I only have 16 GB, and I will wait to see how it goes, because I only have a 1080Ti so I don't think I will be using full ultra settings anyway.

I will maybe just turn the settings down a notch or two from ultra and see if it is good enough for me; even with this new tech I still expect a trade off between frame rate and beauty!

I suppose if you have a 20x0 series GPU, it might be worth backing it up with 32 GB or RAM and turning the settings up then to match the capability of the GPU, but I won't be in that territory for a while.

I suppose increasing the virtual RAM / swap file is out of the question.  Those were the days!  😄

Edited August 6, 20205 yr by bobcat999

I was a tester from Day One. And almost every time I used the sim -- which was virtually every day -- I kept a window on my screen providing real-time information on CPU and GPU usage, as well as memory usage. I have 32GB of memory and I run the sim at 4K. But I never recall a single instance in which memory usage spiked past 16GB on my real-time stats feedback. The sim seems geared for 16 GB. Obviously the more memory you have, the better. But my own experience, over hundreds of hours, seems to confirm that 16GB does a perfectly fine job even at very high resolutions. Most people will be delighted with how well the new sim performs even on older hardware. 

I'm limited to my 16GB of DDR3 GSKILL 2800 and have no issues as long as I don't have a bunch of other applications running. I never run the sim at the same time as Chrome, as it is a memory hog. Will have to see how things progress when addons come out. If you have 16GB, I would advise you wait and see before upgrading.

42 minutes ago, B777ER said:

I have 64GB of ram. Call me Mr. Futureproof.

My new sim computer came with:

Quote Dell XPS 8930 Tower Desktop - 9th Gen Intel Core i9-9900K 8-Core CPU up to 5.00 GHz, 64GB Memory, 2TB SSD + 3TB Hard Drive, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6, DVD Burner, Windows 10 Home I only have P3D v5.x  installed at the moment on 3TB HD. I'm saving the 2TB SSD for MSFS when it's available on the 18th. I've also finally gotten the darn LAN working between my four computers now. Getting it to work was a massive pain in the derriere... 😎

44 minutes ago, bobcat999 said:

I only have a 1080Ti

Only? That's a bit like John Holmes saying he only has 12".

9 minutes ago, Ron Attwood said:

Only? That's a bit like John Holmes saying he only has 12".

😀.  I know the 1080Ti is still a good card, but I am feeling a little bit left behind with all the talk of the 20x0 series cards and even the 30x0 series on the horizon!

 

PS.  I had to look up John Holmes, then quickly delete my internet history.  I hope I haven't breached my restraining order!  🤣

Edited August 6, 20205 yr by bobcat999

1 hour ago, jcomm said:

I've been on 16GB DDR3, i5 2500 and GTX 960...

But you probably have to turn down the graphics so low just to run it, that the need for ram is very diminished.......

3 minutes ago, bobcat999 said:

😀.  I know the 1080Ti is still a good card, but I am feeling a little bit left behind with all the talk of the 20x0 seties cards and even the 30x0 series on the horizon!

You're fine . I run a 1080 in ultra @ 2k

 

Edited August 6, 20205 yr by joec63

Don't worry to much about it. But RAM is so cheap, so if you are building a new system then you might as well - imo.

 

Depends on resolution and settings: For 1080p 16GB is absolutely no problem, for 1440p it could get tight.

52 minutes ago, David Mills said:

I was a tester from Day One. And almost every time I used the sim -- which was virtually every day -- I kept a window on my screen providing real-time information on CPU and GPU usage, as well as memory usage. I have 32GB of memory and I run the sim at 4K. But I never recall a single instance in which memory usage spiked past 16GB on my real-time stats feedback. The sim seems geared for 16 GB. Obviously the more memory you have, the better. But my own experience, over hundreds of hours, seems to confirm that 16GB does a perfectly fine job even at very high resolutions. Most people will be delighted with how well the new sim performs even on older hardware. 

I'm past 16gb all the time.

EDIT: Not only that, but I'm very curious why no video creator has, to date, run with monitoring software prominently displayed, above and beyond simple FPS.......

MSI Afterburner is not rocket science.......

Edited August 6, 20205 yr by HiFlyer

1 minute ago, joec63 said:

Your fine . I run a 1080 in ultra @ 2k

 

Thanks - that is good news! 👍

11 minutes ago, bobcat999 said:

😀.  I know the 1080Ti is still a good card, but I am feeling a little bit left behind with all the talk of the 20x0 seties cards and even the 30x0 series on the horizon!

 

PS.  I had to look up John Holmes, then quickly delete my internet history.  I hope I haven't breached my restraining order!  🤣

When a graphics card, or any other bit of kit, stops doing what you want, then is the time to upgrade. Not because of talk.

2c

EDIT: Quite a lad wasn't he? 🙂

Edited August 6, 20205 yr by Ron Attwood

6 minutes ago, HiFlyer said:

I'm past 16gb all the time.

EDIT: Not only that, but I'm very curious why no video creator has, to date, run with monitoring software prominently displayed, above and beyond simple FPS.......

MSI Afterburner is not rocket science.......

Is it possible though that it may scale RAM usage according to how much free RAM it can see? 

After all, I believe users with 8 GB of RAM have been testing it without crashing, granted there may be some performance or visual degradation though.

5 minutes ago, HiFlyer said:

I'm past 16gb all the time.

EDIT: Not only that, but I'm very curious why no video creator has, to date, run with monitoring software prominently displayed, above and beyond simple FPS.......

Because most of them haven't got any technical clue, all they are interested in is clicks and views post Renton NDA. The only exception is digital Foundry, they are well known outside this forum for their in-depth and thorough analysis of gaming statistics.