Blizzard reveals Diablo 4 launch PC system requirements: 32GB RAM & RTX 3080 for 4K

[ScottSoapbox]

I have an SSD and only 8GB RAM. I'll admit I don't play the latest and greatest AAA games as my 1060 can't handle it. I do a lot of Java game development on the PC (both traditional arcade style games and board games), I have editors open, music programs playing, a browser with a dozen or so tabs but I don't see any low memory warnings. I thought about expanding my RAM to 16GB but then wondered what for?

I guess if you give developers laptops with 32GB then they'll just use the lot and assume that all their customers will have the same set up. Maybe they should examine the steam surveys and give developers average spec set ups? Maybe a little higher to account for development times and the general improvement of hardware over time.

I'll admit I should build a new PC but the cost of new GPUs has been a stumbling block for me. I don't want to spend $$$ on a GPU when I'm only mildly interested in the latest AAA games and, without a new GPU, I can't see the point in upgrading the rest of my system.

So yeah, seriously.

Are you running Linux? Because windows uses 8 GB by itself.
And I don't me windows 11 - I mean windows 7 uses 8 GB of RAM by itself.

And if you are game developing (or anything on the PC) as a job you should consider that the $15 another stick of RAM will cost you should more than pay for itself in the time saved not waiting on your computer.

 

[mbk34]

Are you running Linux? Because windows uses 8 GB by itself.
And I don't me windows 11 - I mean windows 7 uses 8 GB of RAM by itself.

And if you are game developing (or anything on the PC) as a job you should consider that the $15 another stick of RAM will cost you should more than pay for itself in the time saved not waiting on your computer.

Win 10. I have a few editors, a graphics tool, a music player and a Chrome browser open at the moment and a quick check shows I'm using a little over 50% of my 8GB. Microsoft suggests Win 10 needs at least 4GB to run while Linux will usually work fine on 2GB and up. I don't have any noticeable delays running anything I need to do - it boots up in a few seconds and will also compile 20K line Java programs also in just a few seconds.

I could buy an i9, 32GB, 4090 system but I can't see it improving anything I do. Sure, I might be able to run games in smooth 4K but it's not something I particularly need or want. I guess I could also edit YT videos while doing this but, again, I don't particularly want to.

 

[Gastec]

What are you using it for? My plex box is more current than that.

I found some old DDR3 in my closet last year and thought about making it a keychain but ultimately just threw it away. Maybe I just upgrade faster than most people but I eventually run out of things for my trickle down computers to do and no one wants an old desktop anymore even if its free.

Should I be sarcastic or just tell the truth? I will choose to tell the truth. I'm using my obsolete PC to do exactly what I did with it when it was new, 11-12 years ago, from Web browsing, to streaming, paying their taxes and gaming (not the latest P2W, surprise-mechanized games, of course). There are multiple reasons why I didn't build a better PC over the years, the main culprit being the wait for the multiple Intel Lakes to dry. But now it's time to build a system around a Ryzen 7 7800X3D, before I receive the call of duty, to go die for the Mother Land.

 

[Avro Arrow]

They probably got a few quid from a certain GPU vendor to add path tracing and a bunch of other performance killing tricks nobody asked for...

That wouldn't surprise me one bit.

 

[Alphenaar]

With my i5-6400 2.70GHz and 16GB RAM plus GeForce GTX 1660 the game ran without problems on Server Slam

 

[KofeViR]

Poor people don't have SSDs.

This is 2023 not 2013. Pretty much even the most trash PCs have SSD these days. Makes no sense to even consider HDD anymore, as OS drive. SSD is just as cheap if not cheaper in bulk and makes a huge difference in how the system run.