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Trust me, you will want 8GB.

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Since this isnt a top of the line build/upgrade do i REALLY need 8 GB of ram or can i just go 4 and upgrade later?

 

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Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($69.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($89.99 @ Memory Express)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7770 2GB Video Card  ($149.98)
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Total: $434.95

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Trust me, you will want 8GB.

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Get 8GB.

Specs: CPU - Intel i7 8700K @ 5GHz | GPU - Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming | Motherboard - ASUS Strix Z370-G WIFI AC | RAM - XPG Gammix DDR4-3000MHz 32GB (2x16GB) | Main Drive - Samsung 850 Evo 500GB M.2 | Other Drives - 7TB/3 Drives | CPU Cooler - Corsair H100i Pro | Case - Fractal Design Define C Mini TG | Power Supply - EVGA G3 850W

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you will want 8gb if you can

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CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK THEMIS 65.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ NCIX) 

Motherboard: MSI CSM-H87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($78.83 @ DirectCanada) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($139.99 @ Memory Express) 

Storage: Kingston Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($71.34 @ DirectCanada) 

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Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($298.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

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Monitor: HP 22xi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($187.11 @ Amazon Canada) 

Keyboard: Logitech G710 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($114.99 @ NCIX) 

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse  ($76.99 @ Amazon Canada) 

Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset  ($78.98 @ DirectCanada) 

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I still have the cheap 4gb kit, because I am too lazy to upgrade. 

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yes, get 8, 4 is definitely no enough anymore

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By the looks of it 4GB is ok for the SHORT term, but later i will fallow your advice and get 8

 The Wannabe is no longer. Replaced by the Flotilla. If you replace every part of a computer is it still the same computer?

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Take the extra RAM. Without it, you won't notice a difference most of the time, but when it runs out on you all other components are basically worthless. 4 GB is not enough, especially for a Windows system. There must be cheaper 8 GB kits out there though.

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Take the extra RAM. Without it, you won't notice a difference most of the time, but when it runs out on you all other components are basically worthless. 4 GB is not enough, especially for a Windows system. There must be cheaper 8 G kits out there though.

Not by much, im canadian and the cheapest ddr3 8gb is around 90$

 The Wannabe is no longer. Replaced by the Flotilla. If you replace every part of a computer is it still the same computer?

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I've got 4... It's in no way enough even for casual web browsing, unless you only ever make use of 1/4 tabs it sucks.

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