, such crowded cities or big trades. Even Adding 256 MB will make a noticeable difference.

Sheikza · Post by **Sheikza** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 2:47 am

A little off topic - How many of you guys read SRF while the game is still open?

I recently (this morning) upgraded my RAM to 1.5GB and really enjoy chatting on the forums and playing the game at the same time.

To all of you with 512 - I recommend getting an upgrade because with the euro (especially if you have a euro char) update, you're going to need the extra space for all those botters/annoying people in town. I still lag while in town, but it's not at severe (taking at least a full 3 minutes to get out of town, then the distance to the training area).

Ell · Post by **Ell** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 6:10 am

DarkJackal wrote:I got a question, my pc is pretty old, with 512mb ram, I can run sro, its pretty smooth out away from towns, but around a lot of ppl like in towns or on big trad runs/job wars its pretty laggy, like it freezes or a few seconds and stuff. WIll just getting new ram help that a lot.

Yeah it'll help, but getting a newer graphics card will help a lot also. Especially if the one you have right now is really low.

DarkJackal · Post by **DarkJackal** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 6:12 am

I use a 256mb radeon 9250 I think, its kinda old too lol >.>, i'll get a new pc before I update that, probably cheaper just to get some new ram for now :d.