8gb or 12gb RAM?

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I'm going to build a new PC soon, and I was wondering if getting 1 8gb stick of RAM and another 4gb stick would work. If it does work, would it be a good deal or am I fine getting just 8gb of RAM
(I play a lot of games, like DayZ, ArmA 3, PUBG, Dark Souls 3, etc...)? I am trying to save as much money as possible, because I'm not 100% sure what my budget is, I'm guessing it is going to be around $700 including the operating system.

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For the best performance, you would be better off with 2x8GB so your motherboard/CPU can operate in symmetrical dual-channel mode. Having mismatched channels can cost you 3-5% in average FPS and likely a fair bit more in 1%/0.1% lows.

If you buy a single 8GB DIMM now and another later, you may run into compatibility issues between mismatched DIMMs and that may end up costing you a 2x8GB kit anyway.
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For the best performance, you would be better off with 2x8GB so your motherboard/CPU can operate in symmetrical dual-channel mode. Having mismatched channels can cost you 3-5% in average FPS and likely a fair bit more in 1%/0.1% lows.

If you buy a single 8GB DIMM now and another later, you may run into compatibility issues between mismatched DIMMs and that may end up costing you a 2x8GB kit anyway.
 
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If they are the same brand and model, would it still run into compatibility issues later on? For now I'm thinking of just going with an 8gb stick, or 2x4gb.

 
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