Is 8GB RAM really enough?

[seanwc101]

My specs:
i5 - 3330 3.0Ghz
GTX 1050 Ti 4GB OC
8GB 1600 DDR3 RAM
1TB 7200rpm HDD
Windows 8.1

The game stutters a lot after like 30 minutes of playing. No matter what settings, ultra or low, 30fps cap, dynamic resolution target at 30fps, the game stutters a lot.

For example, when I set it to 30fps, it will drop to 28fps every few seconds when moving around. The stutters are really noticeable, even when it only drops 1-2 fps. The worst part is when driving the game will drop frames from 30fps to 11fps but that only happens sometimes.

Not sure if it is caused by the CPU or RAM. The minimum/recommended RAM is 8GB. But I suspect my slow and insufficient amount of RAM are the causes of the fps drops.

I'm thinking of upgrading the RAM but not sure it's worth it since it's very expensive.

[Za Za Bazaar]

nope

[Ceejay]

Originally posted by WantToPlayFARCRY5?:

nope

Actually 8gb is technically fine. The issue is some people run a lot of background programs, thus not leaving enough of their ram free, they just assume if they have 8gb that they are good to go, which is not the case.

As long as you keep a clean system 8gb is still more than enough for anygame.

For instance at the moment, I am sitting at 2gb used sitting in windows, leaving 6gb free for gaming, I have spoken to people who due to the amount of programs were sitting at over 5gb sitting in windows, thus leaving only 3gb free for gaming, so for them to run games as well as me, they would need 11gb of ram.

16gb basically means you do not really need to worry about memory issues. Where as with 8gb, you will need to keep an eye on what your computer is doing.

Saying that, if you are changing detail levels and your fps is not changing, that normally points to a bottleneck.

To be fair your cpu is just below the minimum which is the i5-2400, now I know yours sounds better as you have the i5-3330, essentially you are using the series 3 model 330, you need a minimum of a series 2 model 400. So yours is a newer, but slightly lower model, its about 5% slower than the 2400.

https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-3330-vs-Intel-Core-i5-2400/m10vs803

However Your gpu is also borderline and again just below the minimum. the minimum is the gtx 670, your using the gtx1050ti.

Again like the cpu, you need a series 6 model 70, your using a series 10 model 50ti. So again its newer, but a slighly lower model, in average benchmarks its about 8% slower than the gtx 670.

https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-670-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1050-Ti/2181vs3649

So both your cpu and gpu are just slightly below the minimum for the game.

I am running 8gb of 1600ddr3 too, but I am getting 60fps, however i am running an fx8350 and a gtx 970.

So it simply looks like your issues are using a computer which is just below the minimum needed for the game.

Saying all that 30fps does seem a little low as you are just underneath, I was trying to find a similar spec on youtube to gauge what you should get, but cannot find anyone with your specs, they either have the same cpu but a much better gpu or the same gpu but a much faster cpu, so they are getting higher fps.

Try leaving vsync off and see if that helps at allm but you simply may need to upgrade.

[-=SOF=-WID99]

built my PC just for FC 5

at first i went with only 8 gig of DDR 4 -2400

saw how bad fc 4 ran...... same as AC origins ..went down the next day and bought another 8 gig kit to go to 16 gig in dual channel

yes you need 16 gig of ram for open world games these days if ya wanna turn up your settings

also update that CPU i5 - 3330 3.0Ghz

and your GPU
GTX 1050 Ti 4GB OC < get at least a GTX 1060 or AMD 580

DDR 3 ram is not that expensive ..make sure you match what you already have installed ..look at a faster i 5 or i 7 has well chip ..they can also be found cheap on e bay

check your mainboard manual to see what CPU's are supported ..you may need to update your system bios


and get an SSD drive ..better yet ....go all SSD if you can afford it

7200 rpm drives are slower then any SSD drive

as C jay already said your already runnuing on only the bare systenm requirements for this game ..so do not expect miricales with the older hardware you own

game runs great here with a Uplay only copy (always has since launch)

Intel Kaby Lake I5 7600K @ 4.4 GHZ <(via asus auto tune in my bios )
Cooler Master 212 Hyper evo \ 120 MM RED led fan
ASUS ROG STRIX z270 H GAMING motherboard
16 gig of Crucial Ballistic Sport DDR 4 2400 ram\ 4 X 4 gig dimms <(in dual channel mode)
Gigabyte Windforce 2 GTX 1060 OC model \ 6 gig vid card
500 gig Samsung 840 EVO SSD \ boot drive
2 TB Toshiba HDD storage drive \ 7200 RPM 64 meg cache
LG DVD burner
Thermaltake Versa V 22 special editon case \4 120 mm CoolerMaster fans + 1 yellow exhaust fan by GPU
Thermaltake 500 WATT 80+ power supply
Seiki LC40G81 40" 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV
Windows 10 Pro 64 bit

[xtro]

8GB is enough for this game at 1080p.

[BlueLightning]

op, try to disable every bloatwares

and probably its cpu bottleneck

[Saint.Million]

i5 - outdated
1050 - outdated
8gb system - below modern gaming PC average

Go figure...

[Kozzy]

8gb worked fine for me with an old i5, 1060 and windows 10.

[Call This 112]

I have a 1050ti aswell, and i used to play fc5 on a cpu that was way worse than your i5 with identical 8gb ram.
I finished the game but barely got a smooth 30fps but i managed to enjoy the game still.
Now that i've upgraded my mobo,cpu and to 16gb ram i get a fairly smooth 60fps low

[Ceejay]

Originally posted by D.Rich:

i5 - outdated
1050 - outdated
8gb system - below modern gaming PC average

Go figure...

i5- True.
1050ti - not outdated at all it is still the newest tech card in its range, its just a low end card. Not really meant for heavy gaming.
8gb - Again 8gb is more than enough if you are not running loads of background programs.

Originally posted by Call This 112:

I have a 1050ti aswell, and i used to play fc5 on a cpu that was way worse than your i5 with identical 8gb ram.
I finished the game but barely got a smooth 30fps but i managed to enjoy the game still.
Now that i've upgraded my mobo,cpu and to 16gb ram i get a fairly smooth 60fps low

Op Sounds like your cpu is bottlenecking then as "Call this 112" did not upgrade their gpu, but saw an increase changing everything else.

[Executioner Gaming]

And if this game is anything like far cry 4... it loves dual channel ram setups. Difference between single channel and dual channel can be up to 30fps. Quite drastic.

[Zarinthal]

I have an fx 6300 and r9 270, min spec CPU and graphics card and even though I cant run HD textures for more than 20 FPS, without them I still get 40FPS on 1080 ultra (with overclocking of course) and I think it runs smoothly at that level despite being a DDR3 machine mostly based on the fact that I have 16GB of RAM. Maybe I'm wrong and I'd get the same with 8GB, but I doubt it. It's not amazing performance, but it's smooth gameplay and visual so I can't complain

[Ceejay]

Well there we go two people whose cpu and gpu are borderline and having issues regardless of having 8gb or 16gb which rules out the ram,

So op as I said you are bottlenecking, you need a faster cpu.