4GB Oblivion Patch

camartin001 · 06-15-2010, 03:52 AM

If you have a 64bit system and 4GB of ram, then this patch will be a must for you. Basically, Oblivion normally only uses 2GB of your RAM and will use no more than that.(Its actually about 1.9GB of RAM)

This Patch alters the games .exe file telling the game to make use of the rest of your RAM(Up to about 3.9GB).

This results in better performance and less memory crashes.

You can get the patch here.

velvetmeds · 06-15-2010, 04:07 AM

but if it alters the .exe then we can't use it on the steam version right?

camartin001 · 06-15-2010, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by velvetmeds

but if it alters the .exe then we can't use it on the steam version right?

Im using it with no issues. Just navigate to the oblivion.exe in steam and it works fine.

Inixen · 06-15-2010, 06:11 AM

Haha, when I saw the title of this, I assumed the worst, a patch 4gb in size. Discovered its only 6.3kb =D
Anyways, this sounds good. I didn't know it was limited to 2gb (or less) will have to try it.

velvetmeds · 06-15-2010, 07:55 AM

but i thought steam banned modified .exe ? or if you run it through the folder like you said the game runs "outside" of steam?

camartin001 · 06-15-2010, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by velvetmeds

but i thought steam banned modified .exe ? or if you run it through the folder like you said the game runs "outside" of steam?

Not that I can see. Works fine and gives a nice performance boost.

Freezy · 06-15-2010, 09:38 AM

steam only bans for modified files in multiplayer, so a singleplayer game like oblivion should be no problem afaik.

velvetmeds · 06-15-2010, 12:14 PM

yeah it works fine, nice

erocker · 06-15-2010, 02:50 PM

The link seems to be broken.

Extreme · 06-15-2010, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by erocker

The link seems to be broken.

Works for me

Taber83 · 06-15-2010, 07:14 PM

Holy crap! This fix is a godsend for my older x86 games on my Win7 x64! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

refried · 06-15-2010, 11:41 PM

what other games is this good for?

ibitato · 06-16-2010, 12:26 AM

ummm I have a heavily modded oblivion, will be testing this when I get home

ccfreak2k · 06-16-2010, 12:56 AM

It seems to modify the PE header, so it doesn't "alter the .exe" per se...

Gatekeeper · 06-16-2010, 01:56 AM

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Originally Posted by erocker

The link seems to be broken.

It isn't working for me either, just continually loading. Got a direct link to the .exe please?

06-15-2010, 03:52 AM	#1
camartin001 Join Date: Oct 2008 Reputation: 63 Posts: 204	4GB Oblivion Patch If you have a 64bit system and 4GB of ram, then this patch will be a must for you. Basically, Oblivion normally only uses 2GB of your RAM and will use no more than that.(Its actually about 1.9GB of RAM) This Patch alters the games .exe file telling the game to make use of the rest of your RAM(Up to about 3.9GB). This results in better performance and less memory crashes. You can get the patch here.

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06-15-2010, 04:07 AM	#2
velvetmeds Banned Join Date: Dec 2008 Reputation: 3270 Posts: 2,297	but if it alters the .exe then we can't use it on the steam version right?

06-15-2010, 06:11 AM	#4
Inixen Join Date: Nov 2009 Reputation: 13 Posts: 69	Haha, when I saw the title of this, I assumed the worst, a patch 4gb in size. Discovered its only 6.3kb =D Anyways, this sounds good. I didn't know it was limited to 2gb (or less) will have to try it.

06-15-2010, 07:55 AM	#5
velvetmeds Banned Join Date: Dec 2008 Reputation: 3270 Posts: 2,297	but i thought steam banned modified .exe ? or if you run it through the folder like you said the game runs "outside" of steam?

06-15-2010, 09:38 AM	#7
Freezy Join Date: Jun 2006 Reputation: 75 Posts: 163	steam only bans for modified files in multiplayer, so a singleplayer game like oblivion should be no problem afaik.

06-15-2010, 12:14 PM	#8
velvetmeds Banned Join Date: Dec 2008 Reputation: 3270 Posts: 2,297	yeah it works fine, nice

06-15-2010, 02:50 PM	#9
erocker Join Date: Oct 2009 Reputation: 0 Posts: 37	The link seems to be broken.

06-15-2010, 07:14 PM	#11
Taber83 Banned Join Date: Nov 2009 Reputation: 3 Posts: 92	Holy crap! This fix is a godsend for my older x86 games on my Win7 x64! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

06-15-2010, 11:41 PM	#12
refried Join Date: Dec 2009 Reputation: 13 Posts: 173	what other games is this good for?

06-16-2010, 12:26 AM	#13
ibitato Join Date: Oct 2009 Reputation: 52 Posts: 295	ummm I have a heavily modded oblivion, will be testing this when I get home

06-16-2010, 12:56 AM	#14
ccfreak2k Join Date: May 2007 Reputation: 12 Posts: 187	It seems to modify the PE header, so it doesn't "alter the .exe" per se...