4gb vs 8gb Ram

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Wizard Bear

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Alright, so the last piece I'm buying for my build is the ram and the title says it all.

I've been looking at these two components and want to know which one is worth it. Is the extra $25 worth 8gb ram or should I stick with 4gb?
4gb
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Motherboard
Processor: i5-4460
 
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Yes, like others said, you'll need 8GB minimum. It's quickly become the standard (at least for Windows machines, they suck up RAM). On my 4GB Windows 7 laptop, I frequently run into trouble with RAM after opening 20-30 Google Chrome tabs (which also suck up a ton of RAM).

Essentially, you can assume (because of Windows and background processes) that the amount of RAM you effectively have is the total amount of specified RAM minus 1.5-2GB.
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Yes, like others said, you'll need 8GB minimum. It's quickly become the standard (at least for Windows machines, they suck up RAM). On my 4GB Windows 7 laptop, I frequently run into trouble with RAM after opening 20-30 Google Chrome tabs (which also suck up a ton of RAM).

Essentially, you can assume (because of Windows and background processes) that the amount of RAM you effectively have is the total amount of specified RAM minus 1.5-2GB.
 
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