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    How much ram do i need to game (Windows 7 64bit)

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by paulmanuel320, Jul 30, 2010.

  1. paulmanuel320

    paulmanuel320 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm looking to play games like crysis on high settings..
    I'm about to buy a laptop but don't know how much ram to put.
    My GPU is more than capable of handling the game,
    and so is my CPU.

    But how much ram do i need for great performance.
    People have been saying 4gb and 6gb.

    I'm guessing 8gb is just overkill, but how bout 6gb?
    Will it improve my gaming experience enough so that I should spend another $100 for 6gb ram?

    Is 4gb ram adequate to handle games for the next 2-3 years.
    (assume there is no technological revolution in the next years)
     
    paulmanuel320, Jul 30, 2010
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    fred2028 Sexy member

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    4 GB is adequate for now and probably the next 1-2 years. My current laptop (sig) can run Crysis with almost all settings on max at 1920x1080 2xAA but my RAM isn't all used.
     
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    I think it'll really depend on how the games are written - if they are just ported over from 32Bit then 3GB would possibly suffice.
    (2GB app limit on RAM)

    If they are true 64Bit games they might make use of extra RAM.
     
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    sounds good.. il stick with 4gb then.
    thanks for your help
     
    paulmanuel320, Jul 30, 2010
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