Memory
Increasing the amount of system memory hardly altered game performance. Everything from 256MB on up to 2GB played the same mechanically. We didn't experience much hitching due to reduced system memory. Load times, however, sped up considerably after we tossed more memory into the system. Not having enough system memory could triple the amount of time you spend staring at a load screen.
While memory may not have the most drastic in-game effect, it's a good rule of thumb to have at least 1GB or RAM in your system. For straight performance, nothing will top getting a faster video card; but if you're tired of waiting forever for the game to load, more memory will help to solve that problem.
Memory Performance Tests
(Longer bars indicate better performance)
AMD Athlon 64 FX-57 CPU, Asus A8N SLI Deluxe, 1GB (512MB x 2) Corsair XMS Memory, 250GB Maxtor Maxline III SATA Hard Disk Drive, Windows XP Professional.
Graphics Card: GeForce 7800 GTX.
Graphics Drivers: Nvidia ForceWare 81.85.
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