32GB or 16GB

Dalandius · 26 Oct 2015 at 21:58

From a gaming point of view is 32GB any better than having 16GB?

RJC · 26 Oct 2015 at 22:02

8gb is enough for gaming, but 16gb will be more than enough

tyler_jrb · 26 Oct 2015 at 22:15

16gb is too much for gaming really. Mine uses just over 8gb at most on bf4. So no 0 performance increase from 16 to 32gb unless you actually utilise over 16gb which you will not do while gaming.

Tropicocity · 27 Oct 2015 at 11:10

It depends entirely on what else you have running at the same time

I'm someone who likes to have 10-15+ tabs open on chrome whilst simultaneously having skype, steam, torrent program running etc. I also sometimes watch shows in increments rather than all at once so I'd have MPC open in the background, so loading a game up with all that going on and my 16GB soon fills up.

Robzere31 · 27 Oct 2015 at 11:22

For bragging rights, 32GB.

However, I've gone from 16GB to 8GB & have noticed 0% difference in gaming performance.

SC0TTRS · 27 Oct 2015 at 11:38

Dalandius said:
From a gaming point of view is 32GB any better than having 16GB?

From a 'gaming' perspective, no difference.

nothingbutepic · 27 Oct 2015 at 11:43

For Gaming 16GB is too much. It depends how much sources you are using while gaming. Suppose you are using too much resources, than in that case 16GB is enough for this.

theaterix · 27 Oct 2015 at 17:27

I have 8gb, I NEED more. I am a Chrome tab hoe and i need 16, but i think 32 will be overkill, but for a X99 build i think i would need all 8 slots covered!

Mr Evil · 27 Oct 2015 at 18:28

tyler_jrb said:
16gb is too much for gaming really. Mine uses just over 8gb at most on bf4. So no 0 performance increase from 16 to 32gb unless you actually utilise over 16gb which you will not do while gaming.

Are you counting disc cache in that? Windows will happily use as much RAM as you can throw at it for that. It doesn't have any effect while playing, but it can reduce loading times a bit. It might make more difference in the future as it is becoming common for games to have well over 16GB in assets.

Steveocee · 27 Oct 2015 at 19:20

Dalandius said:
From a gaming point of view is 32GB any better than having 16GB?

Probably not.

From my point of view;
If you have the room and cash for it then why not? It'll come in handy at some point.

Tute · 27 Oct 2015 at 20:02

Steveocee said:
Probably not.

From my point of view;
If you have the room and cash for it then why not? It'll come in handy at some point.

That was my thinking.

whyscotty · 27 Oct 2015 at 20:15

Steveocee said:
If you have the room and cash for it then why not? It'll come in handy at some point.

Tute said:
That was my thinking.

^^^
These

Tephnos · 27 Oct 2015 at 20:26

If you have any application that will make use of it, such as a DAW, go for it.

Don't waste your money if it is just for gaming.

setter · 27 Oct 2015 at 20:29

For gaming when on Z87 I stuck with 8gb. But when moving to X99, 16gb sounded better. Wether future games will use more I'm not sure. But as it was cheap then why not.

BrynS · 27 Oct 2015 at 20:36

Steveocee said:
Probably not.

From my point of view;
If you have the room and cash for it then why not? It'll come in handy at some point.

Yeah, extra RAM is almost always a win. I went from 8GB to 32GB in my recent X99 upgrade and have seen a huge boost in multi-tasking performance. Get as much RAM as you can comfortably afford imo especially with DDR4 prices on the decline.

Dalandius · 28 Oct 2015 at 03:28

BrynS said:
Yeah, extra RAM is almost always a win. I went from 8GB to 32GB in my recent X99 upgrade and have seen a huge boost in multi-tasking performance. Get as much RAM as you can comfortably afford imo especially with DDR4 prices on the decline.

<nods> I multi-task quite a bit, so I'll most likely got 32GB when I do my rebuild next year

megapleb · 1 Nov 2015 at 00:18

32GB is a waste of money for gaming for now, and likely for several years to come given console gaming is the driver for a lot of games and they have much lower RAM than most PCs.

TheMorningStar · 1 Nov 2015 at 01:17

Tropicocity said:
It depends entirely on what else you have running at the same time

I'm someone who likes to have 10-15+ tabs open on chrome whilst simultaneously having skype, steam, torrent program running etc. I also sometimes watch shows in increments rather than all at once so I'd have MPC open in the background, so loading a game up with all that going on and my 16GB soon fills up.

This. I'm on 8gb currently and my next build will have a minimum of 16gb. maybe 32gb if I can find something interesting to do with the extra like a virtual drive or something or just for that fully populated look.

kayomani · 1 Nov 2015 at 02:27

Yeah its a bit of a waste right know but it removes the issue of trying to get matching memory 3 years down the line!

TheMorningStar · 5 Nov 2015 at 01:33

Yeah, especially if it's feature ram with LEDs like the Blitz Original Red I have my eye on. Turns out 32gb is the largest amount you can have on an x99 platform in quad channel, 64gb in single. a limit with the CPU apparently. Glad I stumbled upon that info.

Only thing I'm wondering about now is would having 8 sticks affect the limit of the CPU overclock. It has on my systems in the past. Not sure how things stand these days.