8 Gigs of Ram is all you need!

[FileCorrupted]

I have 16 GB of DDR3-1600 Corsair XMS3 RAM. http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=76335&vpn=CMX16GX3M2A1600C11&manufacture=Others

 

I Don't just game I dabble in 3d Modelling and Game Design. So I decided to do a test, How much ram do I actually use?

 

To start I ran these Programs All at once:

 

Blender (3d Modelling program) With a cube subdivided to have 1958592 Polygons.

Skyrim (Standing on top of a mountain staring at a solitude)

Minecraft (Max view distance)

Crysis 2 (Middle of a firefight with CELL and Aliens)

 

Other open programs:

 

Google Chrome

Steam

Skype

Origin

Antivirus

I did not disable any windows programs for this test.

 

I monitored the used RAM with my Logitech G510 Keyboard and found that during the entire test the RAM stayed at 45% except once it jumped to 47% usage. That means that I never went past 8 Gigs. I had previously ran the test with the battlefield 4 Beta under all the same conditions and the RAM never once jumped over 50% usage.

 

This means that you do not need more than 6 gigs unless you are doing some crazy video rendering and 3d Modelling. Definitely not if you are only playing the Best games out there.

 

So instead of buying this RAM: http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=76335&vpn=CMX16GX3M2A1600C11&manufacture=Others for $173

Get this RAM: http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=53427&vpn=CMX8GX3M2A1333C9&manufacture=Corsair for $89

 

 

 

[M-ursu]

Not true, when you edit even a 10 sec video, your ram usage is way over 8GB

(When i edited intro for my channel i used 27GB of ram)

[needmorewood]

I have 16 GB of DDR3-1600 Corsair XMS3 RAM. http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=76335&vpn=CMX16GX3M2A1600C11&manufacture=Others

 

I Don't just game I dabble in 3d Modelling and Game Design. So I decided to do a test, How much ram do I actually use?

 

To start I ran these Programs All at once:

 

Blender (3d Modelling program) With a cube subdivided to have 1958592 Polygons.

Skyrim (Standing on top of a mountain staring at a solitude)

Minecraft (Max view distance)

Crysis 2 (Middle of a firefight with CELL and Aliens)

 

Other open programs:

 

Google Chrome

Steam

Skype

Origin

Antivirus

I did not disable any windows programs for this test.

 

I monitored the used RAM with my Logitech G510 Keyboard and found that during the entire test the RAM stayed at 45% except once it jumped to 47% usage. That means that I never went past 8 Gigs. I had previously ran the test with the battlefield 4 Beta under all the same conditions and the RAM never once jumped over 50% usage.

 

This means that you do not need more than 6 gigs unless you are doing some crazy video rendering and 3d Modelling. Definitely not if you are only playing the Best games out there.

 

So instead of buying this RAM: http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=76335&vpn=CMX16GX3M2A1600C11&manufacture=Others for $173

Get this RAM: http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=53427&vpn=CMX8GX3M2A1333C9&manufacture=Corsair for $89

i dont think u were actually rendering when u were using blendr....

as for the other programs i totally agree its completely unnecessary 

[MeltyMoon]

I picked up a 16 gig kit way back for like 80 bucks, still don't regret my purchase

[simtransporter]

I agree, anything past 8GB will stop benefiting games and will only start to benefit specific applications, mainly anything that involves video rendering.

[TyagoDani]

sometimes i use all of my 4gb with only the browser oppened so... yeah...

[Stonep11]

I got 2x4gb dims of high performance ram so I can upgrade if I need to but spent half as much and still get to use dual channel

[FileCorrupted]

I picked up a 16 gig kit way back for like 80 bucks, still don't regret my purchase

Me too it used to be so cheap!

[L.E.D]

I have 16 GB of DDR3-1600 Corsair XMS3 RAM. http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=76335&vpn=CMX16GX3M2A1600C11&manufacture=Others

 

I Don't just game I dabble in 3d Modelling and Game Design. So I decided to do a test, How much ram do I actually use?

 

To start I ran these Programs All at once:

 

Blender (3d Modelling program) With a cube subdivided to have 1958592 Polygons.

Skyrim (Standing on top of a mountain staring at a solitude)

Minecraft (Max view distance)

Crysis 2 (Middle of a firefight with CELL and Aliens)

 

Other open programs:

 

Google Chrome

Steam

Skype

Origin

Antivirus

I did not disable any windows programs for this test.

