19 minutes ago, MarkW said:

OK, only problem now is trying to find matching ram for my current 2x8.  They are G-Skill but have no idea the exact number, and could not get it from Speccy.  I guess I might have to take one out to read it.  Argggh.

If you purchased it a while ago, you would be better off to sell it (donate it) and get a quad Kit of 4x8 Sticks.

More sticks with lower capacity would most cases outperform less sticks with higher capacity (but you won't be able to notice the difference)

Well step 1 is to try it with what I have and see what its like.  Step 2, if I decide to upgrade is to search for a match, if that fails then yes I will upgrade to 4x8 or 2x16.

If your thinking of building a new rig get 128GB future proof for the updates 😁.

2 minutes ago, G-RFRY said:

If your thinking of building a new rig get 128GB future proof for the updates 😁.

No, not thinking about that right now.  Will wait at least a year to see how MFS pans out.  My system is ok now....8700K, 1080Ti card.

More RAM is NOT always better. More RAM can be unnecessary and a waste of money. And if forced to fill all slots a negative impact on overclocking.

I would advise waiting for factual information regarding the new sims true requirement before spending money. Hypothesis no. Facts yes.

Edited July 15, 20205 yr by martin-w

1 hour ago, martin-w said:

More RAM is NOT always better. More RAM can be unnecessary and a waste of money. And if forced to fill all slots a negative impact on overclocking.

Yes, I've almost always had to reduce memory overclock settings for stability when moving from two to four DIMMs due to the added stress on the memory controller.

1 hour ago, martin-w said:

More RAM is NOT always better. More RAM can be unnecessary and a waste of money. And if forced to fill all slots a negative impact on overclocking.

I would advise waiting for factual information regarding the new sims true requirement before spending money. Hypothesis no. Facts yes.

...isn't the factual information contained in the system specs that Asobo released months ago? It says the ideal spec is 32GB. 

3 hours ago, Chapstick said:

...isn't the factual information contained in the system specs that Asobo released months ago? It says the ideal spec is 32GB. 

 

If so. Fair enough! But all I've seen is 16GB as the recommended. 

Where did you see 32GB?

 

 

Quote

 

Here are the Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 System Requirements (Minimum)

• CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200 or better
• RAM: 8 GB
• OS: Windows 10 64-bit
• VIDEO CARD: Radeon RX 570 or GeForce GTX 770 or better
• PIXEL SHADER: 5.0
• VERTEX SHADER: 5.0
• FREE DISK SPACE: 150 GB
• DEDICATED VIDEO RAM: 2048 MB

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 Recommended Requirements

• CPU: Intel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X or better
• RAM: 16 GB
• OS: Windows 10 64-bit
• VIDEO CARD: Radeon RX 590 or GeForce GTX 970
• PIXEL SHADER: 5.1
• VERTEX SHADER: 5.1
• FREE DISK SPACE: 150 GB
• DEDICATED VIDEO RAM: 4096 MB

 

•  

 

 

 My main point though, as I said.. is that more RAM is not ALWAYS better.

Edited July 15, 20205 yr by martin-w

59 minutes ago, martin-w said:

 

If so. Fair enough! But all I've seen is 16GB as the recommended. 

Where did you see 32GB?

 

It's in the Ideal Specs, always has been.

Specifications thread (n first post).

Edited July 15, 20205 yr by 109Sqn
added link

6 hours ago, MarkW said:

Well step 1 is to try it with what I have and see what its like.

I don't know how "enthusiast" you are. Your system will work fine even combining other RAM sticks but it will only have the performance given by the worst stick. If you are an enthusiast pushing OC in every way possible (I'm not) you might have to settle with little less of what you would expect.

Since RAM speed actualy has, let's say, a lesser impact on performance, you realy should not notice any difference.

6 hours ago, martin-w said:

More RAM is NOT always better. More RAM can be unnecessary and a waste of money. And if forced to fill all slots a negative impact on overclocking.

So something like this :)?:

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YiZ_vfVgnsg/maxresdefault.jpg

Or this:

https://cryptomining-blog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/nvidia-8x-titan-x.jpg

 

Looking forward to see benchmarks when FS is released.

 

Btw. since System Requirements thread is closed:

New rumor: AMD RDNA2 might have 40% percent more performance than 2080TI.

https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/amd-big-navi-would-yield-40-50-percent-more-than-the-geforce-rtx-2080-ti.html

It`s not impossible if the chips are glued together as seen in TRipper.

 

 

Rats

Edited July 15, 20205 yr by YVRDXBLHR
Rats

6 minutes ago, YVRDXBLHR said:

I've gone behind 16fb plenty of times during testing but mind you my settings are high/ultra. Personally I would invest in 32gb.

There is still a NDA. You are breaking it by divulging performance data of the Alpha build. I will give you a chance to edit your post.

1 minute ago, fogboundturtle said:

. I will give you a chance to edit your post.

Or what?  Lol

12 minutes ago, fogboundturtle said:

There is still a NDA. You are breaking it by divulging performance data of the Alpha build. I will give you a chance to edit your post.

Don't threaten me.