RAM For Gaming 4GB vs 8GB vs 16GB

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Whats your RAM setup?
How much RAM do you really need for gaming?
What do you have?
I have 2x4 DDR3 G.skill 2133MHz OC 7-7-7-18
Im thinking of getting 2 more sticks so i can have 16GB of this RAM
 
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Most games are still 32bit . That means they cannot ever use more than about 3.2 gig of RAM , and that applies even if you use a 64 bit OS

BF4 is 64bit out of the box . When I run mine it never uses even the 8 gig it has available .

You do not need more than 8 gig for a gaming pc . Adding more wont help

To check for yourself run the game in a window and check the memory usage in Task manager
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Outlander_04

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Most games are still 32bit . That means they cannot ever use more than about 3.2 gig of RAM , and that applies even if you use a 64 bit OS

BF4 is 64bit out of the box . When I run mine it never uses even the 8 gig it has available .

You do not need more than 8 gig for a gaming pc . Adding more wont help

To check for yourself run the game in a window and check the memory usage in Task manager
 
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MikePcGamer

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Depends, what else are you doing with your PC?

Do you edit video or photos alot? light video editing and photo editing needs only 8gigs, but 16gigs can help
If this PC is just for gaming, and simple everyday stuff (ie Youtube, Email, MS Office, Movies, Netflix) 8 gigs is fine
 
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