Not enough RAM?

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thread starter ectoraper Sep 06 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

so. my maple plays fine for about 30 minutes and shuts down because the lack of RAM. Now, to fix this, i'm looking to buy a 512mb graphics card for about 50 dollars or a dual 1G set of RAM for about 40-50. my computer is vista with 1g of RAM and my card is a pretty weak business intel 250mb or around there. Which one would be the probable cause? im actually hoping for the graphics card because it would also speed things up a bit.. Thanks

Bodysnatchers Sep 06 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

It's both, because vista pretty much requires 2GB+ and intel integrated graphics just suck.

ectoraper 09/06/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Agreed. but would the card fix it?

Bodysnatchers 09/06/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

2x1GB DDR2 ram is like $18 if you order from tigerdirect or newegg. for the graphics card, upgrading to a dedicated card with 256MB more will make a difference.

ectoraper 09/06/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

yeah i saw a nice 40$ 512 mb nvidia on sale at best buy, so ill look at that. and i dont like online to much waiting and shipping errors. but i think my computer RAM is sufficient for now. Thanks : )

xxknicksxx 09/06/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

If its shutting down then its likely due to overheating, not lack of resources. If you were running out of resources, Windows would tell you and try to close programs.

DingeZ 09/06/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Get the RAM upgrade anyway. But which graphics card where you looking for? I would recommend a dual slot one, becouse they're mostly a lot cooler and (thus) perform better.

IcyShockMan 09/06/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

vRAM isn't everything, ya know... Just because it's 512MB doesn't mean it's a good card. Most cards already have 512MB vRAM. 2GB RAM for 40-50? That's really expensive...

LowWillpower 09/06/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Hold up there tiger. If your computer is shutting down, why do you assume it's RAM? I played MS on a 1GB Vista system fine.

davd127 09/06/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Down with Intel, Ati+Amd Ftw

LowWillpower 09/06/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

davd127 : Down with Intel, Ati+Amd Ftw I hope you know that ATI is technically AMD. Also, AMD gets destroyed by Intel at high end CPU's, since you know, AMD has nothing.

hernando585 09/06/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

First of all you have to figure out if your computer actually has slots for the ram and graphics card, and if they're compatible

peetsweee 09/06/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

davd127 : Down with Intel, Ati+Amd Ftw Intel processors >Amd processors

ectoraper 09/06/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

My PC wasnt shutting down, maple was, and an error comes up claiming to not have enough storage. i was on a bad card that was the problem. i went out and got a 512mb nvidia geforce 8400 gs for 40 on sale and it works super. and i can play CA and halo at max graphics ;)

LowWillpower 09/06/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

ectoraper : My PC wasnt shutting down, maple was, and an error comes up claiming to not have enough storage. i was on a bad card that was the problem. i went out and got a 512mb nvidia geforce 8400 gs for 40 on sale and it works super. and i can play CA and halo at max graphics ;) I have a feeling that the 8400 can't play CA/Halo on max very well. Unless by max you mean without AA/AF and on a not amazingly high resolution.