doveman Posted May 29, 2018 Posted May 29, 2018 I understand that DCS 2.5 runs much better with 32GB vs 16GB RAM and I also use a Win7 Virtualbox (not whilst gaming) which needs about 8GB allocated to avoid error problems which is another reason to upgrade. So I'm planning to sell my 4*4GB Corsair Vengeance LP 1600Mhz CL9 (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) that I currently have installed, plus another 2*4GB of the same sticks which came from my spare system and buying s/h 4*8GB instead. I'm just wondering whether I'd see any significant difference if I upgrade to 1866Mhz RAM and whether I should stick with Corsair Vengeance LP or if Kingston Hyper-X Fury or any other LP sticks would be better? Motherboard is an Asus Z97-A and CPU is i5-4670k OC'd to 4.3Ghz. Main rig: i5-4670k @4.4Ghz, Asus Z97-A, Scythe Kotetsu HSF, 32GB Kingston Savage 2400Mhz DDR3, 1070ti, Win 10 x64, Samsung Evo 256GB SSD (OS & Data), OCZ 480GB SSD (Games), WD 2TB and WD 3TB HDDs, 1920x1200 Dell U2412M, 1920x1080 Dell P2314T touchscreen
BitMaster Posted May 29, 2018 Posted May 29, 2018 Wait, the OB uses "only" 10GB, I have taken 16GB of the 32GB out to test with 16GB alone, NO DIFFERENCE anymore with the new mem management. Save your funds ! Gigabyte Aorus X570S Master - Ryzen 5900X - Gskill 64GB 3200/CL14@3600/CL14 - Sapphire Nitro+ 7800XT - 4x Samsung 980Pro 1TB - 1x Samsung 870 Evo 1TB - 1x SanDisc 120GB SSD - Heatkiller IV - MoRa3-360LT@9x120mm Noctua F12 - Corsair AXi-1200 - TiR5-Pro - Warthog Hotas - Saitek Combat Pedals - Asus XG27ACG QHD 180Hz - Corsair K70 RGB Pro - Win11 Pro/Linux - Phanteks Evolv-X
doveman Posted May 29, 2018 Author Posted May 29, 2018 Ah, well if that's the case then great. However the recommended specs do say 32GB, so I'm wondering if your tests weren't fully pushing it. Maybe with certain maps it needs more for instance? It would be good to hear from some other users. Sent from my ZUK Z2132 using Tapatalk Main rig: i5-4670k @4.4Ghz, Asus Z97-A, Scythe Kotetsu HSF, 32GB Kingston Savage 2400Mhz DDR3, 1070ti, Win 10 x64, Samsung Evo 256GB SSD (OS & Data), OCZ 480GB SSD (Games), WD 2TB and WD 3TB HDDs, 1920x1200 Dell U2412M, 1920x1080 Dell P2314T touchscreen
BitMaster Posted May 30, 2018 Posted May 30, 2018 I fly online at BlueFlag only. During the tests the server had 40-50 clients online. With 2.5 this means 20-22GB RAM and 30GB swap, in OB it's 10.xGB RAM and 20GB swap, stable, across the 2 OB patches in my findings. Gigabyte Aorus X570S Master - Ryzen 5900X - Gskill 64GB 3200/CL14@3600/CL14 - Sapphire Nitro+ 7800XT - 4x Samsung 980Pro 1TB - 1x Samsung 870 Evo 1TB - 1x SanDisc 120GB SSD - Heatkiller IV - MoRa3-360LT@9x120mm Noctua F12 - Corsair AXi-1200 - TiR5-Pro - Warthog Hotas - Saitek Combat Pedals - Asus XG27ACG QHD 180Hz - Corsair K70 RGB Pro - Win11 Pro/Linux - Phanteks Evolv-X
doveman Posted May 30, 2018 Author Posted May 30, 2018 That's quite an improvement. I imagine MP is the most resource-hungry scenario. Maybe they'll change the recommended specs once it's out of OB. Main rig: i5-4670k @4.4Ghz, Asus Z97-A, Scythe Kotetsu HSF, 32GB Kingston Savage 2400Mhz DDR3, 1070ti, Win 10 x64, Samsung Evo 256GB SSD (OS & Data), OCZ 480GB SSD (Games), WD 2TB and WD 3TB HDDs, 1920x1200 Dell U2412M, 1920x1080 Dell P2314T touchscreen
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