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  1. 1. How much RAM do you have?

    • 4 GB
      52
    • 8 Gb
      163
    • 16 Gb
      157
    • 32 Gb
      29
    • 64+ Gb
      3

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*Aqua*

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8 GB

Looking at the results so far I'm surprised that 16 GB seems to be very common.

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Steam hardware survey in july '15 (Source)

Less than 512 MB 0.01%

512 Mb to 999 MB 0.17%

1 GB 1.68%

2 GB 8.65%

3 GB 12.27%

4 GB 21.48%

5 GB 1.33%

6 GB 5.73%

7 GB 2.56%

8 GB 31.07%

9 GB 0.07%

10 GB 0.31%

11 GB 0.14%

12 GB and higher 14.51%

Most important RAM sizes marked by me.

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steve_v

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Desktop/Games: 16GB

Web/file server: 24GB

Retro-gaming machine: 32MB :P

Number of operational* Windows (10 or otherwise) installs: 0

*since I accidentally wiped out that silly "system reserved" partition while installing Solaris, and can't be arsed fixing it.

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Vaporo

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What kind of person you are depending on how much ram you have:

2 Gb: I just want to surf the web.

4 Gb: I'm humble. I don't care much what other people think, 4 Gb is really enough for virtually all everyday tasks. I don't really need more, so 4 Gb is all I have.

8 Gb: I would probably be fine with having 4 Gb of ram, but I really like having the extra. Just in case.

16 Gb: I enjoy the finer things in life. While I don't like to spend all of my money in one place, I do enjoy splurging a bit from time to time.

32 Gb: A 16 Gb person who has higher income (or is broke) and just wants to show off.

64 Gb: Unless I'm a high-end video editor, I'm probably compensating for something.

My computer has 8 Gb of ram. I don't think I've ever gotten above 6, and nowhere near 8. That might change with 64 bit KSP, though.

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Korizan

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8 GB

Looking at the results so far I'm surprised that 16 GB seems to be very common.

Well it goes something like this.

When Vista came out most gamers installed x64 versions and put in 8 gig on the spot (the whole reason to update to x64 to begin with).

When windows 7 came out the price of RAM had dropped again and as such most people doubled there RAM to 16 as most gaming motherboards are setup up to support 4 , 8 ,16 etc.

There are still a fair amount of generic motherboards out there that support the odd numbers of 12 gig so you see some of those as well.

What surprised me was the number of 4 gig computers. But then you have to ask how many are laptops and how many are still running 32 bit.

For that matter I have to wonder if windows 10 will be the last 32 bit version.

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*Aqua*

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When windows 7 came out the price of RAM had dropped again and as such most people doubled there RAM to 16 as most gaming motherboards are setup up to support 4 , 8 ,16 etc.

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What surprised me was the number of 4 gig computers. But then you have to ask how many are laptops and how many are still running 32 bit.

For that matter I have to wonder if windows 10 will be the last 32 bit version.

"most people"? Don't forget that 99% of all users have no idea about computers. They just use them. And they only buy pre-built PCs which are advertised and those usually only have about 4 to 8 GB RAM.

That's why I'm surprised that there are so much users here that have >8 GB memory. I guess only people which know a bit more about computers voted. They tend to have more powerful hardware.

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magnemoe

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16 GB is maximum of Win 7 Home but Pro version can handle more. It depends also on motherboard. 16 GB was typical maximum in reasonable priced motherboards couple of years ago.

Yes, back then I bought the 2011 socket I7 with motherboard 16 GB was maximum on normal desktop motherobards. Now its 32 GB on the AM3+ and 1150 socket ones. 1151 manage 64 GB, 2011 can go far higher.

I have 32 GB was doing some 3D stuff who was very memory intensive and my computer was too slow so I went for an socket 2011 motherboard.

You generally only need more than 12 today for video editing or 3D stuff.

This will change, games generally have use little memory as they have been multi platform and 360 only had 512 MB, pure pc games has typically been far more memory intensive.

with current generation consoles having 8GB, this will also be minimum memory for the pc version, now add that you want to run the game without shutting down everything else, mods and cache is nice to have too, you might want 16 GB for an well moded KSP or Fallout 4, for heavy moding with lots of HD textures you might want more than 16.

Note that we are in the start of the console generation.

