# Is my system okay for UE5.2? **URL:** \ **Category:** Rendering\ **Tags:** unreal-engine, CPU, graphics-card, question\ **Created:** [June 29, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/is-my-system-okay-for-ue5-2/1214450 "2023-06-29T14:43:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Everynone](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/everynone/32/1135017_2.png) [@Everynone](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Everynone)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2023, 3:09pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/is-my-system-okay-for-ue5-2/1214450/2 "2023-06-29T15:09:48Z")
> [@Cody\_McMillan](#): > > RTX 3060 6gb & 16gigs RAM > working on realistic worlds The vRAM and RAM may become a limiting factor later on, depending on what you’re doing. > Is my system okay I’d call it the absolute minimum you can get away with for a new machine. So not that OK for long-term game dev - playing and making games is quite different, and laptops are mostly non-upgradable. But it’s not like you’re going to exchange the laptop, right? So is the question here to validate the purchase 😇 ? * * * I’ve been sitting on a 8GB vRAM GPU since 2017. Has it been fine for _everything_? Yeah! - would I _now_ buy an 8GB vRAM GPU for gaming? Unlikely. - for game dev? Absolutely no. You mileage may vary, ofc. If you browse some of the recent threads, you’ll run into similar opinions: > [@Want to work on Unreal Engine, what specs should I have?](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/want-to-work-on-unreal-engine-what-specs-should-i-have/1197115): > > Hello everyone! I have a gaming PC, a Lenovo Legion, with an RTX 1660 Super GPU and 16GB of RAM. Recently, I’ve been really excited to dive into Unreal Engine for cinematic creations involving Metahumans and other creative projects. However, I encountered an issue when trying to bring my Metahuman into the scene. I received the following error message: “Out of video memory trying to allocate a rendering resource. Make sure your video card has the minimum required memory, try lowering the resolu… …and into actual issues where things simply refuse to work. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/is-my-system-okay-for-ue5-2/1214450)._