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Is 32 GB enough for FS2020?

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Or...  Is there a noticeable boost going from 32 GB vs 64 GB?  Or...  Is it a waste?

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It's one of those how long is a piece of string questions, but the general consensus is that 32gb is fine with little gain going higher many run with just 16gb and have no problems

I've been doing fine with 32GB since Alpha. More than enough, IMO...

I also reverted to DX11, but used MFS in DX12 for quite a while.

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Flightsimming since 1992

AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB, 1 TB and 500 GB nvme2 SSD drives, HP 27" 60Hz LED monitor @ 1920x1080, T16000, Hotas from old X52 Pro, Saitek Combat Rudder Pro (2010 model)

32gb is fine, Asobo did an optimisation pass on the code a while back which helped 'lower' the initial excessive use of RAM. I run many apps alongside MSFS + VR (all world Updates, many mods etc) and these days it rarely goes above 25gb usage (using MSI Afterburner Monitor).

Pico Neo3 Link VR - Windows 11 64bit, Gigabyte Z590 Aorus Elite Mobo, i7-10700KF CPU, Gigabyte RX 9070 XT OC 16gb (AMD GPU), 32gig Corsair 3600mhz RAM, SSD x2 + M.2 SSD 1tb x1

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I have 32 gb and didn't notice any improvement when I increased from 16 gb.

From what I've seen and heard, MSFS doesn't use more than 16 gb so 64 gb is overkill (unless you need it for other purposes).

Ryzen 5800X3D, Nvidia RTX5080 - 32 Gig DDR4 RAM, 1TB & 2 TB NVME drives - Windows 11 64 bit MSFS 2024 Premium Deluxe Edition Resolution 2560 x 1440 (32 inch curved monitor)

I'm running this sim with 8 gigs of system ram. 

I have 32. Most usage I've seen so far when running MSFS was 19 GB.

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9800x3D (Strix x870e-E)  -  64GB RAM (DDR5 6000, CL 30)  -  RTX 5090, 34'' 1440p OLED HDR  -  Windows 11 Pro (1TB M.2)  -  MSFS 2024 (MS Store, 4TB M.2).

yes, 32gb is plenty enough, no there is no benefit going to 64

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4 hours ago, Cavemanhead said:

Or...  Is there a noticeable boost going from 32 GB vs 64 GB?  Or...  Is it a waste?

I run mine off 16gb with a ryzen 5 3500 and 3060ti, in 4k with a mix of high and ultra settings.  Locked at 30fps everywhere I go.  I reckon 32 might do it.

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Even 32 is overkill. 

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If you have 32GB of RAM already, the money would be better spent elsewhere.  You will not see even a 1% gain by doing this. 

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30 minutes ago, bobcat999 said:

If you have 32GB of RAM already, the money would be better spent elsewhere.  You will not see even a 1% gain by doing this. 

That´s just right, (unfortunately ) i had 32GB RAM and got 64GB RAM and i can not see any difference whats over - so 32GB RAM is enough .

I never saw the RAM reaches near 32GB..

cheers 😉

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08.2024 new PC is online :  ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-F GAMING WIFI Mainboard,  AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D Prozessor, G.Skill DIMM 64 GB DDR5-6000 (2x 32 GB) Dual-Kit, MSI GeForce RTX 4090 VENTUS 3X E 24G OC Grafikkarte, 2x WD Black SN850X NVMe SSD 4 TB - Drive C+D, WD Gold Enterprise Class 12 TB for storage  HDD, Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 1000W PC - Power supply, Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 EVO CPU Aircooler with 7 Heatpipes, Design Meshify 2 White TG Clear Tint Tower-Case, 3x 4K monitors 2x32 Samsung 1x27 LG  3840x2160, Windows11 Prof. 23H2 - now Windows11 Prof. 25H2

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Been running with 16GB since day one, zero problems. 

 

 

 

16GB is sufficient on my system with a 4K display. I run it with vsync at 30 fps, but unlocked it runs the PMDG 737 over 40 fps on ULTRA.

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i7-11700K, 32 GB DDR4 3.6 GHz, MSI RTX 3070ti, Dell 4K monitor

 

1 hour ago, St Mawgan said:

Even 32 is overkill. 

Disagree on that.  I've gone over 16 before.  Run 4k and addons + browser tabs.  But haven't seen more than 18/19. 

5800X3D, 4090FE, 64GB DDR4 3600C16, Gigabyte X570S MB, EVO 970 M.2's, Alienware 3821DW  and 2  22" monitors, Corsair RM1000x PSU,  360MM MSI MEG, MFG Crosswind, T16000M Stick, Boeing TCA Yoke/Throttle, Skalarki MCDU and FCU, Logitech Radio Panel/Switch Panel, Spad.Next

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