Does 32gigs of memory have a affect on gaming performance.

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I hope next month to start building my first HTPC. I have been looking for a reason to upgrade my memory. I was toying with the idea of using the memory in my system for the HTPC setup. Then getting 32gigs of memory to put back in my gaming desktop.

I have read a few different places that upgrading past 16gigs of memory is completely pointless. Most the items I found saying that where year old or older.

Another question I have is would 4 gigs be enough to run a HTPC? Its going to be performing pretty basic functions, such as youtube, netflix, amazon video, etc. The only intensive thing I have planed for it is Blue-ray play back hopefully at 1080p resolutions.

Thanks for the help

 
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There is little to no need for 32 GB of RAM in any home gaming desktop. If you have 32 GB of RAM you either have a server, do heavy video stuff (animation creation, rendering etc) or have the money to piss away. It's like buying a 12 story house with 30 rooms and only have enough furniture for an apartment. Buy what you need.

But to answer you question, 4 GB is more than plenty for a HTPC.
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There is little to no need for 32 GB of RAM in any home gaming desktop. If you have 32 GB of RAM you either have a server, do heavy video stuff (animation creation, rendering etc) or have the money to piss away. It's like buying a 12 story house with 30 rooms and only have enough furniture for an apartment. Buy what you need.

But to answer you question, 4 GB is more than plenty for a HTPC.
 
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Thanks guys it sounds like my 4gigs is more then ample to run the HTPC and that 32gigs in my system would be completely pointless. There any advice on what I should look at for as far as HTPC's go?

Right now I am looking at

CPU
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005LTU6VI/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Motherboard
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0097WLXW6/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

case
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00286SIFS/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

I am extremely open to suggestions thought. I am not dead set on Intel.
 
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