30.09.2009, 12:31
Hello all, this patch was alluded to in another thread viewtopic.php?t=20571&highlight=4gb+patch by Nephris but I thought I'd stick a post here so it might be easier to find. It is in the context of ATI graphics cards and memory leak CTDs. Obviously, it is for 64bit systems - look, I've said it up there in the title ;-)
Now I use Windows 7 64bit and I can't tell you if this has made a beneficial difference to the game performance, however it sounds like it should do and it certainly hasn't led to worse performance.
From the Website:
"4GB Patch
Date: 29/11/2007 Author: Daniel Pistelli
This very little tool patches x86 executables in order to let them have 4GB (instead of only 2) of virtual memory on x64 platforms. This tool comes very handy for applications which need a great amount of virtual memory like games, 3D renderization, multimedia etc. To gain these 2GB, you just have to use this tool to patch the executable (*.exe file) of the software you want to have these additional GBs of virtual memory. It can be used by clicking on it and choosing the file or through command line (e.g.: "4gb_patch file.exe"). It automatically creates a backup copy of the original executable."
http://ntcore.com/4gb_patch.php
Now I use Windows 7 64bit and I can't tell you if this has made a beneficial difference to the game performance, however it sounds like it should do and it certainly hasn't led to worse performance.
From the Website:
"4GB Patch
Date: 29/11/2007 Author: Daniel Pistelli
This very little tool patches x86 executables in order to let them have 4GB (instead of only 2) of virtual memory on x64 platforms. This tool comes very handy for applications which need a great amount of virtual memory like games, 3D renderization, multimedia etc. To gain these 2GB, you just have to use this tool to patch the executable (*.exe file) of the software you want to have these additional GBs of virtual memory. It can be used by clicking on it and choosing the file or through command line (e.g.: "4gb_patch file.exe"). It automatically creates a backup copy of the original executable."
http://ntcore.com/4gb_patch.php