I have 512 MB of RAM and have some issues with stuttering on fs9.1. Will upgrading to 1024 MB of RAM help my cause??? Thanks in advance

I'm in a similar boat. I don't have stutters, but I'm sure that more ram will help with load times and prelaoding/buffering.Tim

Yes it will help. I had 512 and added 256 and noticed about 10 extra FPS! You can't really have to much ram!

I also would recommend doubling your RAM. Not so much for the studders though. For that I would check what operations you have running behind the scenes as that usually contributes to studders.Try the free add-on FS Autostart if you haven't as it removes background services and programs. Great little applet.

Just gone from 512mb to 1024 myself and have noticed a big difference with the stutters.I always used to get a pause when landing the PMDG 737, but not anymore! Best thing I have done to my PC in a while.Glenn

Hi, when upping your RAM, you need to know exactly what you're doing. In certain cases, plain simply adding can be contra-productive. What it boils down to, is, the mainboard chipset, the current amount of modules and types (i.e. PC3200, PC2700, etc) and finally -commonly put- who built the system (or what was modified)? One hint, homebuilder's PC3200 256MB modules are extremely treacherous and often are 'hands-off'. Unfortunately, since none of the postings, mention either system details nor manufacturers, it's impossible to give a somewhat qualified reply. 'Yeah, up your RAM!' almost certainly isn't. Good luck and kind regards Jaap

Well,If you have no idea what memory configuration or mb/chipset you are using then you are in trouble.I was assuming the original poster had some idea of what was required for his setup.Personally:AMD Athlon XP2800+1024mb PC2700 Kingston HyperX RAM (previously only 512mb)2 x 256 + 1 x 512mb operating in dual channel as per ASUS instructions.ASUS A7N8X Deluxe (nForce2)ATi Radeon 9800 Pro

Hi and thanks for posting your specs. You seem to be very well off! What I call 'homebuilder RAM', in your case PC2700 256 and 512MB sticks, are mostly so called 'double-sided' modules (which nForces prefer). Consequently, you're taking full advantage of your nForce's chipset RAM addressing capabilities. You couldn't have done any better! People who started out on a nForce2 like you did, but with 2x256MB 'homebuilder' PC3200 and thus usually 'single-sided' RAM modules, will often, because of the single-sided, only be using half of the FSB's potential (this is what I ment with 'treacherous'). Btw, this is also usually the case with homebuilt 2x256MB PC3200 i875/865 systems. Dell and other OEMs know about these catches and they will have equipped shipped 2x256MB PC3200-systems with double-sided modules. In a.m. nForce cases, putting in another 512MB stick (PC3200/512 = 'double-sided'), provides two benefits; first the increased amount, but moreover, the two RAM-banks (aka 'sides') per channel get properly used. Case somebody pays attention to these kind of details and actually achieves 'ideal RAM banking', that somebody can only gain a minor, further performance percentage thereafter, by taking things to CL2.5 and lower. Nevertheless, long before getting into low latencies, one potentially still has much more to loose by i.e. using single-sided modules, or overloading an i875/865 mainboard with 4 double-sided sticks, or using 3 PC3200 modules on 754-AMD64s (which defaults the system to 333MHz), etc. It's comforting to know though, all these reasons often signify a change for the better too... Good luck and kind regards Jaap

Thank you all for your replies!!!! This will help me tremendously.Have a blessed Holiday Season!!!!!!!!!!!!

Whats the most RAM you can get?I hate the load times for photo scenery.I want to get a video card with 2 Gig of RAM. That should help with the scenery.Daniel.

>Whats the most RAM you can get?>>I hate the load times for photo scenery.>>I want to get a video card with 2 Gig of RAM. That should help>with the scenery.>>Daniel.Video card with 2 gig of RAM?Now what you want is a faster harddrive really. I have read that FS 2004 concentrates on loading it