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NecroBones

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I have an older i7 960 with 16GB. I would put more in (I have 24) but Win7 Home won't use more than 16. Everthing works fine at 16GB anyway, that's a bunch of ram for a desktop machine.

Running in career mode with no mods, so I haven't done anything crazy with part counts. ~300 runs just fine. That one was expensive :)

I was using a Core i7 950 up until the start of the summer last year, when KSP convinced me to upgrade. Those older i7 CPUs still perform pretty well, despite their age, I must say.

I switched to a Core i7 4770k, which I could clock up to 4GHz. The speed increase for KSP was pretty consistent with the difference of clock speeds. That is, I could put about a quarter to a third more parts into a ship before I'd see the same framerate drop.

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Korizan

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"most people"? Don't forget that 99% of all users have no idea about computers. They just use them. And they only buy pre-built PCs which are advertised and those usually only have about 4 to 8 GB RAM.

That's why I'm surprised that there are so much users here that have >8 GB memory. I guess only people which know a bit more about computers voted. They tend to have more powerful hardware.

Well I did state gamers when I was talking about upgrading computers.

And at one time gamers where a VERY small percentage of people and yes we tended to upgrade computers long before the other 99 % as the games required it.

Now a days there are games that will run on just about every computer out there and as such KSP has apparently drawn in the casual crowd as well.

Which is a VERY good thing, but at the same time also creates a question for the Squad as to how far they can take KSP before it pushes the limits of the casual gamer rig (or those on a budget).

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That's why I'm surprised that there are so much users here that have >8 GB memory. I guess only people which know a bit more about computers voted. They tend to have more powerful hardware.

KSP players are probably not your average gamers. Many of us play KSP on computers that were originally bought for something other than gaming.

When I got my old iMac back in 2011, 16 GB was a nice amount of memory for a desktop. High-end workstations had more, but they were too expensive for my budget. 32 GB would have been nice, because the nodes of the computer cluster I used back then also had 32 GB, and being able to run tests locally really speeds up development. Since then, computer clusters have gone on, while desktops have stagnated. In the cluster I'm currently using, most nodes have 256 GB of memory, which I can't really match with any reasonable workstation.

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cantab

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8 GB

Looking at the results so far I'm surprised that 16 GB seems to be very common.

Edit:

Steam hardware survey in july '15 (Source)

Less than 512 MB 0.01%

512 Mb to 999 MB 0.17%

1 GB 1.68%

2 GB 8.65%

3 GB 12.27%

4 GB 21.48%

5 GB 1.33%

6 GB 5.73%

7 GB 2.56%

8 GB 31.07%

9 GB 0.07%

10 GB 0.31%

11 GB 0.14%

12 GB and higher 14.51%

Most important RAM sizes marked by me.

While KSP isn't a super-flashy AAA title, it does demand a competent graphics card and benefits from a high-end CPU. That probably correlates somewhat with RAM.

Of note for Squad is that 3 GB isn't uncommon, and is what KSP currently lists as the minimum. They'd do well to ensure the game will still run OK, if with reduced details, on a 3 GB system.

4 Gb is really enough for virtually all everyday tasks.
That's actually been true for me so far, but with a caveat: 4GB is enough for virtually all single tasks. When I run into trouble is when I want to run multiple things. For example I might have a Windows VM open for testing OS/software deployment for work, that takes a lot of time but needs no real attention from me so I'd also like to play KSP and I can't do that.
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waterlubber

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I was cleaning out my PC this afternoon and I somehow killed one of my sticks of RAM in the process. My theory is that I somehow shorted it, even after I grounded myself before beginning the cleaning. so now I am down to 12 GB :(

Don't buy an antistatic wristband. Do what I do, fix computers after taking a shower. You can also wash your hands. This gets them moist. Touch the case before you begin. Keeps dust/oil off contacts, too!

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tssn1611

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8 GB here; maxed out my laptop. I do lots of RAM-intensive stuff besides KSP, so my next computer will probably have RAM as a priority.

It's worth noting (I'm not sure if someone's sad this already), but it's not just about the RAM that KSP uses. Having more RAM frees up RAM that the OS can use while KSP is running, so your computer is more responsive. Upgrading from 4 GB to 6 GB and then to 8 GB made a huge difference in that regard.

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