I currently only have one 128MB Micron DDR PC2100(mobo can't support higher frequency) stick in my computer. While playing the game Mafia, I keep 'System Monitor' open the in the background to see what my peak swapfile usage is while the game is running.
I found out that it consistently uses 280-300MB's of swapfile(along with the 50MBs of physical Ram that's leftover after Win98 loads) and fiercly stutters after about 30 minutes of playtime.
So I'm assuming that if I get a 512MB stick(instead of a 256MB stick), I'll get absolutely no swapfile access, which will make my games run smoother. Am I correct, or is more Ram just to make your games LOAD quicker?
I found out that it consistently uses 280-300MB's of swapfile(along with the 50MBs of physical Ram that's leftover after Win98 loads) and fiercly stutters after about 30 minutes of playtime.
So I'm assuming that if I get a 512MB stick(instead of a 256MB stick), I'll get absolutely no swapfile access, which will make my games run smoother. Am I correct, or is more Ram just to make your games LOAD quicker?