Im about to upgrade from 512 to 1 gig ram. I like to play my games (sims2 and simcity4) while listening to windows media player radio and as you know it makes the game move slow. I actually have 384mb because of shared ram with my vid card (X200), but I will get the X800. So if I make the upgrade will that help out for the performance?

Most gamers will tell you that 1gb is the minimum if your serious these days. hence alot including myself have 2gb.

You might find the article in this thread interesting: "Need 2 gigs of RAM?" http://www.computing.net/gaming/wwwboard/forum/5508.html ASUS A7N8X-X Athlon XP 1800+ 8.5 x 200MHz 1024MB PC3200 2.5-3-3-7 Asus A9550GE/TD 128MB WinME/WinXP Pro SP2

Windows Media Player *high voice* suuuuuuuuuucks. Memory hog! Thanks for the plug, Jam. :-) Please help survivors of Hurricane Katrina! www.redcross.org

"Thanks for the plug, Jam" Probably should have given you full credit, but if he checks it out, he'll know it was your post. I'll make the adjustment next time ;) ASUS A7N8X-X Athlon XP 1800+ 8.5 x 200MHz 1024MB PC3200 2.5-3-3-7 Asus A9550GE/TD 128MB WinME/WinXP Pro SP2

I guess the 2gb thing is more a matter of ppl wanting more than the next guy in most cases...however I user photoshop alot so thats my excuse! :-) God article though...still not completely convinced all new titles over the next yeah wont break the 1gb barrier. we'll see

"Still not completely convinced all new titles over the next yeah wont break the 1gb barrier. we'll see." BF2 seems to respond some to 2GB, but it's not significant. Over the next year, you probably will see some more titles, but the point is it's not necessary yet. Please help survivors of Hurricane Katrina! www.redcross.org