ofc any future games require 32gb now

[TheSorrow55]

imagine u have already 16gb and u have to throw it away to buy 32gb if u want to build a PC forget about 16gb u need 32gb but im thinking what if u still playing on 1080p do u need 32gb ?? im just wondering

[RabbitBreeder]

32GB is just a suggestion tbh. The game will probably still run just fine on 16. The "problem" and this isn't a real problem it's just the progression of tech over time, is things WILL start requiring more and more bits of storage and the simple fact is that requires more space to store those bits.

When I first started PC gaming the average HDD size was 40 GB.... and those cost like 150USD back then. We didn't complain as things got bigger cause USUALLY that meant they got nicer. Same as these games, as they look nicer, have better mechanics and become more seamless, this expansion is to be expected.

[Loci]

so 16gb ddr4 3000mhz will still be just fine for 95% of games in 1080p. It also depends on what you have going on in the background. There are some games where you will be running more than 16gb total (even with minimal background programs) but far less than 32gb. you can always download hwinfo64 and while running it in the background and playing for a little while see how much ram was used at max utilization. i play in 1440p with 32gb 3200mhz ddr4 ram. For escape from tarkov, rust, cyberpunk 2077, i will easily go above 16gb, close to 20gb. black myth wukong and space marine 2 i use just over 17gb.

[deet]

People's RAM will be the least of their concerns when trying to run this

[jjminiverse]

Originally posted by RabbitBreeder:

32GB is just a suggestion tbh. The game will probably still run just fine on 16. The "problem" and this isn't a real problem it's just the progression of tech over time, is things WILL start requiring more and more bits of storage and the simple fact is that requires more space to store those bits.

When I first started PC gaming the average HDD size was 40 GB.... and those cost like 150USD back then. We didn't complain as things got bigger cause USUALLY that meant they got nicer. Same as these games, as they look nicer, have better mechanics and become more seamless, this expansion is to be expected.

When I started gaming HDD sizes were in the megabyte range and systems had a whole 4 megabytes of ram. So nothing new here technology moving forward. Just be glad the upgrade cycle has slowed down it use too be a lot more brutal and your computer was junk withing a year or two

[GlowWorm]

You can't assume from the requirements chart that 32GB is an actual requirement to run the game at the higher performance.

The way the requirements are done is that they have a set of test systems, and they run the game benchmarks on the various test systems. They then simplify the results into the requirements chart that gets published.

The thing about the test systems that are used is that they exist in a specific set of configurations. There are like "low-end gaming" configurations, and "mid-range gaming", and "high-end gaming", etc. And in each category, the test systems are configured with components that are considered "typical" for that category.

So the test systems used in the "mid-range gaming" category and above all had 32GB of memory, to go with the CPU's and GPU's in that category.

They almost certainly didn't even test the mid-range GPU's with a system with only 16GB, because that would involve tearing down the hardware and replacing components. They don't do that, it is too slow and has too much risk of damaging components that they swap around.

Because the test systems with the mid-range GPU's and better all were configured with 32GB of memory, that becomes a "requirement" listed in the chart. It MUST become a requirement, since they didn't test with less memory - how could they list less memory, if they didn't test less memory?

[Bandy]

Originally posted by deet:

People's RAM will be the least of their concerns when trying to run this

Exactly. If ANY of the players with 32 or [cough cough] 64 GB of RAM will post screenshots of their system Task Manager running just a game and exceeding 16 GB of RAM, well, I'll eat crow...
https://www.tomsguide.com/features/how-much-ram-do-i-need-heres-how-to-know

Originally posted by Loci:

so 16gb ddr4 3000mhz will still be just fine for 95% of games in 1080p. ...

System RAM has little to do with monitor and game render resolution, that is vRAM on the GPU.

[Rootbeer Safety Team]

I highly doubt the game will actually use 32GB

I think the 32 reccomendation is a safety, it might end up using 10-14GB. but at that rate if you have 16GB, The rest of your system may use up whats left, and you are out of memory

RAM DIMMs (sticks) are almost always installed in pairs. and most motherboards have at absolute maximum 8 slots. (I built my PC in 2019, have 32GB, 4x8 configuration)

you dont often see people with 24GB, or some figure between 16 and 32. It exists but Im thinking 16 and 32 configurations are far more common than 24. 28 etc. weird combonations like 4x6 3x8 etc.

We'll see. Unless the game has an unpatched memory leak, which I doubt sincethat's not a common problem with high end or even mid range UE5 Games. it's probably just a safety precautionb/. Remember it's a reccomendation and not a minimum requirement

the only games I've ever played that even remotely used that much memory, were either insane simulations, or games with memory leaks that ran for a long time.

[cozmosis]

People really have no excuse to not have 24/32gb ram in 2024. I think I had 24 in around 2008, 48 in 2016 or so, and 64 in 2020. It really doesn't take any effort or much money to add ram at a later date if that's what you can afford, since it's only a benefit to the system overall.

[deet]

Originally posted by cozmosis:

People really have no excuse to not have 24/32gb ram in 2024. I think I had 24 in around 2008, 48 in 2016 or so, and 64 in 2020. It really doesn't take any effort or much money to add ram at a later date if that's what you can afford, since it's only a benefit to the system overall.

having massive overkill amounts of RAM isn't a benefit to people that aren't using their PCs for professional reasons like rendering or video editing lol

[cozmosis]

Originally posted by deet:

having massive overkill amounts of RAM isn't a benefit to people that aren't using their PCs for professional reasons like rendering or video editing lol

Ok fair point, I do actually do 3d design/architecture/printing so yes I always go for a higher amount of ram lol.

However - I would say it has a benefit that a lot of people might not realise, for example if you're running a game and you want to leave it running and do something else and just tab back in - more system ram makes the entire system just handle far more load, and I think we're far passed 16gb being a normal.

[MeltingPotOfFriendship]

Originally posted by TheSorrow55:

imagine u have already 16gb and u have to throw it away to buy 32gb if u want to build a PC forget about 16gb u need 32gb but im thinking what if u still playing on 1080p do u need 32gb ?? im just wondering

Considering that W10/11 takes more RAM "off the top" having more than 16GB is not unreasonable. Also, most decent RAM does not cost that much these days.

[Bandy]

I do not have any UE5 games. If you do, run this game on ultra (just the game), it doesn't matter what frame rate you get. Open Task Manager and see how much RAM is used. Take a screenshot and post here. Hopefully I do not need to ask for a screenie of active processes, right?

Yes, there are apps that need 32 or better yet 64 GB (using UE5 to make games, video editing\encoding, 3D modeling\rendering, CAD, etc) but just playing games currently are not one of them. In the future, likely, but that is still some years away.

So don't buy into the PC hardware marketing hype, or steam forum wizdom...

[ShadowsThoughts]

64 GB is the new minimum for building a current gen PC IMO. Ihave 96GB. Your PC probably shouldn't have less ram than your GPU... Tech evolves, requirements progress. I'm surprised we're just now getting to the 'needs 32 GB' requirements.

[jjminiverse]

Originally posted by MasterGamingVR:

64 GB is the new minimum for building a current gen PC IMO. Ihave 96GB. Your PC probably shouldn't have less ram than your GPU... Tech evolves, requirements progress. I'm surprised we're just now getting to the 'needs 32 GB' requirements.

dear god my first computer had 4 megabytes of ram lol

[Genosse Kommissar]

I think when you build a pc for gaming it is always good to have double the RAM than the consoles. That is my baseline.