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gaudintig Apr 4, 2017 @ 6:39am
32GB ddr3 at 1600mhz or 16GB ddr4 at 2400?
What is the best to handle this game with many mods/assets and a huge city?
And in general for any game?
Thank you!
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HMaster-II Apr 4, 2017 @ 7:10am 
Depends... Do you want to use older DDR mem on an older mobo? Or do you want to use new DDR4 or DDR5 on a sparkly new mobo?

Either way. Get the most memory waht your mobo can handle for at the best speed it runs on for the best price.

I use 32GB DDR3 on my Asrock 990 Extreme-9 board. Simply because I can't find the 64GB mem-kit for a good price. Over € 600,- is simply not done.
Last edited by HMaster-II; Apr 4, 2017 @ 7:14am
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docta / ドクター Apr 4, 2017 @ 7:38am 
None will really make a difference. I'm using 16GB in 1600Mhz and I get the same FPS of a 8GB 1300Mhz. The problem about mods is that they make the game get really instable, so nothing in your RIG past a certain point won't make any difference.

For the record, I get around 18FPS with the many mods I use and I have a i7 4770k with 16GB Corsair Vengeance 1600Mhz RAM.
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MarkJohnson Apr 4, 2017 @ 9:11am 
Originally posted by gaudintig:
What is the best to handle this game with many mods/assets and a huge city?
And in general for any game?
Thank you!

They aren't compatible. You use DDR4 or DDR3 memory, which ever your CPU wants. The newer chips want DDR4 2400MHz or higher memory.

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Danoir_ Apr 4, 2017 @ 9:35am 
Assets need lots of RAM. 16GB at least, but 32GB is better.
Mods (and the game in general) need CPU power. The game is very CPU intensive, so basically get as good a PC as you can if you want to have the best C:S experience.
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gaudintig Apr 4, 2017 @ 10:27am 
Originally posted by Docta:
None will really make a difference. I'm using 16GB in 1600Mhz and I get the same FPS of a 8GB 1300Mhz. The problem about mods is that they make the game get really instable, so nothing in your RIG past a certain point won't make any difference.

For the record, I get around 18FPS with the many mods I use and I have a i7 4770k with 16GB Corsair Vengeance 1600Mhz RAM.
Maybe that it is still not enough :/

Ok thanks ! Just that the price is really different so I wanted to know if ddr3 was enough and a better choice but it looks like it's not the case

Does GPU makes any difference then ? I'm upgrading from a gtx 950 to a 1070 too, not really for C:S (more for other games I play) but I was wondering if it can help
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