April 18Apr 18 I don't regret having 64 of ram. It makes my flight sim more study. With all my side programs running, my usage climb to 60% at times. 32 is okay but you will it a wall. Bill McIntyre Asus StrixB650E-F Gamer, AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D, Corsair Titanium DDR5 64GB, Samsung 990 PRO-4TB M.2, (4) 2TB SSD's, Corsair H1150i liquid cooler, RTX 2080TI Founders Edition, (2) LG 34" HD Curved Monitor, Sound Blaster Audigy X, 1Kw PC Power & Cooling Power Supply, Corsair Obsidian Full tower Case. MSFS 2024, WIN11 Pro x64
April 18Apr 18 With my lowly AM4 motherboard, 64GB cost me about $110. I bought when the msfs2024 specs first came out which sort of scared everyone into getting 64GB. RAM for an AM5 motherboard was and still is very much more expensive. Those 2 different motherboards can't use the same spec ram. What works on one won't work on the other. 5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR.
April 18Apr 18 Microsoft recommends 32 GB my test configuration: MSFS 2024 Beta SU5, EGLL, runway 27R, A320 Neo AI Traffic Ultra, other settings on ULTRA - HIGH no other programs running 4 tests, same situation, varying memory load from 18 - 36 GB. 96 GB is unnecessary overkill Edited April 18Apr 18 by turbomax AMD 7800X3D, Windows 11, Gigabyte X670 AORUS Elite AX Motherboard, 64GB DDR5 G.SKILL Trident Z5 NEO RGB (AMD Expo), RTX 4090, Samsung 980 PRO M.2 NVMe SSD 2 TB PCIe 4.0, Samsung 980 PRO M.2 NVMe SSD 1 TB PCIe 4.0, 4K resolution 50" TV @60Hz, VR: Pimax Crystal Light + HP Reverb G2 @ 90 Hz, Honeycomb Bravo Throttle Quadrant, be quiet 1000W PSU, Noctua NH-U12S chromax.black air cooler. 60-130 fps. no CPU overclocking. very nice.
April 18Apr 18 32 GB. And with the current RAM prices, it will stay there for a long time😢 Best regards,Luis Hernández Main rig: self built, AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D (with SMT off and CO -50 mV), 2x16 GB DDR4-3200 RAM, Nvidia RTX 5060Ti 16GB, 256 GB M.2 SSD (OS+apps) + 2x1 TB SATA III SSD (sims) + 1 TB 7200 rpm HDD (storage), ID-Cooling SE-224-XTS air cooler, Viewsonic VX2458-MHD 1920x1080@120-144 Hz (G-sync compatible), Windows 11. Running P3D v5.4 (with v4.5 scenery objects as an additional library, just in case), FSX-SE, MSFS2020, MSFS2024 and even FS9! Lossless Scaling for all my sims. What a godsend...Mobile rig: ASUS Zenbook UM425QA (AMD Ryzen 7 5800H APU @3.2 GHz and boost disabled, 1 TB M.2 SSD, 16 GB RAM, Windows 11 Pro). Running FS9 there .VKB Gladiator NXT Premium Left + GNX THQ as primary controllers. Xbox Series X|S wireless controller as standby/mobile.
April 18Apr 18 Since msfs2024 release, RAM costs about four times as much. What I paid $120 for is now $480. 5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR.
April 18Apr 18 NVMe prices now will skyrocket, like RAM and GPU's did? Edited April 18Apr 18 by Fielder 5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR.
April 18Apr 18 Not sure what made prices to increase the way they are now. But I'm glad I purchased my memory when I did. At these prices I hope I won't have to buy or replace any components any time soon. What a rip off for consumers. Edited April 18Apr 18 by Bigmack Bill McIntyre Asus StrixB650E-F Gamer, AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D, Corsair Titanium DDR5 64GB, Samsung 990 PRO-4TB M.2, (4) 2TB SSD's, Corsair H1150i liquid cooler, RTX 2080TI Founders Edition, (2) LG 34" HD Curved Monitor, Sound Blaster Audigy X, 1Kw PC Power & Cooling Power Supply, Corsair Obsidian Full tower Case. MSFS 2024, WIN11 Pro x64
April 18Apr 18 camelcamelcamel price history for Samsung 990 PRO SSD 2TB NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen4 Over $600 now, was at a low of $100 not too long ago: https://camelcamelcamel.com/product/B0BHJJ9Y77 5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR.
April 18Apr 18 ^ Was $120 in Nov. '23. I bought one 4TB stick for $197 at Amazon at about the same time, September '23. 5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR.
April 18Apr 18 64GB has proven to be a nice-to-have, not a must-have for me. I put 64GB into my last two builds (AMD 7800X3D and 9800X3D), which I did because it was inexpensive at the time, and it seemed like a good idea for future-proofing things. I have seen DCS exceed 32GB when loaded-up, and occasionally MSFS has nudged above the 32GB mark, but I'm 99% sure that it only does that because it's available, where it would just page out some of the stale VM with little to no noticeable operational impact in a system with 32GB memory. I've never had a system RAM related issue running P3D, XPlane 11/12, or MSFS on my 32GB-configured 13900KS + 4090. Were I to need to build a new machine now, I'd go with 32GB without a second thought. Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
April 19Apr 19 96GB here ... two 48GB modules ... I've used over 32GB during flights with my add-ons. Microsoft Official "ideal specs" are 64GB RAM Per MSFS Official Zen Desk link here. Understand your concern ... RAM is ridiculously expensive right now. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. - Carl Sagan
April 19Apr 19 When I had 32GB, I always closed all my programs that weren't sim related. With 64GB I can be lazy and leave my dozens upon dozens of browser tabs open. I did a rudimentary test in 2020 when I upgraded from 32 to 64GB, and the faster memory speed is what actually gave me an additional 1-2 FPS, not the extra 32GB of memory. If you add an additional 32GB instead of buying a whole new 64GB kit, you may actually lose that tiny bit of performance if the new modules don't play nicely with your existing memory and your system lowers the timings of all the memory as a result. Rated memory speeds are only guaranteed when the memory is from the same kit... even if you buy identical memory, you're playing the "silicon lottery" by mixing different kits. As others mentioned, the sim will take advantage of over 32GB of RAM, but whether or not there is a noticeable performance benefit would require a lot of testing that I don't believe anyone has taken the time to do.
April 19Apr 19 I bought during a low point. But another reason my 64 GB Ram cost me $120 and 4TB ssd cost me $197 was Tom's Hardware. Everyday they search for best prices. 5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR.
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