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How much ram is good for gaming?

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October 13, 2014 11:25:32 PM

i want to know a good 8gb ram for gaming and a 16gb ram

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October 13, 2014 11:57:10 PM

8 GB is more than enough for gaming. Games these days never use over 6-7 GB RAM. For heavier multi-tasking, 16 GB is recommended.
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October 14, 2014 12:11:10 AM

A lot say that 8GB is enough.
I usually double things based on what people say.
That's why I went to 16GB of RAM lol.
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October 14, 2014 12:16:47 AM

ZeusGamer said:
A lot say that 8GB is enough.
I usually double things based on what people say.
That's why I went to 16GB of RAM lol.

Doubling also increases cost. For gaming system, it is recommended to stick with 8 GB and if you have extra money after choosing suitable components, put those extra money to get a GPU as powerful as possible.
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October 14, 2014 5:08:58 AM

agreed with Agera One
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October 14, 2014 6:30:43 AM

If you are gaming at 60 frames and that's it, not streaming or doing any other intensive task simultaneously, then 8GB is enough. However, if you plan to game at 120 frames and/or stream and do some intensive tasks I would go with 16GB. You can always get more RAM, though, so if you're not sure if you need it just start out with 8GB and go from there
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October 14, 2014 6:37:20 AM

Reason why I went with 16GB kit was because I help my father edit his photos. He usually gets a ton of requests and after his photoshoots, I am the one that helps him edit these photos. Not only that, I've also got three monitor setup and they're all a factor for using high memory usasge. I'm actually about to order another 16GB kit just to make a RAMdisk and put photoshop in there.
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October 14, 2014 6:41:01 AM

Difference between 60 and 120 fps is noticeable only when you have 120 Hz or higher refresh rate monitor. And for benchmarks for 8 GB vs 16 GB (with 120 Hz monitor) revealed 1-2 fps difference in games. FPS depends on the GPU. RAM is completely multitasking oriented. Stream/download/having many minimised apps/windows - 16 GB. Gaming/online gaming - 8 GB.
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October 14, 2014 7:38:02 AM

Agera One said:
Difference between 60 and 120 fps is noticeable only when you have 120 Hz or higher refresh rate monitor. And for benchmarks for 8 GB vs 16 GB (with 120 Hz monitor) revealed 1-2 fps difference in games. FPS depends on the GPU. RAM is completely multitasking oriented. Stream/download/having many minimised apps/windows - 16 GB. Gaming/online gaming - 8 GB.


True, I have seen some idiots get all the parts for a 120FPS build and get a 60HZ monitor
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October 14, 2014 7:51:51 AM

Agera One said:
Difference between 60 and 120 fps is noticeable only when you have 120 Hz or higher refresh rate monitor. And for benchmarks for 8 GB vs 16 GB (with 120 Hz monitor) revealed 1-2 fps difference in games. FPS depends on the GPU. RAM is completely multitasking oriented. Stream/download/having many minimised apps/windows - 16 GB. Gaming/online gaming - 8 GB.


Not only 120 hz monitors though. Multi-monitor setups also benefit from having a bigger amount of memory.
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