Captain_Tom on 21 December 2014
| Arkaign said: ^^ I've noticed that with certain users already. A lot of PC owners don't have the knowledge or discipline to keep the background stuff to a minimum. A bulky AV suite along with a bunch of other miscellaneous background junk can actually make 8GB tight in the wrong hands. 8GB IS definitely fine, but like money, you can't have too much ram. The question is, at what point does it present a good value? I like to advise people to get a 2x4GB pack to start out with, and make sure their mobo has 4 slots. Then if a great sale comes along and you can scoop up another 8GB to pop in there, all the better. 16GB is really hard to run into the wall with, and 32GB and beyond, well, the scenarios are few and far between to even make use of them. |
Yeah that's what a lot of people don't seem to get: I can get more ram whenever I want!
Also, I usually have about 6 tabs, a dozen programs, and a high-powered game running all at once. I have never seen ram usage even hit 6GB. Don't waste your money people. 16GB is stupid overkill for gaming.
