8GB RAM vs 16 GB RAM?

[Farsala]

Pemalite said:

Farsala said:

2400 is the best I can find for my price range.

I admit it feels bad to not upgrade on RAM as I already have 8gb on my 6 year old computer. But I really don't keep too much open at once anyways.

Problem with 1060 computers over 1050 computers is the $300+ price difference. Being a poor college student atm, I would rather save the $300 for my next upgrade in a few years.

Of course I don't expect perfect graphics and framerate, I just want to play mid tier games smoothly without stressing my computer too much.

 

Then go with 8GB DDR4 absolute-cheapest-regardless-of-speed memory and the Geforce 1050Ti and then replace both in a few years, your rig will still be capable, but it will struggle with settings dialed up and it won't last the distance due to rising system requirements. (Some games will already use more than 8GB for itself, they still run fine on systems with 8GB though.)

What kind of CPU are you looking at out of curiosity?

Intel Core i5-7300HQ Processor (6MB Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) or 7th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ Processor (2.80GHz 6MB).

And as you say earlier it is between the Geforce 1050ti and AMD Radeon RX 560 4GB.

I also found out I might be able to buy certain computers for 10-15% off. But I can't find any decent 1060s other then Dells.