[SOLVED] Empire total war recommended RAM

Alejandro_2509 · 09-27-2009, 08:43 AM

Hi there, I ran the Empire total war demo (ETW), with all the settings on highest and had no problems playing at 1280*800 with my current system. My question is Should I upgrade to 4GB of RAM?, The only proble that I am having is that the game takes years to launch. My system specs are in my profile.
Thanks.

**floop12444** · 09-27-2009, 08:51 AM

Hi alejandro 2509,
I don't think upgrading RAM would make too much difference to the gameplay, one thing i would like to ask is the brand and wattage of your power supply as it's not in your system specs.
Thanks.

Alejandro_2509 · 09-27-2009, 01:02 PM

It is a coolermaster silent pro M 600W

**5NIPER_WOLF** · 09-27-2009, 01:38 PM

That's not a bad PSU, so you're pretty good there.

Yes, RAM would help speed up the boot time for the game. The other two things would be processor frequency and hard drive speed.
You can try overclocking your CPU or buying a faster hard drive.

Some games really don't benefit at all from this stuff, and just do take a long time to load (see Doom 3 as an example)

Alejandro_2509 · 09-27-2009, 05:11 PM

Thanks for your help, I will buy the game, and then if I have some money left, I might buy more RAM.

Mcninjaguy · 09-27-2009, 05:18 PM

Have you had the chance to play the demo off of steam yet?

Alejandro_2509 · 09-28-2009, 03:57 PM

I played the demo and had no problems at all. My concern is that the game takes ages to launch, but I have no lag on max settings.

**5NIPER_WOLF** · 09-29-2009, 04:37 AM

Don't worry about it, like I said some games are either poorly coded, or just have many files. Doom 3 takes a while to load on MY computer, same with Dawn of War.

Alejandro_2509 · 09-29-2009, 04:09 PM

I can live with that, I do not care how much the game takes to load, but if that was because of lack of RAM, I would certainly buy more. But since it runs fine on my computer, I will only get the game then. Also the game asks for a 4.8 in suggestes score onwindows evaluation score and my computer has 5.5.

Thanks for your advice, I won't expend my money on unecessary RAM now.

09-27-2009, 08:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
Alejandro_2509 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: México Posts: 84 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit(RC), Ubuntu 9.04, PC-BSD 7.1.1	[SOLVED] Empire total war recommended RAM Hi there, I ran the Empire total war demo (ETW), with all the settings on highest and had no problems playing at 1280*800 with my current system. My question is Should I upgrade to 4GB of RAM?, The only proble that I am having is that the game takes years to launch. My system specs are in my profile. Thanks.

09-27-2009, 08:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
floop12444 Senior Tech, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: England Posts: 956 OS: Windows XP SP3 My System	Re: Empire total war recommended RAM Hi alejandro 2509, I don't think upgrading RAM would make too much difference to the gameplay, one thing i would like to ask is the brand and wattage of your power supply as it's not in your system specs. Thanks. __________________ Everest Home Edtion ♦ System requirements test ♦ Nvidia Drivers ♦ ATI Drivers ♦ Revo Uninstaller ♦ GPUz Forum Rules Steps Before Posting

09-27-2009, 01:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
Alejandro_2509 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: México Posts: 84 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit(RC), Ubuntu 9.04, PC-BSD 7.1.1	Re: Empire total war recommended RAM It is a coolermaster silent pro M 600W

09-27-2009, 01:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
5NIPER_WOLF Senior Tech, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 3,199 OS: Windows VISTA Home Premium 64-Bit/Fedora 11/Mandriva/WinXP SP3 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: Empire total war recommended RAM That's not a bad PSU, so you're pretty good there. Yes, RAM would help speed up the boot time for the game. The other two things would be processor frequency and hard drive speed. You can try overclocking your CPU or buying a faster hard drive. Some games really don't benefit at all from this stuff, and just do take a long time to load (see Doom 3 as an example) __________________ Apps - CCleaner FireBug Network Mapper WinDirStat Process Explorer SpeedFan Info - Very Important NVIDIA Drivers ATI Drivers PSU Info I do not give support with MSN/E-mail or Private Messages.

09-27-2009, 05:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
Alejandro_2509 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: México Posts: 84 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit(RC), Ubuntu 9.04, PC-BSD 7.1.1	Re: Empire total war recommended RAM Thanks for your help, I will buy the game, and then if I have some money left, I might buy more RAM.

09-27-2009, 05:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: [SOLVED] Empire total war recommended RAM Have you had the chance to play the demo off of steam yet?

09-28-2009, 03:57 PM	#7 (permalink)
Alejandro_2509 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: México Posts: 84 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit(RC), Ubuntu 9.04, PC-BSD 7.1.1	Re: [SOLVED] Empire total war recommended RAM I played the demo and had no problems at all. My concern is that the game takes ages to launch, but I have no lag on max settings.

09-29-2009, 04:37 AM	#8 (permalink)
5NIPER_WOLF Senior Tech, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 3,199 OS: Windows VISTA Home Premium 64-Bit/Fedora 11/Mandriva/WinXP SP3 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: [SOLVED] Empire total war recommended RAM Don't worry about it, like I said some games are either poorly coded, or just have many files. Doom 3 takes a while to load on MY computer, same with Dawn of War. __________________ Apps - CCleaner FireBug Network Mapper WinDirStat Process Explorer SpeedFan Info - Very Important NVIDIA Drivers ATI Drivers PSU Info I do not give support with MSN/E-mail or Private Messages.

09-29-2009, 04:09 PM	#9 (permalink)
Alejandro_2509 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: México Posts: 84 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit(RC), Ubuntu 9.04, PC-BSD 7.1.1	Re: [SOLVED] Empire total war recommended RAM I can live with that, I do not care how much the game takes to load, but if that was because of lack of RAM, I would certainly buy more. But since it runs fine on my computer, I will only get the game then. Also the game asks for a 4.8 in suggestes score onwindows evaluation score and my computer has 5.5. Thanks for your advice, I won't expend my money on unecessary RAM now.