32gb or 48gb ?

So i talked today with my real estate sale advisor. And he talked that there is customer really interested to buy my house. So i think i will sell fast my current house. Then buy cheaper house in smaller village. Then PC.
 
hu76 said:
So i talked today with my real estate sale advisor. And he talked that there is customer really interested to buy my house. So i think i will sell fast my current house. Then buy cheaper house in smaller village. Then PC.
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Is this the one with the coal furnace?
 
hu76 said:
games 1440P
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Well I can tell you this... depending on what games.. today, my rig in my sig - uses 40% of 64gb with
Windows 11 Pro, Warzone, discord, chatty, streamlabs obs, logitech ghub, corsair icue, xbox chat, nvidia rtx broadcast going...

so I will say 64gb minimum. my opinion... as I have not experienced DDR5 yet and also was intrigued by the different sizes now.
 
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TeleFragger said:
Well I can tell you this... depending on what games.. today, my rig in my sig - uses 40% of 64gb with
Warzone, discord, chatty, streamlabs obs, logitech ghub, corsair icue, xbox chat going...

so I will say 64gb minimum. my opinion... as I have not experienced DDR5 yet and also was intrigued by the different sizes now.
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All of those are shovelware except obs.
 
I've been running 64GB and don't think I've ever seen it much over 20GB used with all my common apps/services running while gaming. The only reason I have it is it was a good deal in FS/FT and was relatively cheap. So unless you're doing any other productivity stuff with it, I think it'd be hard to exceed 32GB usage with most games and normal app/browser usage.
 
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I've been running 64GB and don't think I've ever seen it much over 20GB used with all my common apps/services running while gaming. The only reason I have it is it was a good deal in FS/FT and was relatively cheap. So unless you're doing any other productivity stuff with it, I think it'd be hard to exceed 32GB usage with most games and normal app/browser usage.
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I've had 64GB since 2015 and I never see it all used outside of work or when using ram drives.
 
I'm not going to comment on the OP's sincerity or lack thereof here, but IMO 64 is where it's at if you're not on a tight budget, especially if you're a heavy multitasker. If you're gaming most of the time and are conscientious about closing unused programs (or just restart your computer frequently), 32 is okay, though. But IMO what's the point? Unless the next set of Ryzen boards/firmware make it a lot easier to run 4 sticks at full speed, you only get 2 sticks. If you get 32GB and then down the line you find out that you need more, those 32GBs are not an investment... they're just e-waste now unless you build another computer with them. You could sell them, but that's a lot of effort and you won't recoup full cost. So these days most of my computers (aside from my laptop, which I upgraded to 32GB and is primarily focused on nothing but gaming and is rebooted frequently), I throw in 64. With 64 you just never have to worry, at least probably not for 10+ years.

I kind of did get lucky with my sticks, though. I got them for half price open box from Microcenter and they're a nice pair of Hynix M-dies.
 
My take is much the same as when I moved to x99 HEDT in 2016. DDR4 was struggling around 3000 to 3200 and a price premium for a matched quad set. So I went 16GB 3000 which worked a treat and then I upgraded to 4x8GB 3200 when the price dropped (as it always does) and better stability came along.

The 4x4GB kit sold just fine on Ebay.

So I'll go 2x16GB DDR5 6000 C30 for my build unless the 64GB kits I have in my list drop dramatically by January. If the difference was say £30 right now (or the same as DDR4 prices...or you "get lucky")...no brainer but at the moment its £100 difference. I'd rather put that towards storage right now. I'm not a huge gamer so...
 
DCS will use 64 GB ram so that is what I will be getting. I would not get less than 32, personally.
 
StoleMyOwnCar said:
I'm not going to comment on the OP's sincerity or lack thereof here, but IMO 64 is where it's at if you're not on a tight budget, especially if you're a heavy multitasker. If you're gaming most of the time and are conscientious about closing unused programs (or just restart your computer frequently), 32 is okay, though. But IMO what's the point? Unless the next set of Ryzen boards/firmware make it a lot easier to run 4 sticks at full speed, you only get 2 sticks. If you get 32GB and then down the line you find out that you need more, those 32GBs are not an investment... they're just e-waste now unless you build another computer with them. You could sell them, but that's a lot of effort and you won't recoup full cost. So these days most of my computers (aside from my laptop, which I upgraded to 32GB and is primarily focused on nothing but gaming and is rebooted frequently), I throw in 64. With 64 you just never have to worry, at least probably not for 10+ years.

I kind of did get lucky with my sticks, though. I got them for half price open box from Microcenter and they're a nice pair of Hynix M-dies.
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This. Just suck it up and get 2 x 32 and you are good for years and years.
 
ochadd said:
32GB is fine. 48+ is wasteful for a gaming machine today but decide if it's worth the extra $. Knowing you're probably good on RAM until the machine is obsolete is worth something. 64 GB will last until DDR6 and new platforms are knocking on the door.
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Get 32GB 6000 CL30 sweet spot memory now, and upgrade to 64GB when Zen 6 comes.

64GB then will cost what 32GB costs today, and you will also keep up with whatever the sweet spot will be for Zen 6.
 
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