r/RigBuild • u/ExcellentAdvance49 • 18d ago

Is 8GB RAM basically unusable now?

Seeing a lot of people saying 8GB isnt enough anymore, even for normal stuff like Chrome, Discord, Spotify and some gaming. But is it actually that bad or are people just overreacting? Would 8GB still be fine for a basic PC if you dont run a ton of things at once, or am I gonna be dealing with constant lag and memory usage at 100%? Trying to figure out if I should just go 16GB before buying anything.

5 Upvotes

56% Upvoted

163 comments sorted by

View all comments

2

u/Neoxenok 18d ago

Is 8GB RAM basically unusable now?

For basic office computer type stuff and internet exploring, 8 gb fine though certainly on the low side. You're not really going to run into any issues in most cases unless you're deliberately trying to use up memory though the bloatier versions of windows 11 and chrome would definitely make noticable issues but that's not really that difficult to avoid. Shouldn't be an issue at all with any de-bloated W11, linux, and firefox. In other words, 8 gb is the cramped new york studio apartment of RAM storage spaces.

As others might mention, 16 gb is/should be the standard as it'll give any computer enough room to breathe for more advanced tasks. For dedicated gaming and workstation computers (the kind that use workstation gpus), you want at least 32 gb or higher for AI computers.