Windows 7 Question : Crysis

» Thu Dec 30, 2010 10:50 pm

Could this be hurting the performance for Crysis 2?.........
Windows 7 is showing it's reserving 8GB of memory for my VIDEO CARDS.....lol

I can't find the settings to change this either?

» Fri Dec 31, 2010 4:14 am

Could this be hurting the performance for Crysis 2?.........
Windows 7 is showing it's reserving 8GB of memory for my VIDEO CARDS.....lol

I can't find the settings to change this either?

nothing to worry about

» Thu Dec 30, 2010 8:35 pm

Dude, is the OP trollin' or what? That is an insane amount of system resources at hand. I only have 2GB and a 3Ghz dual core processor and my PC runs crysis fine.

» Fri Dec 31, 2010 8:41 am

That extra 8GB is virtual memory (memory cached to your hard disk), providing your disk isn't running out of space it's fine.

» Thu Dec 30, 2010 10:22 pm

Could this be hurting the performance for Crysis 2?.........
Windows 7 is showing it's reserving 8GB of memory for my VIDEO CARDS.....lol

I can't find the settings to change this either?

What version of Windows 7 do you have?

And 4GB of ram is more than enough for Crysis 2.

» Thu Dec 30, 2010 10:25 pm

A graphics card with dedicated memory will not use system RAM.If your OS is Win7 home premium 64 bit you will not be able to use more than 16 GB.

"While the maximum RAM limit for 32-bit Windows 7 editions is 4GB, when it comes to the 64-bit editions, the amount of memory that the OS can address depends on which edition you are running.

Here are the upper RAM limits for the different editions of Windows 7:

Starter: 8GB
Home Basic: 8GB
Home Premium: 16GB
Professional: 192GB
Enterprise: 192GB
Ultimate: 192GB
These limits are similar to those for Vista editions, expect that Vista Enterprise and Vista Ultimate have had their upper limits raised from 128GB to 192GB.

The one to look out for there is the 16GB limit on Home Premium. If you’re building a Core i7 system then it’s quite easy (if you have the cash!) to exceed this limit. As long as you’re aware of the limit and plan your OS accordingly you’ll be OK."

Sources: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/max-memory-limits-for-64-bit-windows-7/4254

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366778(v=vs.85).aspx

You should upgrade your OS to Professional or Ultimate 64.