[Bimmer]

I'm running an old computer: Athlon 64 3200+, 1GB PC2700, 7600GS, XP SP1. I've noticed that in large missions on some of the new maps that incorporate high quality textures and are quite large (the Slot is the primary issue, but I've seen similar things on others), I'm getting pauses (and the occasional lock-up/crash) when changing views or when new graphics/objects/effects have to load.

I know I desperately need to upgrade the whole machine, but for the moment I'm looking to avoid that. Other than the problem noted, I've got IL2 running well enough for my liking. My question is this: Would upgrading to 2GB RAM show notable improvement on the specific issue mentioned above?

Thanks for your suggestions.