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How Much Ram Is Enough-Specifcally Gaming.

Discussion in 'Memory - RAM' started by bloby22, Jun 20, 2011.

  1. bloby22

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    I am building a new PC which will be used for gaming, movies and entertainment.

    I was wondering how much ram is needed to run 'future' games such as Skyrim, Battlefield 3, Desus Ex and Ghost Recon Future Soldier, preferably at full settings.
    Would i need 6GB, 8GB maybe 12GB. And how many MHz. 1600 good?

    This is RAM i was going to get http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?sort=3d&products_id=44449
    Wondering whether it can cope with games such as the above at high settings.
     
    bloby22, Jun 20, 2011
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  3. Dalo Harkin

    Dalo Harkin Registered Members

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    It's not as clear cut as that :)

    The problem you have is that the amount of data being processed runs through the RAM, if you are video encoding then there can be a lot of data especially if HD being decoded.

    There are lots of things that come into account when gaming:-
    The resolution that you are gaming at (the higher the resolution the more data through the RAM, but it goes through the GPU RAM first, so this is a factor)

    The amount of RAM honestly depends on the specific application, and the speed of the RAM just means how much data it can process.

    Gaming requires much less RAM than video encoding so make sure that if the primary role is gaming that you dont needlessly spend too much money on RAM.
     
    Dalo Harkin, Jun 20, 2011
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  4. allheart55 (Cindy E)

    allheart55 (Cindy E) Administrator Administrator

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    To add to Dalo's excellent advice, Be sure your RAM is compatible with your motherboard.
     
    allheart55 (Cindy E), Jun 20, 2011
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  5. bloby22

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    Thanks Dalo. Dont forget to look at my other custom PC post.
     
    bloby22, Jun 20, 2011
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  6. Dalo Harkin

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    I have done, and replied :)
     
    Dalo Harkin, Jun 22, 2011
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