Running CIV4 BTS with large amounts of RAM

[jjake101]

Does Civ4 Beyond the Sword work alright with 12Gb of RAM, has anyone had any problems running it with large amounts of RAM? I'm thinking of upgrading my PC.

 

[Machinegunkenny]

My comp runs Civ 4 fine with 8gb of RAM. Typically older programs cap the amount of RAM used and if you want to use more you need to run a patcher program that modifies the .exe. I use one for modding Oblivion. By default Oblivion only runs 1.9 gb RAM but the patcher allows it to run more to handle higher textures and other resource heavy mods. I can't imagine you having any issues running Civ 4 in a powerful comp. OS problems may pop up but you can just run in compatibility mode by right clicking the .exe and going to properties then compatibility tab and adjusting accordingly.

 

[s.bernbaum]

CIV uses a max of 4 GB memory. Having more memory won't affect CIV, neither negatively nor positively. The extra GBs will be used by your OS and/or other applications or sit idle until you do run something else concurrently. I have 8 GB. When I look at memory usage, CIV is only using 4 GB.

 

[Zydor]

Agreed re the 4Gb limit - it was built with an older Core Architecture in mind, and will not utilise above 4Gb. Having said that you *might* gain some speed by using RAMDiscs ..... but don't hold your breath, its a lot of messing around for minimal gain.

Only try the latter if you are buying 12Gb for other reasons, don't buy that 12Gb just for Civ 4 - RAMDiscs or no RAMdiscs.