8GB RAM vs 16 GB RAM?

[darkrulier]

Farsala said:

McDonaldsGuy said:

Man I remember when 8GB of RAM was a huge deal.... back in 2003 (PowerMac G5).

I feel like we haven't advanced computers at all in the past 10 years. We should be at 512GB by now.

16GB is better, but the speed of the ram is just as important. IMO I'd go for 32GB of RAM.

What's a decent memory speed?

McDonaldsGuy, your statement is incorrect, speed in RAM is not as important, you only get marginal benefits from faster RAM or XMP overclocked RAM's. This to me is another marketing thing from manufacturers to make us pay more. If you don't believe me just check this Linus video explaining it with benchmarks.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_Yt4vSZKVk