Is 64gb overkill?

[Avocadmodel]

I am planning a build and I am wandering that is 64gb of ram overkill for a 4060 and 12400f?

[Hinjima]

4 minutes ago, Aussie_Avo said:

I am planning a build and I am wandering that is 64gb of ram overkill for a 4060 and 12400f?

For normal gaming? Yes, 64GB is overkill   32GB is enough.

[Avocadmodel]

8 minutes ago, Hinjima said:

For normal gaming? Yes, 64GB is overkill   32GB is enough.

Ok thx!

[Alex Atkin UK]

9 minutes ago, Aussie_Avo said:

Ok thx!

There's no such thing as overkill, spare RAM is used to cache data which can speed up reloading assets in games that were previously loaded then discarded from RAM as they weren't used in the current scene.  This can be particularly useful for large open world games with fast travel.

 

Do you need it?  No.  Is it wasted to have it? Not at all.

It really comes down to if the money saved by only buying as much as you need is enough to upgrade something else that would result in a bigger performance difference.