PC RAM memory amount needed

[jollyjack]

Hi, is there a reason to get more RAM installed than 16GB in an i7 9700K PC, Windows 64bit PRO?

[dburne]

Depends on the games you run.

For IL-2 16Gb is fine, at least currently.

[WallysWorld]

I built a new machine in September and did quite a lot of research on whether to install 16 or 32 GB of RAM. I settled on 16 GB as most websites say that is the sweet spot for gaming. 32 GB is needed for certain video editing applications and maybe nice to have for a few heavy duty RAM games.

 

Tom's Hardware 16 or 32 GB of RAM?

Edited November 16, 2019 by WallysWorld

[Leon_Portier]

I´m on 8 GB and it runs ok

[Jaws2002]

You are fine with 16GB for il'2.  DCS used more than 16GB on occasions..

[SvAF/F16_Goblin]

Depending on the application but I have 32 GB 3.2 GHz 4x8 paired sticks for the best performance.

DCS World likes memory ?

 

 

Edited November 17, 2019 by Goblin

[LLv34_Flanker]

S!

 

 Interesting video on memory. I wonder if anyone commented to get flight sims as well as data points?

[Sokol1]

In the game world, flight sim is virtually nonexistent. So use then as parameters in reviews will be meaningless for 99% of public target. ?

The last site to do this was SimHQ ~10 years ago, before their reviews section have been disabled due to lack of interest.

 

Maybe with MF FS2020 hype they became a bit more relevant.

Edited November 17, 2019 by Sokol1

[69th_Panp]

I've seen my memory usage peak at 10.9 gigs with some of the new maps after a few missions online

 

[AndyJWest]

50 minutes ago, Panp said:

I've seen my memory usage peak at 10.9 gigs with some of the new maps after a few missions online

 

 

Doesn't really indicate much, since Windows doesn't always accurately report how much memory an application is actually using. If there is spare RAM, it can leave it marked as in-use (as far as task manager is concerned) even when it has been freed.

Edited November 17, 2019 by AndyJWest

[Bostjan42]

I'm running 12GB DDR3s and IL2 runs perfectly fine. On the other hand DCS has issues (stuttering), but that was solved once I moved it to SSD.

[EAF51_Jimmi]

On 11/17/2019 at 6:39 PM, Sokol1 said:

In the game world, flight sim is virtually nonexistent. So use then as parameters in reviews will be meaningless for 99% of public target. ?

The last site to do this was SimHQ ~10 years ago, before their reviews section have been disabled due to lack of interest.

 

pls start checking https://babeltechreviews.com

 

they keep car and flight simmers in high regard both in 2d and VR

and are planning in depth reviews of il2 and DCS

 

https://babeltechreviews.com/the-sim-side-2021-vr-simulation-test-suite-part-ii/

 

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