8gb Or 16gb Of RAM?

Jak3 Mac · 21 Apr 2012 at 22:48

Hi, I've recently read and article on Tech Radar that says 8gb of RAM is all you need, I'm currently in the process of selecting componets for a new PC and I'm not sure weather to get 8 or 16gb. Any suggestions?

ishoeyi · 21 Apr 2012 at 22:53

8 is enough for game and surfing prawn yes

but its cheap im all maxed out

Jak3 Mac · 21 Apr 2012 at 23:02

Sorry, am I stupid or did that make no sense? Probably the first. Can you explain differently?

ishoeyi · 21 Apr 2012 at 23:17

depending what you use your computer for

8gb is enough for gaming and surfing interweb
however if you use CAD or any other professional programs then it may not be enough

and ram is that cheap anyway why not just get 16gb

Ary101 · 21 Apr 2012 at 23:20

Yer 8gb is all you need for general usage etc...However, what i think he meant was that the price of ram is so cheap, that it may be worth just maxing out and getting 16gb. Thats what i did for the system that I've just recently purchased.

Hope that helped...

Jak3 Mac · 21 Apr 2012 at 23:24

Thanks guys, I think I'll go for 16gb because of the minor price difference

Stinger53 · 26 Apr 2012 at 23:33

make sure u have windows prof. as home can only take 16gb so if u have a graphics card say a 2gb one, thats 18gb total and only 16 will be usable with home

Dr_B · 27 Apr 2012 at 10:32

I use my PC for gaming/general use so I've gone for 8GB.

goodl · 27 Apr 2012 at 10:51

Stinger53, you're incorrect, GDDR on your video card has no bearing on the physical ram limits of the OS

andybird123 · 27 Apr 2012 at 11:20

8GB is currently enough but DDR3 is so cheap that 16GB wouldn't be a bad idea either

bledd · 27 Apr 2012 at 11:22

I went for 16 because it's silly cheap at the moment. Makes my virtual machines run a lot better with 2gb each!

Barry1987 · 27 Apr 2012 at 11:22

Yeah, 16GB DDR3 1333/1600GHz is insanely cheap and would cost no more than £80-100 for good brands (Kingston, Corsair etc).

Yaayuh! · 27 Apr 2012 at 12:08

£77.98 for 16Gb Samsung Green!!

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-002-SA&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=813

Stinger53 · 27 Apr 2012 at 13:09

goodl said:
Stinger53, you're incorrect, GDDR on your video card has no bearing on the physical ram limits of the OS

i was to understand from beejacobs

i'll happily be corrected. as it means i can upgrade to 16gb from 8 with out havin to upgraded to professional. i just understood that if u had 16gb and 2gb gpu it means 18gb total memory so prof was needed

Nightglow · 27 Apr 2012 at 13:31

Windows 7 Ultimate 192 GB

Windows 7 Professional 192 GB

Windows 7 Home Premium 16 GB

Memory limits for W7 64 bit, if using W7 32 bit it's 4gb for all flavours.

Definitely go for 16gb, I wouldn't consider anything less on the pc's I have.

braveheart · 26 May 2012 at 11:59

Yes 8GB is enough -- I used 8GB (2x4GB DDR3-1866mhz in my CFV) that run nicely and higher wei score which is 7.8 as I already used 12GB DDR3 1600 that run at 7.4 (already sold and got good profit) so 8GB is much enough and save money for next CPU or graphic card, dont waste money for extra RAM that dont make any difference

Leeroy123 · 26 May 2012 at 12:42

I went from 8 to 16, no difference for gaming, if thats what your into

koolpc · 26 May 2012 at 12:46

I guess 4gig would be more than most for most people

trickynickyuk · 27 May 2012 at 15:01

go for 16gb since it is so cheap at the min or if you can afford it got for 32gb then you are all maxed out

Ollie1132 · 27 May 2012 at 15:39

Stinger53 said:
i was to understand from beejacobs

i'll happily be corrected. as it means i can upgrade to 16gb from 8 with out havin to upgraded to professional. i just understood that if u had 16gb and 2gb gpu it means 18gb total memory so prof was needed

From what I've heard Vram no longer adds towards physical RAM on you're OS' RAM limits.