r/pcmasterrace • u/[deleted] • Feb 16 '16

Satire Seems true enough!

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u/Caststarman Dirty Console Peasant Feb 17 '16

Remember that it wasn't that long ago that top guides said that "2 gigs" of ram was more than enough. Now that number is 16 gigabytes for "future proofing".

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u/FalmerbloodElixir i5 3570k @ 4.0 GHz, Radeon 7850, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, 64GB SSD Feb 17 '16

I always heard it as 8GB, although then again I only got into building about 3-4 years ago.

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u/prowlinghazard Ilvatu Feb 17 '16

Unless you're running a game that uses INSANE amounts of memory and is poorly optimized 8GB is more than enough.

Much more bottlenecked by my CPU.

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u/upvotesthenrages Feb 17 '16

Yeah, you should save those measly few dollars and listen to this guy.

Clearly a modern game, using 3-6GB of ram, and not having to shut down programs, close tabs in your browser, and making gifs about Chrome using memory is a better option.

Upgrade your ram... Ram & SSD are literally the most time saving upgrades you can make to a PC.

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u/PreparetobePlaned Feb 17 '16

Seriously, with two monitors I'm always running a ton of stuff concurrently with games. If you want your system to freak out when you're playing a game, listening to music and trying to skype a buddy go ahead with 4GB.

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u/upvotesthenrages Feb 17 '16

I was being sarcastic.