Is this amount of Ram enough for this PC?

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mathewh

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So with the current prices of GPU's im sure buying a prebuilt is a lot more budget friendly.

I'm looking at this prebuilt and im thinking about getting it but I don't know if the ram would be enough. This pc would mostly be used for just mainly gaming. As of now I have a 1080p 240hz monitor but I might upgrade to a 1440p down the line. Would 8gb ram be enough or should I keep looking for one with 16gb ram?
Heres the link: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/cyberpowerpc-gamer-xtreme-desktop-intel-core-i7-8gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1070-ti-3tb-hard-drive-white/6155205.p?skuId=6155205&ref=212&loc=1&ksid=40abdca8-ccf0-4de9-992b-a0339af0d276&ksprof_id=8&ksaffcode=pg270771&ksdevice=c&lsft=ref:212,loc:2

I play games like Battlefield 1, Skyrim, MC, Rainbow Six, PUBG, Fortnite.

Any help is appreciated!
 
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With that budget, 16 GB is the way to go. Perhaps, before you get the system, you can order a 16 GB kit and swap it out with the 8 GB kit when you get it. Problems with Prebuilts, btw, are that PSU's are not very trustworthy.

I assume you can go up to $1600? Consider these:
https://www.amazon.com/iBUYPOWER-Desktop-9200-i7-8700K-Graphics/dp/B078H7WQ8B/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1520136719&sr=1-1&keywords=Gaming+Computers&refinements=p_36%3A100000-165000

https://www.amazon.com/CYBERPOWERPC-Xtreme-GXiVR8160A-i7-8700K-GeForce/dp/B0757FP32K/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1520136719&sr=1-5&keywords=Gaming+Computers&refinements=p_36%3A100000-165000

Both of these have the same specs, but with 16 gigs vs the 8 gigs and a 1070...
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With that budget, 16 GB is the way to go. Perhaps, before you get the system, you can order a 16 GB kit and swap it out with the 8 GB kit when you get it. Problems with Prebuilts, btw, are that PSU's are not very trustworthy.

I assume you can go up to $1600? Consider these:
https://www.amazon.com/iBUYPOWER-Desktop-9200-i7-8700K-Graphics/dp/B078H7WQ8B/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1520136719&sr=1-1&keywords=Gaming+Computers&refinements=p_36%3A100000-165000

https://www.amazon.com/CYBERPOWERPC-Xtreme-GXiVR8160A-i7-8700K-GeForce/dp/B0757FP32K/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1520136719&sr=1-5&keywords=Gaming+Computers&refinements=p_36%3A100000-165000

Both of these have the same specs, but with 16 gigs vs the 8 gigs and a 1070 vs the 1070Ti in yours.

Also, do consider building aswell.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JT8gsZ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JT8gsZ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($179.00 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($169.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($789.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 5 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1574.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-03 23:18 EST-0500

This one has a 1080, which is better than the 1070Ti, has 16 gigs of RAM and an SSD and HDD. And the PSU is very good and reliable.

It does only have an 8400, however, but in the long run you can simply upgrade that to an 8700k with a cooler if needed.

Do note, however, that there is a new GPU release around the corner so you might want to wait a bit for more options.
 
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