How much memory

Peter450 · 29 Aug 2015 at 09:00

Hey dudes, I'm currently replacing my old gaming rig, it's served me well but the fans are all packing up and the GFX card is overheating and crashing :mad:

How much system memory is the norm these days ? I don't want to pay for loads of Bg I won't need, but neither do I want to have to crack open the case in 2 years to add more memory.

So....is the standard 16 or 32 these days ?

Minstadave · 29 Aug 2015 at 09:02

16 should be plenty for the next couple of years for gaming.

arc@css · 29 Aug 2015 at 09:30

I think 8 should be enough.

JAMIE_CORTEZ · 29 Aug 2015 at 09:39

The standard is 8.

Minstadave · 29 Aug 2015 at 09:52

arc@css said:
I think 8 should be enough.

It's relatively easy to go over 8GB nowadays just gaming. He wants enough for the next 2 years so 16GB is more sensible.

PieEater · 29 Aug 2015 at 09:55

Not sure this is the right section for your question however IMHO 8 GB used to be the standard but in general I am reading more comments saying that 16GB should now be considered the standard. If you want to cover yourself for the next few years then 16GB makes more sense than 8.

/Edit: Beaten to it

VincentHanna · 29 Aug 2015 at 09:59

Standard is 8GB

I would get 16GB now though, to be future proofed.

Joe! · 29 Aug 2015 at 10:01

No reason to not get 2x8gb (or 4x4gb if X99), regardless of DDR4 or DDR3 now, it's cheap enough.

Leaves it open for 32gb in the future if Chrome decides munching 4gb of RAM isn't adequate.

Peter450 · 29 Aug 2015 at 11:58

Cool 16 it is, thanks guys

arc@css · 29 Aug 2015 at 12:15

Minstadave said:
It's relatively easy to go over 8GB nowadays just gaming.

Is it? I didn't know that.

Minstadave · 29 Aug 2015 at 15:08

Yeah Wolfenstein was using over 5GB of RAM on my system when I played it last week.

humbug · 29 Aug 2015 at 15:24

I would go 16GB these days, FC4 is using about 75% of my 8GB RAM, seriously thinking of getting another pair of 4GB Hyper-X Savage modules while they are cheap.

Matt26LFC · 29 Aug 2015 at 15:43

8GB is probably enough, but no reason to not go 16GB. My next build will be 16GB

arc@css · 29 Aug 2015 at 21:07

Matt26LFC said:
My next build will be 16GB

So will mine....now.

P.B · 29 Aug 2015 at 21:28

64gb ?

Joe! · 29 Aug 2015 at 22:09

P.B said:
64gb ?

I'm going that way for pure overkill. Shame the white DDR4 kits are so expensive at OcUK.

koolpc · 29 Aug 2015 at 22:14

16GB is overkill

Minstadave · 30 Aug 2015 at 09:18

koolpc said:
16GB is overkill

Based on what? Did you read the OP? He wants to have enough RAM for the next 2 years. You can more than 8GB today, let alone on 2 years time.

chrisjdw · 30 Aug 2015 at 09:39

For the price of RAM at the moment, just go for 16GB, the difference in price is well worth future proofing for a couple of years imo

5960xNvidiaGamer · 3 Sep 2015 at 20:10

Get 16, theres many games which use more than 8 now.