 

I monitored the used RAM with my Logitech G510 Keyboard and found that during the entire test the RAM stayed at 45% except once it jumped to 47% usage. That means that I never went past 8 Gigs. I had previously ran the test with the battlefield 4 Beta under all the same conditions and the RAM never once jumped over 50% usage.

 

This means that you do not need more than 6 gigs unless you are doing some crazy video rendering and 3d Modelling. Definitely not if you are only playing the Best games out there.

 

So instead of buying this RAM: http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=76335&vpn=CMX16GX3M2A1600C11&manufacture=Others for $173

Get this RAM: http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=53427&vpn=CMX8GX3M2A1333C9&manufacture=Corsair for $89

 

You should start rendering and exporting in blender, the ram will be GONE all 16 GBs of it will be used.

[Thunderjolt]

Well I'm using just over that much browsing etc

[Lifter-X79]

I basically max out my 16gb when rendering any video. It's depressing right now looking at ram prices and to have one 8gb stick cost what I payed for two sticks not even a year ago.

[FileCorrupted]

Well I'm using just over that much browsing etc

What the Fluff are you browsing lol. You really should check what processes are using that much memory while your browsing.

[FileCorrupted]

You should start rendering and exporting in blender, the ram will be GONE all 16 GBs of it will be used.

Of course but that is for a shorter period of time usually you would not be playing Crysis 2, Skyrim, Minecraft while rendering.

[scottie612]

sometimes i use all of my 4gb with only the browser oppened so... yeah...

Me too can't wait for new computer

[MeltyMoon]

I have 16 GB of DDR3-1600 Corsair XMS3 RAM. http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=76335&vpn=CMX16GX3M2A1600C11&manufacture=Others

 

I Don't just game I dabble in 3d Modelling and Game Design. So I decided to do a test, How much ram do I actually use?

 

To start I ran these Programs All at once:

 

Blender (3d Modelling program) With a cube subdivided to have 1958592 Polygons.

Skyrim (Standing on top of a mountain staring at a solitude)

Minecraft (Max view distance)

Crysis 2 (Middle of a firefight with CELL and Aliens)

 

Other open programs:

 

Google Chrome

Steam

Skype

Origin

Antivirus

I did not disable any windows programs for this test.

 

I monitored the used RAM with my Logitech G510 Keyboard and found that during the entire test the RAM stayed at 45% except once it jumped to 47% usage. That means that I never went past 8 Gigs. I had previously ran the test with the battlefield 4 Beta under all the same conditions and the RAM never once jumped over 50% usage.

 

This means that you do not need more than 6 gigs unless you are doing some crazy video rendering and 3d Modelling. Definitely not if you are only playing the Best games out there.

 

So instead of buying this RAM: http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=76335&vpn=CMX16GX3M2A1600C11&manufacture=Others for $173

Get this RAM: http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=53427&vpn=CMX8GX3M2A1333C9&manufacture=Corsair for $89

I just wanted to throw in another 2 cents, when rendering in After Effects my RAM usage does shoot up to around 14.75 out of 16, so in certain use cases 16 gigabytes of RAM is still a logical purchase!

[FileCorrupted]

I just wanted to throw in another 2 cents, when rendering in After Effects my RAM usage does shoot up to around 14.75 out of 16, so in certain use cases 16 gigabytes of RAM is still a logical purchase!

Yup video editing would be one of the only reasons I can see for more than 8 gigs

[SSL]

Yup video editing would be one of the only reasons I can see for more than 8 gigs

 

Virtual machines, also.

[Thunderjolt]

What the Fluff are you browsing lol. You really should check what processes are using that much memory while your browsing.

I like keeping a ton of tabs open for future reference and like having a million programs running at once

[squirrl]

I've used 9GB RAM in photoshop alone and that's just editing a large image. I don't do image editing all the time, but it's nice to have some overhead in the off case that you need it.

[FileCorrupted]

I've used 9GB RAM in photoshop alone and that's just editing a large image. I don't do image editing all the time, but it's nice to have some overhead in the off case that you need it.

Of course, I meant to say for gaming you only need 8 gigs

[squirrl]

Of course, I meant to say for gaming you only need 8 gigs

Well... Star citizen may say otherwise

 

Or COD:Ghosts for that matter if you haven't patched it.

[renz62]

16GB is great even though you don't use it all up very often... It's like an overhead

[AvoK95]

Agreed.

[Grape Guild]

It may be true that 16gb is necessary for hardcore editing, but not needed for the average user

[Virgule]

Google chrome is damn RAM thirsty. I just upgraded from 8Gb  because I have the Thunderjolt syndrome.