Will upgrading my RAM help to run the game better?
Sungy7
The Czech Republic Join Date: 2017-01-01 Member: 225888Members
The Czech Republic Join Date: 2017-01-01 Member: 225888Members
Hello, I'm new to Subnautica and I already insanely love it, but the issue is that when I got to a certain point in the gameplay where I breed fish, build multiple bases, drive vehicles etc. and the game became unplayable as it frequently crashes and freeze all the time.
The thing is I am using a 4GB RAM, do you think upgrading to a 16GB one would help to run the game smoothly as I only have a 2 core processor? My graphics card is NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570.
Thank you very much in advance and I'm sorry for my lacking knowledge of computers.
The thing is I am using a 4GB RAM, do you think upgrading to a 16GB one would help to run the game smoothly as I only have a 2 core processor? My graphics card is NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570.
Thank you very much in advance and I'm sorry for my lacking knowledge of computers.
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My work here is done.
Also, please share your system specs. If you want, you can put your current parts list into PCPartPicker and share that (see the big section below), makes it a bit easier all around.
Things that would help Subnautica:
An SSD
A better video card
More RAM
If you don't have the money for all 3, you'll have to pick and choose.
There's also this to consider: Are you planning on upgrading your computer soon? If so, just bide your time and kill all the birds with one stone. PCPartPicker is your best and most wonderful friend (Go check it out!). You can 'build' your computer before it's built (and get compatibility warnings if something isn't going to play nice with something else, e.g., this graphics card might not fit in that case), get price alerts, see price history, view others' completed builds, and, last but not least, share your proposed builds with others in an extremely easy manner, and they, in turn, can look at your build, make some changes, and share that build back, without affecting your build (it becomes a separate build of its own with a different url).
For great examples, click on any of their build guides in the build guide section.
I'll copy a few of them over (which is as easy as clicking on the forum share button (the [ BB ] button) and copy+pasting). I'll show you what I'm currently using at the end.
Each build tier has like 10 different variations of build, and you can easily swap parts and make the build your own by clicking the "Customize this part list" button on any build you see (for example, I would use an EVGA power supply, an AMD RX 480 graphics card, G.Skill Ripjaws V RAM, and if I wanted to spend a little extra for a bit more performance from my SSD, a Samsung 850 EVO SSD, even though the Mushkin ECO3 is a solid choice (I own both the ECO3 and the EVO)).
Here's one of their entry-level builds:
CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: *MSI B150M PRO-VDH Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: *Avexir Core Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($46.90 @ Amazon)
Storage: *Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($75.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: *PowerColor Radeon RX 470 4GB Red Devil Video Card ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: *Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($58.51 @ Amazon)
Total: $558.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
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Here's one of their mid-level builds:
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: *Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($70.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: *Team Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: *Mushkin ECO3 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: *Hitachi Deskstar 7K2000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: *Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card ($379.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: *SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1023.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
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Here's an upper-level build:
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($96.99 @ Jet)
Motherboard: *Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: *Team Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: *Mushkin ECO3 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: *Seagate Constellation ES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.79 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($399.99 @ Amazon)
Case: *Corsair Carbide 400C ATX Mid Tower Case ($97.49 @ Jet)
Power Supply: *SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1264.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
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Here's a top-of-the-line build:
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool CAPTAIN 240 EX 153.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A Tomahawk AC ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($141.99 @ Jet)
Memory: *Patriot Viper 4 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: *Intel 600p Series 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: *Seagate Constellation ES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.79 @ Amazon)
Video Card: *Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card ($569.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake View 27 ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: *SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1493.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
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Here's my current build (graphics card I made the mistake of trusting someone on eBay who said it just had a bad BIOS flash {I know how to fix that} and it's toast {numbskull tried to put new thermal paste on and thought it was a peanut butter sandwich}, so I'm using the build in HD 530 for now)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (Purchased For $177.98)
CPU Cooler: Silverstone TD03-E 92.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (Purchased For $86.99)
Motherboard: MSI Z170M Mortar Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (Purchased For $118.99)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (Purchased For $74.89)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (Purchased For $64.71)
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $79.99)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $69.99) <- that's overkill, only got that because I thought maybe that was why the graphics card wouldn't work (before I realized what had actually happened) A 500W would power this system just fine, for about $30-40 cheaper.
Monitor: AOC e2752Vh 27.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor (Purchased For $149.99)
Keyboard: Thermaltake CHALLENGER PRIME Wired Gaming Keyboard (Purchased For $26.19)
Mouse: SteelSeries Rival 300 Wired Optical Mouse (Purchased For $39.99)
Total: $889.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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The terrain in this game can (currently) change, usually due to explosions or building bases. Over time these changes can reduce framerates and induce crashes/freezes like you mentioned you were having. It sounds like a likely cause as you mentioned you've built multiple bases which is usually around the time these problems occur for me, and I have a decent rig.
The freezes and crashes from playing the game so much is normal at the moment. Game can't seem to handle itself! Although on the new experimental build, i haven't received 1 crash... yet!
If that's accurate for Subnautica RAM usage, you might want to just get an SSD if you can only afford one upgrade. Install your OS and only a few games on it, and use your normal hard drive for everything else. (That's what I do).