Official system requirements

[swiss]

Originally Posted by Novotny

Edit:: Blackdog, just curious: why do you always make such bloody long posts? Not in any way complaining, just asking

He found the speech recognition feature of Windows7, lol.

[Blackdog_kt]

I just type fast enough to be able to put thoughts to "virtual paper" in a "thinking out loud/talking over a beer in the bar" kind of fashion, it's not really planned

In the more heated debates it's a byproduct of including as many details as possible so that i can make a clear point and avoid being misunderstood or having an exchange of one-liners with other posters. You could say i just like to preempt and cover as many angles as possible, instead of having to wait for someone to post a single sentence and reply to them in a similar manner. It's a longer posts/more info per post for a smaller post count type of thing

Back on the topic of RAM, that will probably be the one mini-upgrade i'm going to go for after i've done some test flights with CoD. I have three sticks of 1GB each in triple channel (i don't remember timings and clock speeds so i'll have to look it up, but i'm probably going to opt for mid-range settings).

I'm thinking of pushing the total up to 6GB by getting an extra 3x1GB in triple channel, as the motherboard has 3 more slots available in a separate "bank".
My question is, do the new sticks have to share clock speeds and timings with my existing ones, can i "underclock" the faster set to match the slower one if they need to match, or do i just plug them in as long as they are in separate banks?

Edit: Looking at the local e-shop retailers there's DDR3 kits from as low as 35 all the way to 78 Euros, a middle of the road 1333Mhz Corsair kit is at 52 and has a lifetime warranty! I head RAM was getting cheap but i didn't know it was that cheap, i may jump the gun and get it earlier

[kendo65]

Blackdog, afaik, to avoid 'issues' and possible complications, it is important to get exactly the same spec of ram that you are currently using - for maximum dependability get the exact same model from the same manufacturer if that is possible.

Others may have more info on this, but that is the general advice I came across when doubling my ram to 4GB.

[F19_lacrits]

Originally Posted by Blackdog_kt

Back on the topic of RAM, that will probably be the one mini-upgrade i'm going to go for after i've done some test flights with CoD. I have three sticks of 1GB each in triple channel (i don't remember timings and clock speeds so i'll have to look it up, but i'm probably going to opt for mid-range settings).

I'm thinking of pushing the total up to 6GB by getting an extra 3x1GB in triple channel, as the motherboard has 3 more slots available in a separate "bank".
My question is, do the new sticks have to share clock speeds and timings with my existing ones, can i "underclock" the faster set to match the slower one if they need to match, or do i just plug them in as long as they are in separate banks?

In case of triple and dual channel RAM.. This has got to do with how the chipset addresses RAM and it's bus-width. Dual channel is 2*64bit and Triple 3*64bit bus-width.
For the chipset to be able to address memory like this they have to be identical in terms of not only speed but also model and make etc. The "system" sees the two or three RAM sticks as one bank of RAM memory.
On a X58 you have two sets of triple channel memory slots. That's why the banks have two sets of color coding.
You don't need to match your new set of RAM sticks with your existing ones in terms of make and model.. The new set should be matched though so that you can run them in triple channel as well. The bus can not run individual frequency to the different banks, so all memory must run on the same speed and with the same timings. So your "worst" RAM stick will set the mark for all other..

[Razorhead]

edit; i'lll be smart and wait for the final release. First see how the game is running on a E6750, 4GB DDR2 & 4870 1GB.

[Blackdog_kt]

Originally Posted by F19_lacrits

In case of triple and dual channel RAM.. This has got to do with how the chipset addresses RAM and it's bus-width. Dual channel is 2*64bit and Triple 3*64bit bus-width.
For the chipset to be able to address memory like this they have to be identical in terms of not only speed but also model and make etc. The "system" sees the two or three RAM sticks as one bank of RAM memory.
On a X58 you have two sets of triple channel memory slots. That's why the banks have two sets of color coding.
You don't need to match your new set of RAM sticks with your existing ones in terms of make and model.. The new set should be matched though so that you can run them in triple channel as well. The bus can not run individual frequency to the different banks, so all memory must run on the same speed and with the same timings. So your "worst" RAM stick will set the mark for all other..

So if i'm getting this correctly, i can buy 3 identical sticks that match each other but don't need to match the previous 3. Then i will have to downgrade my faster set to the speed and timings of the slower one.

Thanks for the input

[kendo65]

You'll get the 3 matched sticks when you buy a set of triple-channel ram.

As F19_lacrits says they can be of different spec to your current ones, but if so you will have to set everything to the speed (and settings ) of the slowest.

I still suggest, though, that for maximum ease and compatibility you just order a second set of the triple-channel ram you are already using.

[jldena]

Im sure about the procesor, not that sure about de graphic card. Will it be enough? Thank you.

Intel® CoreTM i7-2620M 2,70GHz
Windows® 7 Professional
500 GB Serial ATA (7200 rpm)
8 GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM
LCD 33,7 cm, 1366x768 + webcam
AMD Radeon(TM) HD 6630M 1GB

[klem]

That's a hard question to answer.
Looking at this:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Compute...s.13849.0.html

I'd say it sits a little above a 5650 which you can see also here:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...90,2879-7.html

Its not clear how CoD will perform on various hardware setups but if I had to guess I'd say ok at lower to medium settings.

OTOH you could turn it around and ask how it performs in IL-2. Perhaps you can expect at least that level of Graphics in CoD but will that mean 'low' by CoD standards and will that matter to you?

[jldena]

Thank you klem,

Do you think the procesor will help? that intel i7 is one of the new intel procesors called second generation also called "sandy bridge".