Originally Posted by Blackheifer
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Essentially ancient and below what they should be, I'm sure. I figured that since DOS2 was running on Ultra and most newer games were running on High that it wasn't going to be an issue, I bought the game out of excitement because I was finally getting to play a new Baldur's Gate entry after having fallen in love with the first two when I was a teen 20 years ago. Obviously my fault and I should have read the requirements, but I don't have the money or the means to do anything about that now. So I'm just looking for hope that my woes will mostly get cleared up by many patches and a full release. Specs are as follows:

Radeon RX560
AMD FX 6300 six-core 3.5 GHz
12 GB RAM (I had 8 but stuck 2 2GB sticks in there that I had laying around because I figured more is better, and it seems to have helped?)

Ok, there is the problem. Your Mobo and card are solid, your RAM is the problem.

You want 16GB of ram for BG3 - we have seen the issue before with 8GB not being quite enough even though it is listed as minimum.

But the problem is compounded because you are not running your ram as dual channel 4 x 4 would be what you want, as 2 x 2 and 2 x 4 can cause some slowdown especially if you are dealing with different types of RAM. Ideal RAM is same type, spec, model, brand across the board with no deviation.

I wish I understood what that means and what kind of RAM I should buy. I don't really know what fits into those slots and what doesn't. What's the easiest way to determine what kind of RAM my computer can use? The only thing I know how to do is insert the sticks, but I'm assuming there are all different types that may not fit. I will literally place an order tonight for new RAM if it would correct the issue but I don't know what to look for. Sorry to bother you with this, but you've given me hope and this is my first real crack at correcting this because I can afford RAM! lol


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