64 GB RAM in DCS Is it worth upgrading?

[@thestatpow5]

Have not crashed on DCS ever since I'm on 64gb DDR4. Been 3 months.

[@davidjames7382]

Built my new system last fall. Have 64gb of ddr5. My old Corsair system first starting out had 32gb of DD4. Had to upgrade to 64gb of ddr4 to stop the crashes. System ran more smoothly.

[@stipi6996]

I allso have 64 gb of ddr 4 3000 mhz, and on some servers with all my windows open + track ir it pulls 62,8 gb, allso it takes all 16 gb vram from the gpu, game looks excellent at 1440p with all high settings... start of 2025 i will go for 128 gb and a new cpu and mobo to keep up and will donate this rig to my son

[@richwhilecooper]

@@stipi6996 I am have a new PC built next year with and i159900k & rtx 5090 and may well also go 128gb RAM because why not?

[@stipi6996]

@@richwhilecooper yeah and my cpu is allso showing age and if system takes 62 gb it is swaping eventualy and is on edge, i do not want this. Alkso it is always good to have more i went from 16 gb to 32 last year and game took it all i was like buffled i could not believed and i sat at the computer... and i buyed 32 more only then crashes went away but was still amazed. btw this is the only game that i play and know that needs so much ram

[@phelan1777]

I have been advocating for 64GB of RAM when possible for a while now, especially as DDR4 has dropped in price. Others have been quick to neg me for it, but, it can help. At the very least, when possible, double up your current system RAM. For those that can't afford, if running an SSD, and have the space? Locate swap file in WIndows as a free and quick help (not a long term perm solution) but it can help.

[@richwhilecooper]

More RAM is gooooood.

[@hueyfoo]

Just added 32gb more and so far so good! In VR the dcs Mariana mission it swallows half of the 64 already. No fps gain as I've noticed but the sim seems buttery smooth. I should have done this long ago.

[@richwhilecooper]

@@hueyfoo I doubt there is anything more demanding than flightsims in VR. More is better!

[@aek00001]

I was always crashing on 4YA project overlord and other servers on my 2nd respawn due to running 32gb, I upgraded to 64gb and never crashed again.

[@dn22731]

i got 16gb ram and ive never had a crash there

[@stipi6996]

@@dn22731 it all depends what overall gear u have in the rig and on what settings do you play, what module do you fligh, but am glad that it works for you i was not so lucky.

[@PioFromFarFar]

How do you enable and disable turbo mode live? I have to restart the game every time I change the turbo or resolution. And how do I turn off the FPS lock? I have a constant 36 FPS.

[@richwhilecooper]

@@PioFromFarFar rt ctrl 1, 3 or 4. One of those. It doesn't always work for some dumb reason.

[@TunaDad]

Just got 64GB @3600 for $95. Just picked up Syria map and my 16 couldnt handle it.

[@richwhilecooper]

Good deal. You won't regret.

[@Jdam5]

Like to hear more about this ? maybe everyone with 8g or even 16g are losing lots of fps because of RAM.

[@richwhilecooper]

For me the gains are not immediately obvious in FPS but if you only have 16gb, most missions I run use at least 24 gb abd some, as in the video, over 50gb RAM! That HAS to translate to poorer performance somewhere. I will be getting a new PC in a year or so but upgrading RAM is about the cheapest and best thing you can do along with using nvme m.2 ssds for boot and dcs. Anyone who is recording streaming or video editing will benefit from more RAM. From experience, 8gb is not enough. 16 gb is adequate but you need at least 32gb and 64gb will get gobbled up by DCS especially in Syria map in multiplayer. Even in single player my PC is using well over 32gb, from 34gb to 52gb depending on map or mission. In and out of ASW, I get smoother performance especially if I tune my fps with open xr toolkit.

[@airgunner8371]

Had 32gb and upgraded to 64gb of the same ram sticks as the 32 with corsair vengeance running at 3600mhz. Made a huge difference in DCS, no more crashes and smoother sim play.