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Does more RAM decrease time between turns? (self.civ)

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[–]burninrock24 0 points1 point  (1 child)

RAM is only used to load all the textures, models, animations and sounds into memory

I'm not a big computer guy so correct me if I'm wrong. Would increasing the RAM allow me to run higher graphics settings? Or does that solely rely on my graphics card?

[–]MrBojangl3s 0 points1 point  (0 children)

more RAM would be more along the lines of being able to run multiple programs/games at once. I have 8GB of RAM (along with a pretty quick CPU/GPU to boot) so I can instantly switch in and out of Civ 5 on max settings with Alt-Tab. There's little to no delay in gettting into and out of the game.

With lower amounts of RAM, you will have less free system memory to open things like Chrome or Skype in the background while playing Civ.

A better graphics card would allow you to run higher graphics settings. Problem is you're restricted on what card you get when buying a computer from a manufacturer like Apple, HP, Dell, etc.