Topic: Does Your Xbox Have 128mb Ram? (Read 2005 times)

Apatheia Incarantus · « **Reply #45 on:** May 24, 2004, 03:18:00 PM »

from a pure programming standpoint, adding 64 more megs of ram to your mother board won't do a thing to improve performance. unless you are using linux, your xbox games won't ever access that ram. why.. THEY WEREN'T PROGRAMMED TO. on a computer, programs are made to acces whatever memory is available. on an xbox, games are told specific memory addresses on the specific chips. it doens't care if the other chips are there, becuase it wasn't made to use it. and there isn't any background os (which is what makes the xbox able to play kewl games with less hardware) so the os can't tell it what to use.

a new processor, and new ram is only usefull if you are going to run linux. that's it.

A@ron · « **Reply #46 on:** May 24, 2004, 04:28:00 PM »

In addition, other homebrew software like XBMC DOES benefit from the additional RAM. How about next time you stop spreading FUD.

A@ron

Edit: haha the guy above me just wrote me a PM telling me to Fu*k Off. Go figure people don't like hearing they are wrong. Ben Franklin said: Better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool, then to open it and remove all doubt.

Perplexer · « **Reply #47 on:** May 25, 2004, 02:34:00 AM »

Not to mention that most retail Xbox games can be patched to utilize the extra RAM. Do a search for RAMDELIMIT. But I haven't done it personally (not a big game player)

Lots of reasons to upgrade to 128MB.

yigga · « **Reply #48 on:** May 25, 2004, 02:45:00 AM »

KingViper · « **Reply #49 on:** May 25, 2004, 04:34:00 PM »

Wow, so many people have no clue what the extra memory does and does not do.

1. If a game is not made for 128mb of ram, it won't use it. THATS IT. It will not mess up your game play, and you can always use the delimit patch, which on some games helps considerably. (Very action packed scenes in GTA3\Vice City)

2. You can play on live with the 128mb ram. Why? Because you must be using an original bios with live, which means an original cd, which means that neither the game will be screwed up (cuz of the delimit patch) and your bios will not utilize the other 64mb (cuz you're using an original bios)

3. You can install ram on any version motherboard exept obviously V1.6. (I'm pretty sure you can't piggyback the ram on a V1.6, cuz that would make the module look like 32mb ram instead of 16mb, and I dont think the MCPX is programed to see 32mb increments. Some people claim memory won't upgrade on a V1.4 and V1.5. I can personally say that YES THEY CAN.

4. XBMC, Surreal64, Linux, MAME. These are a few of the programs that use the extra ram. Probably every single emulator for the xbox uses the extra ram, these are the most famed ones.

5. Installing memory is NOT easy. Even if you have very good soldering skills there are still many things that can go wrong. I'm not saying don't try it, but if you have any doubt get one of the memory installers on the scene to do it. If you don't know who they are, then you haven't researched ram enough to know that you even want to upgrade.

These are a few of the things that drive me nuts. So many people make claims about memory upgrades that are untrue. Here are some facts to set people straight.

KingViper

death_driver_911 · « **Reply #50 on:** June 01, 2004, 08:43:00 AM »

I am still debating wheather to get the 128mb RAM upgrade done. I do not know if it is really worth it. I do NOT want to use xbox live. Please post your reasons for yes/no.
EDIT: I use linux and run a lot of emulators

Aron Parsons · « **Reply #51 on:** June 01, 2004, 09:23:00 AM »

Personally, I play a lot of emulators, run GentooX, and use XBMC quite a bit, but would never consider upgrading the memory just b/c of the cost. I'm not relying on my Xbox for anything critical, so if it wants to swap all the time and take a few minutes, I can live with it. If it can't play an emulated game, I'll play it on my PC. Just not cost-effective in my opinion (but if it were easy or free, I'd do it).

lookformeb · « **Reply #52 on:** June 01, 2004, 10:37:00 AM »

This poll: "Is The 128mb RAM Upgrade Really Worth It?" is practically identical to the one already circulating named "Does Your Xbox Have 128mb Ram?".

Merging.

Chazzz · « **Reply #53 on:** August 21, 2004, 05:06:00 AM »

A lot of people are saying they won't upgrade because it's to expensive and not really worth it, but I look at xbox modding as a hobby. I enjoy making my xbox better even if it doesn't really need it. I think I'm going to do it once I get my executer 3 and a better hard drive, and personally I would never let someone else touch my xbox and perform a mod for me. I have too much pride

FallsInc · « **Reply #54 on:** August 21, 2004, 10:19:00 AM »

i could do it very easily, but its teh funds, or rather the lack thereof that prevents me

A.Z.BEST · « **Reply #55 on:** August 21, 2004, 12:45:00 PM »

bleugh · « **Reply #56 on:** September 07, 2004, 02:22:00 PM »

I'm offering UK / European memory upgrades!

I can offer a very quick turn around for your motherboard, or sell you a ready upgraded motherboard!.

and, i'm currently the cheapest in Europe, and THE ONLY modder in the UK

namek0 · « **Reply #57 on:** September 22, 2004, 01:11:00 PM »

A@ron:

thx for keeping those videos up. I'm at work (a school computer lab) and I d/l them in a matter of seconds at 2.4 megs/sec, woohoo

Camstheman · « **Reply #58 on:** September 22, 2004, 06:34:00 PM »

Personally, I think that mod is pointless

A@ron · « **Reply #59 on:** September 22, 2004, 07:26:00 PM »

well if those videos haven't stopped working they soon will. I graduated college and my engineering account is soon to be deactivated... so if they were on the colleges bandwith they will be gone soon.

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