16 or 32 Gig of Ram?

[hansangb]

And it'll continue to go up for the foreseeable future. The projection for most manufacturer is that it won't come down for the next 6 months. :(

[VampireNZ]

Yeah, Ive used them in the past, just havnt really seen any DDR4 3200 with tight timings though. I have my eye out on 32gig 3200 with 15-15-15-35 Voltage 1.35V. Prices have gone up quite a bit in the last couple weeks. Was eyeing a set for $269, same set is now $340,,, yuk!

 

Just got myself some new G.Skill Trident 3200MHz 14-14-14-34 recently actually, not too bad.

 

https://www.gskill.com/en/product/f4-3200c14d-32gtzr

 

But I did read somewhere that some pretty big reductions in RAM timings are on the horizon.

[Aluminum Donkey]

Here's a suggestion: instead of being too anal about memory timings and quantities, get an i5-6600k or i5-7600k CPU and overclock it to more than 4.0 GHz. Get a decent mobo, nothing over-the-top fancy and expensive, because it won't help! Neither will an i7 CPU, because DCSW only uses 2 threads--one for the simulation engine, and one for sound.

 

Get 16GB of decently fast DDR4.

 

Forget about that GTX 980 Ti--yeah, they're pretty good, but the new stuff is better. Get yourself a GTX 1070 8GB, or even a 1080 Ti (11GB!) if you particularly enjoy the acrid smell of burning money. Forget about the 1080--the 1070 is much cheaper, is just about as fast when overclocked to 2000+ MHz (which they'll all do) and both have 8GB of VRAM, which means you won't need 32GB of system RAM. I'm not entirely sure why they make the 1080 anymore, it's only about 20% faster than the 1070, but costs 50% more. For a 'killer' rig, don't mess around and get that 1080 Ti! 16GB system memory is plenty when you have 11GB VRAM.

 

With the cash you save on a fancy/expensive i7 CPU, expensive mobo, most expensive RAM, get a great video card. Trust me--it's money well spent, unlike all that other stuff, which looks impressive in a sig, but doesn't improve your actual gaming experience any.

 

Now, you'll have a system that REALLY performs well, instead of just "Hey everyone I own THIS!!" bragging rights on the Internet.

[Haukka81]

Here's a suggestion: instead of being too anal about memory timings and quantities, get an i5-6600k or i5-7600k CPU and overclock it to more than 4.0 GHz. Get a decent mobo, nothing over-the-top fancy and expensive, because it won't help! Neither will an i7 CPU, because DCSW only uses 2 threads--one for the simulation engine, and one for sound.

 

 

 

Get 16GB of decently fast DDR4.

 

 

 

Forget about that GTX 980 Ti--yeah, they're pretty good, but the new stuff is better. Get yourself a GTX 1070 8GB, or even a 1080 Ti (11GB!) if you particularly enjoy the acrid smell of burning money. Forget about the 1080--the 1070 is much cheaper, is just about as fast when overclocked to 2000+ MHz (which they'll all do) and both have 8GB of VRAM, which means you won't need 32GB of system RAM. I'm not entirely sure why they make the 1080 anymore, it's only about 20% faster than the 1070, but costs 50% more. For a 'killer' rig, don't mess around and get that 1080 Ti! 16GB system memory is plenty when you have 11GB VRAM.

 

 

 

With the cash you save on a fancy/expensive i7 CPU, expensive mobo, most expensive RAM, get a great video card. Trust me--it's money well spent, unlike all that other stuff, which looks impressive in a sig, but doesn't improve your actual gaming experience any.

 

 

 

Now, you'll have a system that REALLY performs well, instead of just "Hey everyone I own THIS!!" bragging rights on the Internet.

 

 

 

+1 for this. Truht when it comes to dcs

 

 

Sent when im drunk with my iphone near me :)

[Fakum]

I appreciate the hardware suggestions, but I already have all the parts to build the next gaming rig. All I need now is memory sticks and the point of this was how much ram 16 or 32? I decided (after much feedback here and reading elsewhere) that I would likely go for the 32, although 16 MIGHT suffice. I have not read anything yet that absolutely convinces me that it will be wasted.