GRAPHICS to RAM?

[Curious Adrian]

Hey guys! I'm a total empty-head about Graphics and etc... But would Installing High-End Graphics card to your system mean requiring Bigger and better RAM hardwares?

Because I'm planning to buy a GIGABYTE Radeon HD 7770 ghz Edition OC 2gb ddr5 graphics card. But I think my RAM is quite low too and I'm afraid it might affect my games' performance (Dota2 and online browser-based games ... to be exact).

I'm wondering if I'd be needing to buy better RAM hardware too.


Thanks in Advance

 

[Someone Somewhere]

Shouldn't make a difference.

 

[techgeek]

What are your system specs, include OS.

Generally speaking 8GB of system RAM is the sweet spot now. You can still get away with 4GB in most cases, but games like Skyrim and COD: Ghosts like more than 4GB.

 

[amanchandra]

Theoretically, you can install high end GPU along with very low RAM depending on the OS. It doesn't contradict anything.

But logically, if you install a high end GPU(say R9 290x 4GB DDR5) along with 1 or 2GB RAM, it would be foolish as most games and bigger softwares won't be able to run smoothly.

In your case, you should keep at least 3 GB ram, as the OS will take up about 1GB and you'll have enough memory for extracurricular activities.


There is no definite ratio. If want to take a reference, just take a look at any high end game's system requirements!

 

[bryonhowley]

Should not make much difference and since the 7770 is NOT a high-end card it would not make any difference anyway.

 

[Curious Adrian]

What are your system specs, include OS.

Generally speaking 8GB of system RAM is the sweet spot now. You can still get away with 4GB in most cases, but games like Skyrim and COD: Ghosts like more than 4GB.

bro... here's my pc specs....

OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU @ 2.00 GHz (2CPUs)
Memory: 990 RAM
DX Version 9.0c

Display
Device: VIA/S3G UniChrome Pro IGP
Approx. Total Memory: 32.0 MB

I'm wondering what's best to upgrade with a budget of $180. By the way... I'm not planning to play High End games... All i'm trying to get on my PC is Dota2 and play some Browser based games

 

[smeezekitty]

Your CPU will badly bottleneck pretty much any card.
And is that 1 GB of RAM? If so that is way too little

 

[Someone Somewhere]

Ooh, those Unichrome iGPUs are gutless. I've got a mITX board with one on, and it has trouble rendering moving windows...

 

[Curious Adrian]

Should not make much difference and since the 7770 is NOT a high-end card it would not make any difference anyway.

Oh it isn't? but is it a good choice to buy and install one?

 

[Curious Adrian]

Ooh, those Unichrome iGPUs are gutless. I've got a mITX board with one on, and it has trouble rendering moving windows...

hmmm... yeah it sucks bro.... do u think a Radeon 7770 would be so much better than it?

 

[smeezekitty]

Its not high end but it is much better than any onboard GPU.
That said the rest of your system is very weak

 

[Curious Adrian]

Your CPU will badly bottleneck pretty much any card.
And is that 1 GB of RAM? If so that is way too little

Do you mean I would need to upgrade my processor too?