8GB or 16GB of ram?

[Ivan Solomun]

So I'm building a pc and I was wondering should I use 8GB of ram or 16GB:

 

I'm going to be using my pc for gaming and minor video editing.

 

Please anwser!!!!

[Luc401]

Id say 16 if your gonna do any form for editing 

[xXxYOLOxSWAGxXx_420BlazeIt]

16GB.

 

8GB really isnt enough when you start doing anything except playing a typical game.

[Akolyte]

if its the difference between 8GB of memory and an i5 with a GTX 770, or 16GB of memory with an i5 and a GTX 760.  I recommend going for 8GB of memory. 

[alexej1]

16 gb

and i would use higher frequent ram. 2133 is the swet spot, i think

[Norwegiantweaker]

So I'm building a pc and I was wondering should I use 8GB of ram or 16GB:

 

I'm going to be using my pc for gaming and minor video editing.

 

Please anwser!!!!

whats the specs ?

[Guest]

8gb is still good but 16gb will ensure that everything has plenty of RAM

[Guest]

16 gb

and i would use higher frequent ram. 2133 is the swet spot, i think

Higher speed RAM has higer CAS latency. IMO, 1866 is the sweet spot

[_wky]

I'm going to say 8GB, if you're on a budget, in a 2 x 4GB form if you have 4 slots.

That way you can add another 2 x 4GB to make 16GB later on.

Otherwise get the 16GB kit.

[LawrenceBarnes2013]

although 8Gb is enough for Gaming, go with 16GB, for some extra headroom if ever do some video editing or something that needs more RAM, ability to go T 32GB if you go with 2x8GB Sticks for now( if you have a Dual Channel Memory Board with 4 Slots), or if you don't desire upgrading to 32GB ever, go with with 4x4GB Sticks to take use of the hole Bandwidth

[SeanAngelo]

if you're gonna be video editing and gaming, 16GB will do fine, get a 1866MHz

[Ivan Solomun]

whats the specs ?

Core i7 4770k,Nvidia gtx 780,1TB caviar black,samsung 840 256gb for boot,corsair h110.

Some other stuff im figuring out.

[Ivan Solomun]

 

if you're gonna be video editing and gaming, 16GB will do fine, get a 1866MHz

 

 

although 8Gb is enough for Gaming, go with 16GB, for some extra headroom if ever do some video editing or something that needs more RAM, ability to go T 32GB if you go with 2x8GB Sticks for now( if you have a Dual Channel Memory Board with 4 Slots), or if you don't desire upgrading to 32GB ever, go with with 4x4GB Sticks to take use of the hole Bandwidth

 

 

I'm going to say 8GB, in a 2 x 4GB form if you have 4 slots.

That way you can add another 2 x 4GB to make 16GB later on.

 

 

8gb is still good but 16gb will ensure that everything has plenty of RAM

 

 

whats the specs ?

Thanks a lot I'm going with 16GB 1866MHz

[Phllips]

Thanks a lot I'm going with 16GB 1866MHz

Have you seen the kingston hyper x fury you can get it in 1866mhz i think and its new, good value and sexy imo

[Norwegiantweaker]

Thanks a lot I'm going with 16GB 1866MHz

just make sure ur mobo support the speeds 

[killercroc]

8 is more than enough ffs.. 16 is only meant for advanced editing and rendering. 

[bamerx98]

So I'm building a pc and I was wondering should I use 8GB of ram or 16GB:

 

I'm going to be using my pc for gaming and minor video editing.

 

Please anwser!!!!

If your going to be doing editing go for the 16Gb's if its in budget if you have to cut corners or change other things in the system to fit the 16Gb's in its not worth it, You can edit and play games on 8Gbs. But when you start to really get effects and a larger project going the extra ram can really save your ass, as well if your a tab whore like me more ram is always better

[ViruZ_HUN]

So I'm building a pc and I was wondering should I use 8GB of ram or 16GB:

 

I'm going to be using my pc for gaming and minor video editing.

 

Please anwser!!!!

16 gigs

 

8 gig recommendations is soo 2013

[ViruZ_HUN]

8 is more than enough ffs.. 16 is only meant for advanced editing and rendering. 

ask Dr.Phil

[unsubscribed]

8GB is plenty for light editing and pretty much any day to day use including heavy gaming. I edit myself on Premiere Pro CC and the difference between 8 and 16GB is basically negligible unless you throw in 4k or working with 1080p 5 streams. But then again, your CPU and SSD (definitely not HDD) might bottleneck as well.

However, one beauty of 16GB is that you can actually spare 8GB for RAMDisk for editing videos. That way your storage speeds doesn't matter and your only bottleneck can be CPU.

To sum it up, for day to day tasks and average editing needs - 8GB. For RAMDisk purposes and professional editing at least 16GB. I am sure, since I have been using 16GB and 8GB on same machine for months with each config.