144348-ram-upgrade

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			Some IT guys at worked kicked me down a ram stick and I've gone from 4G to 6G. I plan on going to 8G, but what are some things i should look out for performance wise? I ran through Thayd during a peak hour and didn't lag so bad. What are some other things i could test or look out for? Any advice helps. Thanks. -Daveybutter	
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Well, normally I would say GPU, but I have a GTX 980 and still only get 20-30 FPS in this game, so I'm just going to assume the engine is poorly optimized.  I have relatively up to date gaming rig I put together, and it runs all other games I play on Ultra @40-60 FPS, even under heavy load.
 
If you're getting in the range of 15-30 FPS in Thayd it seems like that's about the best performance you're going to get if/until better optimization is implemented.	
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			Im saving to get a GTX 970ti and plan on upping my ram to 8gb. Im currently running on an i7, the comp is almost 5 years old. I suppose i could run a stress test but i dont have the performance stats on hand. Currently have a gts 450 so i think with a video card upgrade and RAM upgrade i can go from high to ultra settings.	
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Well, normally I would say GPU, but I have a GTX 980 and still only get 20-30 FPS in this game, so I'm just going to assume the engine is poorly optimized.  I have relatively up to date gaming rig I put together, and it runs all other games I play on Ultra @40-60 FPS, even under heavy load.
 
If you're getting in the range of 15-30 FPS in Thayd it seems like that's about the best performance you're going to get if/until better optimization is implemented.
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			Yes both RAMs are at the same Hertz, but different GB sizes. One 4g and one 2g. And yea ive been looking into SSD's. Would a 700PS be good enough tho? Ive been thinking of upgrading that as well.	
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			I'm fairly positive that should be more than enough until you upgrade your graphics card.  That just depends on how many devices your computer uses.	
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Well, normally I would say GPU, but I have a GTX 980 and still only get 20-30 FPS in this game, so I'm just going to assume the engine is poorly optimized.  I have relatively up to date gaming rig I put together, and it runs all other games I play on Ultra @40-60 FPS, even under heavy load.
 
If you're getting in the range of 15-30 FPS in Thayd it seems like that's about the best performance you're going to get if/until better optimization is implemented.
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The thing with newer tech, such as the 980 and 980ti is that they were just ideas or in the beginning stages of being created when WS was in development.  What I am getting at is that the "new" tech at the time of WS's inception will more than likely fare better than some.  Not always the case in optimised games, but I digress.  I run an i5-2500k and a 770gtx 4gb and get around 40-60 in Illium depending, open world is more.
 
It should also be noted that WS leans towards Intel and Nvidia at the moment.  They have made some strides for AMD users but none too big.  I know/used to know some people that ran AMD machines for WS (mind you they were 8350's or above) and had to achieve high overclocks to get similar performance to intel.  There's also an old thread in the tech part of the forums in which on guy was running a fx9590 and then switched to a i7-4770k and noticed overall gains in fps for WS.  Cannot comment on other games.
 
Naix also pointed out another crux of the issue.  While a GPU certainly helps, if you pair it with a weak cpu (in which MMO's at the moment rely on heavily) then you would see gains albeit not as much as if you updated the cpu.
 
So if your i7 is a 2600k then you should be fine, even if it is dated.  Anything earlier than Sandy and I would consider an upgrade.
 
 
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Yes both RAMs are at the same Hertz, but different GB sizes. One 4g and one 2g. And yea ive been looking into SSD's. Would a 700PS be good enough tho? Ive been thinking of upgrading that as well.
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Yes both RAMs are at the same Hertz, but different GB sizes. One 4g and one 2g. And yea ive been looking into SSD's. Would a 700PS be good enough tho? Ive been thinking of upgrading that as well.
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Yes both RAMs are at the same Hertz, but different GB sizes. One 4g and one 2g. And yea ive been looking into SSD's. Would a 700PS be good enough tho? Ive been thinking of upgrading that as well.
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Unless you're replacing it with an i7 your CPU will probably do. i7 are great for MMOs due to the high processor use. SSDs are fantastic but you wont get much use while in game. The game will load very quickly, for me it's near instant while loading and exiting.  SSDs are mainly used for their low access time, since you rarely get bulk transfer of files while playing a game, during play most assets are already loaded into ram.
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8gb is not enough to kill virtual ram disk swapping with this game.
 
and I have said it before somewhere else.
 
 
 
 
and 4gb or 6gb you are even more screwed.
			
				
	Edited October 20, 2015 by Cubical	
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Debatable, but that topic goes past the point of this thread, so I'll keep that for another time.  If you have the cash for an i7 by all means drop it on it.  If you don't an i5 will suit you just fine and in most games you will get comparable performance when paired with something such as a 970.
 
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