'swap file' or 'virtual memory') Note: This game will always use the page file, even if you have loads of RAM.Īnything that doesn't fit in RAM goes in to the page file (sometimes called "swap file") if the page file isn't big enough to accommodate it, the game will crash.
Faulty RAM causes random problems (like broken textures) and crashes. It is operating system independent and vastly superior to any mem testers that come with your operating system. ProTip: Use memtest86 [to check for faulty RAM. So check carefully before buying more RAM to make sure it's going to work well with your CPU.ĪMD Ryzen users: B-Die finder + OC calculator [yw (: More RAM = less swapping to disk = faster performance.įaster RAM is better, but only if your CPU can handle it. Disk (even super-fast NVMe M.2 SSD) is always significantly slower than RAM. If you don't have enough RAM the game has no choice but to start moving stuff out of RAM and in to the page file on disk. If you start adding DLC and workshop, you ideally need 16 GB RAM or more.For the base game to run well, you need at least 8 GB RAM.
Even the vanilla game, with the content added by free updates, will struggle to run in 4GB. The Steam store page for C:SL states the game will run in 4GB RAM - that's a joke. Assets (buildings, vehicles, roads, etc) eat much more RAM than mods. RAM usage peaks when loading and saving games. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.RAMThis game eats RAM like crazy, especially if you start adding DLC and workshop content. Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior. Overusing our search engine with a very large number of searches in a very short amount of time.Using a badly configured (or badly written) browser add-on for blocking content.Running a "scraper" or "downloader" program that either does not identify itself or uses fake headers to elude detection.Using a script or add-on that scans GameFAQs for box and screen images (such as an emulator front-end), while overloading our search engine.There is no official GameFAQs app, and we do not support nor have any contact with the makers of these unofficial apps. Continued use of these apps may cause your IP to be blocked indefinitely. This triggers our anti-spambot measures, which are designed to stop automated systems from flooding the site with traffic. Some unofficial phone apps appear to be using GameFAQs as a back-end, but they do not behave like a real web browser does.Using GameFAQs regularly with these browsers can cause temporary and even permanent IP blocks due to these additional requests. If you are using Maxthon or Brave as a browser, or have installed the Ghostery add-on, you should know that these programs send extra traffic to our servers for every page on the site that you browse.The most common causes of this issue are: Your IP address has been temporarily blocked due to a large number of HTTP requests.