Ram

[jt_medina]

The max amount of ram an 32bit app can use is 4.2GB something. I have never seen any game using more than 1.5GB RAM. I remember seeing ROF using that but in average no game I ever played used more than 1GB.(Guess if Crysis 2 uses more than 1GB ram).
I guess if someone had 2 GB there can be problems since OS take some ram.

If Luthier said 2.6GB is the maximum amount of ram used I don't think people with 4GB can have any problem related with the RAM as long as they keep other apps closed and just running the sim and teamspeak.

For those interested on clearing some ram before playing IL2 COD. There is a software called AlacrityPC. I use it everytime I play games and leaves me 3.7GB free of 4.0GB.
http://alacritypc.kensalter.com/

[kingpinda]

Originally Posted by jt_medina

The max amount of ram an 32bit app can use is 4.2GB something. http://alacritypc.kensalter.com/

Actually think its closer to 3.2 gigs. I actually thought you need to add up your graphics card memory to this pool but seemingly you need to SUBTRACT your graphics card memory from the theocritically 4GIG.

So if you have a 1gig graphics card then your system ram on a 32bit system is somewhere around 3Gigs.

Here is a definition I found: 4GB minus the address space required by addin cards and other hardware equals the MAXIMUM addressable RAM.

So... even if a 32 bit application was able to adress 4.2 gigs worth of ram... that ram would have to be adressable. And we all know that graphics cards these days take heaps of addressable space. 1gigs worth is not that uncommon anymore.

Originally Posted by Triggaaar

If the videos we've seen so far are with a 32 bit exe, and we're to get a 64 bit version soon, it should be good.

Are you certain about this? Please post source/link if you please.

[jt_medina]

Originally Posted by kingpinda

actually think its closer to 3.2 gigs. But windows will add your graphics card ram as well. So if you have 1gig graphic card ram then your available ram will say 4.2 gig instead of 3.2 gig if i'm not mistaken.



Are you certain about this? Please post source/link if you please.

2^32=4,294,967,296

[kingpinda]

Originally Posted by jt_medina

2^32=4,294,967,296

Hehe read my editted post above this is in theory. The adress space needs to be adressable. subtract all the hardware which needs to adress the ram. for instance a 1gig graphics card which isnt that uncommon these days.

and the asking for a link or source is about their being a 64bit launcher for cliffs of dover in the works.

[jt_medina]

Originally Posted by kingpinda

Hehe read my editted post above this is in theory. The adress space needs to be adressable. subtract all the hardware which needs to adress the ram. for instance a 1gig graphics card which isnt that uncommon these days.

and the asking for a link or source is about their being a 64bit launcher for cliffs of dover in the works.

I know.
We should ask to luthier about the 64bit exe.

[Triggaaar]

Originally Posted by Triggaaar

If the videos we've seen so far are with a 32 bit exe, and we're to get a 64 bit version soon, it should be good.

Originally Posted by kingpinda

Are you certain about this? Please post source/link if you please.

Sorry you've miss-read my post, I'm saying if we are to get a 64 bit version soon.

I am no expert, but it is easy to imagine that a 50 plane battle over London at full detail will be impossible to acheive , even with top notch gear and super-optimized code, if SLI/XFire, multicore/ multithreading and 64 bit system are NOT eventually available...
And remember those "hidden" features such as "dynamic weather and super clouds" and many other "surprises" that Oleg told us about would totally cripple any system, even in few years from now, without the "SLI/XFire, multicore/ multithreading and 64 bit system"... This game is to big and complex not to include those features that are the only means of future proofing any game for the next 10 years...
But who knows ? Maybe 1C got it all wrong...

Salute !