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5 years ago

High Ram usage in apex legends

Hello Guys , to make clear here are my pc specs i5 9th gen , 8gb ram , gtc 1660ti my game settings resolution :- 1280x720 everything on low and TSSA on my game used to work great until yester...

EA_Illium

EA Staff (Retired)

5 years ago

@VFlicksYT What other applications are you running with Apex? I know you mentioned streaming software like OBS, and do you have anything else up?

VFlicksYT

5 years ago

i actually do not run any other software while playing apex because i want smooth gameplay and the streaming software , i dont run it everytime i play apex but the day i streamed for like an hour the game started giving fps spikes . i thought it is and hardware or windows system issue so i appointed a computer specialist today ...but other than that the game is giving fps spikes everytime i play with no background processes on

Konform103
5 years ago
@VFlicksYT hey man are u using 1x8gb ram or 2x4gb? u really need to be running dual channel
- VFlicksYT
  5 years ago
  8x1 3200mhz ram
  - Konform103
    5 years ago
    @VFlicksYT well that means u are running single channel.. this will hurt fps really badly
    
    also dont buy just any second ram stick.. they need to be identical for stability.. normally people buy a kit wich is 2 identical ram sticks
- Sahiru3060
  3 years ago
  i wonder if you will reply but i am having windows 11 and well 2x4gb ram and well apex gives me fps shutters a lot of it actually, normally my ram useage is 4.2 gb and when apex is on its 7.2 or something gb and now i just don't know how to fix it so any help?