I see it differently. I see those trends of approaching 20GB as an indicator that 32GB is being saturated, because you ideally don't want a situation where you have to load/unload memory when you enter or quit the game. Memory usage also tends to climb over time while you play and long sessions in buggy new games can be prone to memory leaks.
That part of their article I consider rather silly, suggesting you add just 2GB is unrealistic unless you literally just open a browser, watch a video and close it.
I'm doing nothing on my work PC except looking at OCUK right now and Chrome is using 6.5GB and my 32GB of memory has 15GB in use. 13GB is cached, 4GB is free.
If I look at the numbers of their article as realistic for a test bench or a gaming PC that is started once a day, plays a game or two and just checks their emails, then I'd have the same conclusion that 32GB will be fine for awhile.
For a high-end 2K PC though, I'd get 64GB as I think the optimal time for recommending 32GB will be over within the next 4-5 years. It is the baseline for a new build now.
The SN770 is 1200 in 2TB capacity, which is the same rated endurance as the SN850X. I'm not keen on recommending the Lexar, because it uses YMTC NAND and I don't (maybe mistakenly) consider that proven yet.
Edit: another point that influences my thinking is that in the article they say how with AM4/DDR4 you could just add another 16GB or get a replacement 32GB kit. Right now, that's not true with DDR5 because they seem to hate running 4 sticks and I don't know how long it will take for DDR5 to be that cheap (maybe when 64GB dual rank modules are widespread). So, when I suggest getting 64GB, I'm thinking of keeping it for the long-term and skipping the addition of more memory that we could do with DDR4 (my 4 slot DDR4 PCs have been upgraded to 3 or 4 sticks, but I'm not expecting to do that with DDR5).
nice spot on the 600tbw endurance..mixed that with the 1tb version...at1200 is same as sn850x 2tb, which i have..it's quite an old ssd though, and normally costs more than the nm790...i normally say the s70 blade at £120 but that's not available here on ocuk...but I think the nand been out long enough any problems with failing drives would have come out by now, which is not the case
regarding the ram memory though, scrolling through web pages aways fills up ram..if it's available it's used..just like multiple pages on phone memory when they do the test..when ram gets filled from going to program to program and then they go pack to the webpage, the ram has overwritten it as it wasn't in use, so it just refreshes ...how I view it when playing a game...all those pages stuck in ram will just get wiped if needed for the game as they're not in use..tabs will still be there when you come out and page will just refresh.
I don't know..living away from home for work so my sunday generally spent gaming.I'll go all day no problem, and I don't shut down my webbrowsers etc..have 2 gmails, one for home, one for here abroad, multiple pages open in 2 sets of tabs, uk and here. Only time I'll have issue, it's more likely the 8gb of vram on the 3070ti while gaming at 4k..and only Flight sim has ever gone over 20gb use with me. 2024FS might be interesting..looking forward to trying that. but in meantime, with my gaming, i don't see anything that needs 32gb. i think by the time we do, as said, ram will be a lot faster, so if you're a high end gamer, you'll prob sell what you have and buy new faster ram, or we'll be on ddr6.
so many variables though..just reading today, 5090 is now rated at 600w and 5080 will be 450w...by the time you add other stuff and fact a psu can last 10yrs+, I'd consider getting at least a 1000w psu now for a high end gamer..he'll be upgrading his gpu/rig at some point and the psu will still be good for next.nice same article saying 5080 will be 1.1x perfomance of the 4090..if they keep the price the same as a 4080super, that will sell
get the can't buy more sticks though. ddr5 doesn't work with 4, or not well. just if all you're doing is gaming, and playing a selection of AAA or some older stuff, 32gb is enough. £2k can go fast if you start getting higher end parts, esp if you want to do cosmetics, which obv a lot of people do too( I am guilty
, but at least i stuck to air cooler this time on my 7800x3d)
@Gray2233 so I've been trying to find games...City skylines and DCM (digital combat Simulator) are the 2 that can do with more ram..specific and anyone playing these games know they require a lot and buys accordingly...what others? I've been looking but no blooming webpage actually lists any games that requires more, or even says how much current games use. It's a frustrating search. Would be nice if there was a list of say top 50 games on steam etc, listing there ram useage at max settings, 4k (which i'm guessing would be the most use case)..would give a better understanding on which games use what
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