RAM FOR 2022 GAMING?

[JacobKS]

Hello, I'd like to ask what is the best capacity and frequency to buy now for 2022 games and those that will be released years after now based on Unreal Engine 5?

 

My budget is intended for DDR4 only, is 32gb still future proof as of now, even for Unreal Engine 5? Or should I go for 64gb for future proofing?

[xg32]

32gb is enough, for "futureproofing" there's evidence on the need for ddr5 for games with alot of calculations/high bandwidth (aoe4, hitman), getting 64gb of ddr4 won't help with that. If you insist on futureproofing then wait for faster ddr5, otherwise, 2x16gb cl14 3600 ddr4 would be my pick in general

 

https://www.newegg.com/oloy-32gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820821439?Description=CL14 3600&cm_re=CL14_3600-_-20-821-439-_-Product&quicklink=true

[Helpful Tech Witch]

36 minutes ago, JacobKS said:

Hello, I'd like to ask what is the best capacity and frequency to buy now for 2022 games and those that will be released years after now based on Unreal Engine 5?

 

My budget is intended for DDR4 only, is 32gb still future proof as of now, even for Unreal Engine 5? Or should I go for 64gb for future proofing?

from what ive heard, ue5 is actually more ram efficent.

[JacobKS]

19 minutes ago, xg32 said:

32gb is enough, for "futureproofing" there's evidence on the need for ddr5 for games with alot of calculations/high bandwidth (aoe4, hitman), getting 64gb of ddr4 won't help with that. If you insist on futureproofing then wait for faster ddr5, otherwise, 2x16gb cl14 3600 ddr4 would be my pick in general

 

https://www.newegg.com/oloy-32gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820821439?Description=CL14 3600&cm_re=CL14_3600-_-20-821-439-_-Product&quicklink=true

U think 4x8gb 3600mhz CL16 are good?

 

11 minutes ago, Helpful Tech Wiard said:

from what ive heard, ue5 is actually more ram efficent.

didnt know that yet

[xg32]

Just now, JacobKS said:

U think 4x8gb 3600mhz CL16 are good?

 

didnt know that yet

2x16 is dual ranked is better than 4x8, my overclocks are lower than 2x16 setups.