Question about if I should upgrade RAM

[Conor Royston]

Hey, right basically I have build that'll I'll be buying in the next 10 daysish.

Coolermaster HAF X Gaming Tower Case - Black
Intel Core i7-2700K 3.50GHz Quad Core Processor
Stage 4: Overclock of CPU/Memory - 25% Overclock (Processor speed x1.25 / Max Attainable RAM Speed)
Antec Kuhler H2O 920 CPU Cooler
Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB 1600MHz CAS9 Memory Kit
Asus GeForce GTX 580 DirectCU II 1536MB GDDR5
Asus GeForce GTX 580 DirectCU II 1536MB GDDR5
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache
Seagate Baracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6GB/s 16MB Cache
LG BH10LS30 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Drive
Asus Xonar DG 5.1 PCI Sound Card with built in Headphone AMP
OCZ ZX Series 1000W PSU
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
TP Link 300Mbps Wireless-N USB Adapter
Fully Cable Managed

( just a copy and paste I've changed some GPU )

But question is, I do Gaming aswell as HD video editing and encoding, so if this build would allow it is it best I ring them up and ask for 16 GB of RAM ?

Thanks!

 

[lomez]

you dont need extra ram in that build if your gonna change anything drop the sli gpu cards and get a single 7970 will run everything at ultra as high resolutions also its cheaper. if you just wanna spend money for the sake of it crossfire the 7970. 16gb ram is the max w7 64 will use but ive never seen it use anywhere near 8 even when heavy encoding other people will argue otherwise but i personally think 6gb is more then enough but meh its only 42quid atm for another 8gb and since you dont seem to be short of a penny why not.

One thing i would advise is to seriosuly cosider getting a solid state drive.

 

[Snapshot]

16gb ram is the max w7 64 will use .

Only if it's Home Premium. Pro and above support up to 192GB. I know the OP said HP, it's just a generic point.

 

[Nightglow]

If your doing HD video editing and encoding, I wouldn't hesitate in adding another 8gb of memory.
It's a real benefit, as I have found out with Photoshop, much more responsive & working with large files is a pleasure now, with no delays.

With memory still cheap at the moment, I have upgraded memory to 16gb for each of my four pc's.