8GB RAM enough

asim1999 · Jul 10, 2014

8GB Mushkin 2x4 2400Mhz on offer for £62. is this enough RAM for my needs:
Gaming
Coding ( simple coding via Lazarus, Visual Basic)
General Home Use ( lots of web browsing and MS Office)
Some Game Capture ( Shadowplay with light editing (cropping, titles,etc).
this is my first build ( i7 4790K, Asus Z97-WS).

I will upgrade later when necessary to 16GB. Is 8GB enough and how long will it last?

Andrew Buck · Jul 10, 2014

asim1999 :

Yes, it is. That is great RAM. Remember that if it is 2400 MHz, it is probably 1.65 V, which is out of the memory controller specification. Not that it wouldn't work, I run 1.65 V RAM now and will soon with my 4770K.

asim1999 · Jul 10, 2014

how long will it last (until I need to upgrade to 16gb)?

Andrew Buck · Jul 10, 2014

asim1999 :

I would say at least 3 more years before games use more than 8 GB. For rendering, 16 GB would be better, though.

Denis Stoikovski · Jul 10, 2014

asim1999 :

maybe an a year cause watch dogs ultra req is more than 12 gigs but for now 8 is perfect.Myself i'l get 16 ram in the next year.

Andrew Buck · Jul 10, 2014

Denis Stoikovski :

12 gigabytes? Watch_Dogs on Ultra uses 3 GB of VRAM and 2 GB of RAM.

Denis Stoikovski · Jul 10, 2014

Andrew Buck :

Yes you can run it on 2gb ram but on lowest possible settings watch dogs uses 6gb of my 8gb while ac4 bf 4 don't get above 3gb one dude with 12 ram had 9gb of usage so..

Tom Tancredi · Jul 10, 2014

asim1999 :

As long as your not doing ALL that at the same time. Normally 8GB is enough for anyone, BUT people whom multi task alot (i.e. 20 tabs open in chrome, while video capturing, streaming Spotify, running chat Windows, Email running in background, etc.) at the same time need 16GB. I had run into OFTEN running low on RAM because it is typical I am running alot at the same time, or worse having to remote to 2 or three systems at the same time and that eats up RAM as well.

Zombiefighter57 · Jul 10, 2014

if you are just gaming then these are the amounts ofram u should have:

minimum is 4gb
recommended is 8gb
overkill is 16gb and above

it would be appreciated if you select me as the best answear

asim1999 · Jul 10, 2014

well u are the most straight to the point, and no I don't have everything on my computer open at once lol

Tradesman1 · Jul 10, 2014

Since you are building, would go 16GB now rather than 8 and plan on upgrading which (on the safe side) would entalil picking up a 16GB down the road as it's not a good idea to try and mix DRAM, it can be and often is problematic....additionally DRAM prices have been rising and will continue to do so, production on DDR3 will decline as the manufacturers continue to gear up for DDR4

Andrew Buck · Jul 10, 2014

Denis Stoikovski :

Andrew Buck :

Yes you can run it on 2gb ram but on lowest possible settings watch dogs uses 6gb of my 8gb while ac4 bf 4 don't get above 3gb one dude with 12 ram had 9gb of usage so..

It uses 2 GB of RAM. The system uses around 2 GB of my 8 GB when everything is fully loaded, and with Watch_Dogs on Ultra, my RAM usage hits 4.5-5 GB.

Denis Stoikovski · Jul 11, 2014

Andrew Buck :

Denis Stoikovski :

It uses 2 GB of RAM. The system uses around 2 GB of my 8 GB when everything is fully loaded, and with Watch_Dogs on Ultra, my RAM usage hits 4.5-5 GB.

Am playing on high-ultra and it uses 5.12 gb

Andrew Buck · Jul 11, 2014

Denis Stoikovski :

I will test it when I get home, but so far I have noticed that my 8GB is good enough for my browser (TomsHardware), Watch_Dogs, MSI Afterburner, some music playing on YouTube, and some monitoring applications. I don't recall hitting 6 GB ever. Remember that 2 GB (give or take) is because of your system. I heard that it uses 3 GB of RAM, but that is all that I have heard or seen. It may take more if you are using your iGPU, though.

Denis Stoikovski · Jul 11, 2014

Andrew Buck :

Denis Stoikovski :

I will test it when I get home, but so far I have noticed that my 8GB is good enough for my browser (TomsHardware), Watch_Dogs, MSI Afterburner, some music playing on YouTube, and some monitoring applications. I don't recall hitting 6 GB ever. Remember that 2 GB (give or take) is because of your system. I heard that it uses 3 GB of RAM, but that is all that I have heard or seen. It may take more if you are using your iGPU, though.

igpu? Ok i will test it on watch dogs ultra tho an will report back.

Andrew Buck · Jul 11, 2014

Denis Stoikovski :

Andrew Buck :

Denis Stoikovski :

I will test it when I get home, but so far I have noticed that my 8GB is good enough for my browser (TomsHardware), Watch_Dogs, MSI Afterburner, some music playing on YouTube, and some monitoring applications. I don't recall hitting 6 GB ever. Remember that 2 GB (give or take) is because of your system. I heard that it uses 3 GB of RAM, but that is all that I have heard or seen. It may take more if you are using your iGPU, though.

igpu? Ok i will test it on watch dogs ultra tho an will report back.

You running an iGPU? That would make sense because the iGPU would use RAM as VRAM.

Denis Stoikovski · Jul 11, 2014

Andrew Buck :

Denis Stoikovski :

Andrew Buck :

igpu? Ok i will test it on watch dogs ultra tho an will report back.

You running an iGPU? That would make sense because the iGPU would use RAM as VRAM.

If its an program like afterburner no,i don't have it.

Andrew Buck · Jul 11, 2014

Denis Stoikovski :

Andrew Buck :

Denis Stoikovski :

Andrew Buck :

igpu? Ok i will test it on watch dogs ultra tho an will report back.

You running an iGPU? That would make sense because the iGPU would use RAM as VRAM.

If its an program like afterburner no,i don't have it.

iGPU - Integrated Graphics Processing Unit (ex. Intel HD Graphics 4600)

Denis Stoikovski · Jul 11, 2014

Andrew Buck :

Denis Stoikovski :

Andrew Buck :

Denis Stoikovski :

You running an iGPU? That would make sense because the iGPU would use RAM as VRAM.

If its an program like afterburner no,i don't have it.

iGPU - Integrated Graphics Processing Unit (ex. Intel HD Graphics 4600)

Aha well no my i5 3350p doesn't have integrated gpu as my mobo acer predator atx i just didn't known that abbreviation.

Andrew Buck · Jul 11, 2014

Denis Stoikovski :

Andrew Buck :

Denis Stoikovski :

Andrew Buck :

If its an program like afterburner no,i don't have it.

iGPU - Integrated Graphics Processing Unit (ex. Intel HD Graphics 4600)

Aha well no my i5 3350p doesn't have integrated gpu as my mobo acer predator atx i just didn't known that abbreviation.

Alright. A dedicated GPU would have its own VRAM. Ultra uses 3 GB of VRAM and a few GB of RAM.

8GB RAM enough

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