hi im only junior so i dont have a big whoop off computer. ive downloaded a game called ultima online - kingdom reborn similar to a game like world of warcraft. when i try and play it, it goes soo laggy and slow. my raam is 512mb would it be better if i bought a 1gig or is it something else slowin it down?
2007-08-10 06:05:06 · 5 answers · asked by Lukejw 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
how much would these cost?
2007-08-10 06:10:07 · update #1
no
its ULTIMAS UPDATE called KINGDOM REBORN and its 3d etc etc and its not my connection because the 2d works fine
2007-08-10 06:15:30 · update #2
More RAM would definitely help. You may also need a better video card.
New video card: $70 -$350
New RAM: ~ $50 for a 1 gig stick
2007-08-10 06:08:54 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For any Ultima game, 512 MB or RAM should be plenty. I think you might be looking at a connection problem if it's lagging. I assume you're talking about playing this online, yes? If so, then it's not your RAM that's the issue, it's some problem with your internet connection.
If you're not playing online, I'd make sure your video card and processor are up to the task of running the game. Figure out what you have now and see if it's up to par with what the developers reccomend for running the game.
2007-08-10 13:09:50 · answer #2 · answered by gallstaff1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most important thing you need to look at is your Video RAM. Go into control panel > display > settings tab > advanced button > adapter tab and take a look at the memory size for your adapter. For Ulitma online 128 MB should be enough to work okay, and 256 MB should be enough to be happy...for the price difference, 512 MB is maybe the way to go if you have to buy a new video card.
512 RAM for memory is average these days, and I'd recommend moving up to 1 GB (1024 MB)
2007-08-10 13:11:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
More than likely something else is slowing your computer down because 512 MB is great for gaming. Try downloading these softwares from the following websites:
-systerac.com
-iobit.com
-freewarefiles.com (search for Glary Utilities)
-download.com (search for ZN Soft Optimizer XP)
Hopefully, this helps.
2007-08-10 13:16:34 · answer #4 · answered by claire c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More RAM is always better. These days 2GB is pretty standard. You will definitely get better speeds with more RAM.
It will also help to have a good video card with at least 256MB RAM.
2007-08-10 13:08:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