Hey everyone, so after this health crisis eases off, I want to buy a gaming PC to play Train Simulator. I last played the game in September 2018 BEFORE the game was made available on 64 bits. I still have all the original files on an external disk which totalizes about 600 GB of TS content (routes, assets, data, manuals etc.). It should be I originally bought the game in store in the summer of 2014 and haven't bought a newer version since. I went to a PC store a few months ago and the manager there gave me a magazine with several offers for a good PC to buy and so I wanted to see what you guys think. Keep in mind, my knowledge of computers is quite limited so I need all the advice I can get. Here are the main features of the computer I was recommended: Windows 10 installed (I last played the game on Windows 8) Ultra Gamer AMD 5 3600X-2060 Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3600x (6 x 3,8 GHz) CPU Cooler: AMD Boxed RAM: 16 GB DD4R 2666 MHz/ Max. 64 GB GPU: NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060/ 6 GB GDDR6 SSD: 1 TB Intel/ NVMe M.2 Power adapter: Cooler Master 600 Watt (80 PLUS) 2 year guarantee What do you think? Is this good enough to have the game function properly without any lags or bugs? Also, since I never bought a gaming PC before, is there something I should absolutely know before I purchase one? Is there something I should absolutely know about the game and how it evolved since 2018 before I install it again? Any comment or suggestion would be extremely appreciated!
With the single exception of RAM speed the system you describe is equal to or superior to the PC I bought last year with TS and TSW very much in mind and I am very happy with the way it runs TS.
I see. Should I go for a PC with more RAM then perhaps just in case? One big issue I've always had with the game is that it would almost always crash when the train I was driving would enter big residential areas with tall buildings and assets I personally installed. If 64 bit can fix that, I will be very pleased.
Also, what is the maximum screen dimension the game can reach? I've been looking at 1920 x 1080 screens. I want to make sure the full screen is covered and I don't have any black lines on the sides due to the computer screen being bigger than the maximum size the game can take up.
Train Simulator 2020 supports 4k. I produced a guide a while ago, hope this helps:- https://forums.dovetailgames.com/th...-max-performance-and-visual-quality-4k.18396/
There are no few complaints of out of memory errors in the forums at the moment but I gather it's a general name for various memory access errors so just having more RAM won't necessarily do you any good. I've had a couple when the task manager was running and there was no record of excessive memory use. My system with a NVidea 1660TI card runs at QHD (2,560x1,440) readily enough and, from other discussions, TS seems to be quite flexible running on extra wide screens and multi monitor set-ups.
My problem in general was never out of memory error as much as crash failed to dump file error on approach to big residential areas with tall buildings. ^^
