How much RAM is required for gaming in 2018
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No way 8GB will be sufficient for modern AAA titles. e.g. I remember Call Of Duty crashing on me with 8GB RAM and 3GB VRAM untill i set a lot of virtual memory. And it's been years. I have 16GB now because buying 12 is kinda strange decision
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16GB is the current sweet spot for most gaming. Less than that will cause frequent performance dips in many games due to not having enough memory to keep game assets in RAM or file system cache.
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I'm gaming with 8gb in dual channel without issues. Games I've been playing are GTA V, Destiny 2, Hellblade, WoWs, Diablo 3, Black Desert & Witcher 3.
That being said if budget isn't a issue then just grab 2x8gb (16gb) as it will last awhile.
That being said if budget isn't a issue then just grab 2x8gb (16gb) as it will last awhile.
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I have a similar question I'd like to ask along the same theme. How important is the speed? And can the rest of the PC components bottleneck as a result of that?
I've got a Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB DDR4 (4x4GB) CL16 PC4-22400 (2800MHz) that runs on 2100MHz due to unable issues with XMP in bios. How big a performance drop is that compared to a 16GB dual channel at DDR4 3600MHz for example?
I've got a Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB DDR4 (4x4GB) CL16 PC4-22400 (2800MHz) that runs on 2100MHz due to unable issues with XMP in bios. How big a performance drop is that compared to a 16GB dual channel at DDR4 3600MHz for example?
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You'll be fine with 8gb if your budget isn't that high. Just get a 2x4gb kit as the system will perform better in dual channel. I have a friend of mine that runs games such as Destiny 2 on med-low settings using a X4 965/4gb DDR3/R9 290 but runs the bare minimum in the background to keep the FPS around 45-55 (CPU is quite old). As long as your not streaming or running multiple programs in the background you'll be fine with 8gb for now.
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Infinite Warfare on high settings.
I quote:
Recommended Requirements
OS: Win 7 64
Processor: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz / AMD FX-8320
Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 280X or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB
System Memory: 16 GB RAM
Setting texture resolution to highest caused a CTD with 8GB RAM and 3 VRAM.
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8 GB will work fine as long as you have a dedicated video card, 16gb if your using a processor for the video, 16gb to have pleanty for the life of the PC. One exception would be if you going to be running VR then go ahead and get 32gb of memory their already saying 16gb will not do for the new upcoming VR games.
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