Such an upgrade today does not put much strain on the wallet. If it is really necessary.

I'd be more worried about VRAM.

This is supposed to work on Xbox so people shouldn't go crazy when it comes to upgrading, I would wait for a reasonable time. 

IMO, vRAM & Internet speed will be more important than system RAM. 32gigs should be good enough for most of us.

RAM is the most painless system upgrade. It's not expensive, and is quickly and easily replaced with no effect on software.

It's also easy to spot when RAM is a performance bottleneck, so I'll be playing 2024 with all the add-ons before I even think about upgrading.

 

I built my 2016 fsx pc with 64gb of ram and a few months ago in March my 2024 msfs pc with 96gb. I always future proof my installs and the multi tasking is vastly superior with zero disc caching going on. I guess I'm ready for msfs 2028 😁. 

No point in posting an expert opinion here anymore, you'll just get shouted down. Whenever someone tells me "you don't NEED" something I do the Homer meme and fade back into the bushes. 

9 minutes ago, sloppysmusic said:

I built my 2016 fsx pc with 64gb of ram and a few months ago in March my 2024 msfs pc with 96gb. I always future proof my installs and the multi tasking is vastly superior with zero disc caching going on. I guess I'm ready for msfs 2028 😁. 

No point in posting an expert opinion here anymore, you'll just get shouted down. Whenever someone tells me "you don't NEED" something I do the Homer meme and fade back into the bushes. 

Are you a DJ or a Musician? Maybe an audio engineer? Just wondering.

12 minutes ago, CFIJose said:

Are you a DJ or a Musician? Maybe an audio engineer?

seeing as you asked, employed or self employed professionally during my life in no particular order:

Online (eBay) Nikon pro gear retailer

Musician (bass player)

Audio Engineer (Reaper DAW/Akai DPS 24 MkII/Tascam 34)

Photographer (event)

Videographer/editor (commercial/music videos)

IT Consultant ( company wide pc/server builds/network comms install/ancient NT4 MCSE+I)

Cashier (bank)

Sony A/V store deputy manager (London Charing X tube station)

Photographic salesman (Birmingham/London UK)

Journalist (only 9 months but the most fun of all)

Motorcycle courier (Central London/nationwide UK)/Van courier

I have earned money using other skills but not consistently (winning snooker/pool tournaments for example)

I guess that sounds like a rather messy CV, but it is what it is :D

2 minutes ago, sloppysmusic said:

seeing as you asked, employed or self employed professionally during my life in no particular order:

Online (eBay) Nikon pro gear retailer

Musician (bass player)

Audio Engineer (Reaper DAW/Akai DPS 24 MkII/Tascam 34)

Photographer (event)

Videographer/editor (commercial/music videos)

IT Consultant ( company wide pc/server builds/network comms install/ancient NT4 MCSE+I)

Cashier (bank)

Sony A/V store deputy manager (London Charing X tube station)

Photographic salesman (Birmingham/London UK)

Journalist (only 9 months but the most fun of all)

Motorcycle courier (Central London/nationwide UK)/Van courier

I have earned money using other skills but not consistently (winning snooker/pool tournaments for example)

I guess that sounds like a rather messy CV, but it is what it is 😄

Sweet! Thanks for sharing.

Mainly, thanks for your advice on upgrading to 64 GB. Do you know if it solves the occasional pauses I experience when arriving at big airports? I don't get micro pauses all the time, but it would be wonderful to finally eradicate them from my MSFS 2020.

BTW, I was a Club & Mobile DJ for 30 years. DJ/Producer for fun. CFII as a hobby.

25 minutes ago, CFIJose said:

BTW, I was a Club & Mobile DJ for 30 years

I'd have loved to be a DJ at some point. Even now! Playing all the old and unknown classics of course lol not the popular stuff.

As regards the pauses, my 96GB didn't help with SU15 when it first came out. RAM is the easiest and cheapest bottleneck to remove from a pc build. If the sim PRELOADS data efficiently that helps a lot. Sorry got run family birthday!

14 hours ago, aniiran said:

I have 64 now and it made a big difference in stutters and performance.  This thing is memory hungry.  I have seen FS2020 use 28GB of RAM with GSX, FSLTL and 3rd party sceneries and the FENIX A320. 

Hi. Did anything else change, or solely going from 32 to 64 stopped the odd landing stutter etc? 

I'm sure a lot of the basis for the 'Ideal' spec of 64Gb has a lot to do with what your display resolution is, what you run your 'native' rate at, and even what your internet bandwidth is.  I also understand one has the option of loading more core sim (like MSFS 2020 does), but not sure how true that is.  I run a native rate between 40 and 50fps, 3440x1440 display and run the most complex planes in the most complex airports with GSX, FSLTL, SLC, APL active.  NEVER has seen more than 18Gb of SRAM in use in the past 4 years.  For my setup I doubt I'll need more RAM but we'll see soon enough and it's a piece of cake and cheap to change if needed.  I'm hoping 2024 uses more VRAM as half of mine is asleep most of the time.

Edited September 21, 20241 yr by Noel

i have 32GB and wont be diving in early to top up see what happens !

3 hours ago, flyingscampi said:

I'd be more worried about VRAM.

YES! I find it strange that they state 12GB of VRAM as ‘ideal’.

16 minutes ago, outermarker said:

YES! I find it strange that they state 12GB of VRAM as ‘ideal’.

Before I built a new system last year, I watched MSFS performance videos with 12GB of VRAM in use. It was the main reason that drove me to get a 7900 XT with 20 GB as the 4700 at the time only had 12.

Edited September 21, 20241 yr by flyingscampi