ran BS1 on only 2gb ddr2 ram, but now BS2 needs much more ram

[Ramstein]

ran BS1 on only 2gb ddr2 ram, but now BS2 needs much more ram. I already ordered me DDR2 ram. But whenI ran Black Shark 2, the measily 2gb ddr2 ram was choked, and it could barely load with long pauses.. hopefully 2 gb ddr2 ram will helpa bunch, and more ram also desperatly needed for A-10C.

 

:joystick:

 

BS2 is much different and needs more resources to run a higher quality Black Sahrk, much meatier than BS1. No Doubt...

[WildBillKelsoe]

at least a 6 shooter is in order, or a new rig..

it takes 2-3 mins on my machine to load a mission from FLY to FLY.

[DTWD]

It's a bit extreme, but an SSD will speed up your load times imeasurably, but RAM will also be a big help.

 

I can load a mission in seconds with A10C on my SSD. They also help to minimise those stutters you get as new things are loaded in as your flying around.

 

I just tested the "Introduction to the A10C" training mission (the very first training mission) and from selecting the mission and pressing "start" to loaded and ready took 22 seconds. Actual loading (with the loading bar) took about 10 seconds.

 

In BS2 "Altitude EN" from pressing "Fly" to being ready took 20 seconds.

 

To be fully open about this the rest of my machine is also pretty fast (16GB RAM, Win 7 64bit I5 2500k @ 4.5Ghz), but the SSD is doing most of the leg work on loading. Admittedly the SSD is one of the fastest available (Crucial M4 with the latest firmware), but any SSD is many many times faster than a standard hard drive. I am not posting that show off, I am merely giving you context to work with the figures I have supplied.

 

So if you wish to radically change your loading times I strongly advocate an SSD. You don't have to run Windows on it (although that will also speed things up) so you don't need a massive one. 128GB would probably suffice to fit all your games on. I have a 256GB SSD and have over 150 GB left, it's got Windows 7 on it and loaded up with all other manner of software and games.

[bengo]

Well, it is stated clearly in the recommended system specs for BS2 :

 

Recommended system requirements: Operating system 64-bit: Windows Vista and 7; Processor: CPU: Core 2 Duo E8400, AMD Phenom X3 8750 or better; Memory: 4GB; Hard disk space: 7 GB; Video: Shader 3.0 or better; 896MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX260 DirectX 9.0c or better; Sound: DirectX 9.0c - compatible; DirectX?: 9.0C; requires internet activation.

Even the minimum requirements speak of 3GB.

I hope you're running 64-bit so you can take full advantage of the 4GB. If you have 64bit, you may be better of upgrading to 6GB.

The SSD-advice is valid as well.

Edited December 4, 2011 by bengo

[Kunter7]

It's a bit extreme, but an SSD will speed up your load times imeasurably, but RAM will also be a big help.

 

I can load a mission in seconds with A10C on my SSD. They also help to minimise those stutters you get as new things are loaded in as your flying around.

 

I just tested the "Introduction to the A10C" training mission (the very first training mission) and from selecting the mission and pressing "start" to loaded and ready took 22 seconds. Actual loading (with the loading bar) took about 10 seconds.

 

In BS2 "Altitude EN" from pressing "Fly" to being ready took 20 seconds.

 

To be fully open about this the rest of my machine is also pretty fast (16GB RAM, Win 7 64bit I5 2500k @ 4.5Ghz), but the SSD is doing most of the leg work on loading. Admittedly the SSD is one of the fastest available (Crucial M4 with the latest firmware), but any SSD is many many times faster than a standard hard drive. I am not posting that show off, I am merely giving you context to work with the figures I have supplied.

 

So if you wish to radically change your loading times I strongly advocate an SSD. You don't have to run Windows on it (although that will also speed things up) so you don't need a massive one. 128GB would probably suffice to fit all your games on. I have a 256GB SSD and have over 150 GB left, it's got Windows 7 on it and loaded up with all other manner of software and games.

 

I agree completely!

I just built a new machine almost exactly the same except with 2 M4's in a R0 with an i7 2600 processor. That gives me room to have the OS on the RAID. What a fantastic experience!

Not only does BS2 open and run like a sprinter, but you should see how fast Photoshop opens!

SSD's are the future, baby! :-)

[Mustang]

I went from 2x2 gb to 2x4 gb DDR3 1600mhz a few days ago, for me it has made a HUGE difference :D