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i am building a new computer and i was just wondering is there that big of a performance boost from 4 to 8?

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i am building a new computer and i was just wondering is there that big of a performance boost from 4 to 8?

 

100% depends what the computer is for. I easily use more than 4gb of ram using certain programs like games and adobe suite, I can even use more than 4gb of ram just browsing the web

 

There is no performance boost unless you are using more than 4gb of ram, however 4gb is not very much any more 8gb is minimum for me, ideally 16gb for heavier use

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i am building a new computer and i was just wondering is there that big of a performance boost from 4 to 8?

8gb is getting the standard these days.

If you are going to use it for gaming get 8gb for a bit of office and browsing 4gb will do.





 
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i am building a new computer and i was just wondering is there that big of a performance boost from 4 to 8?

no "Performance" unless you're running more programs that'd require more than 4GB I highly recommend 8GB unless it's just for word proccessing and web surfing 

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I find having only 4Gb a pain. Upgrading to 8Gb ASAP (as soon as my paycheck hits I'm off to the store)

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100% depends what the computer is for. I easily use more than 4gb of ram using certain programs like games and adobe suite, I can even use more than 4gb of ram just browsing the web

 

There is no performance boost unless you are using more than 4gb of ram, however 4gb is not very much any more 8gb is minimum for me, ideally 16gb for heavier use

 

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ok. i have 2GB right now in my current computer and i didnt know if 8GB would give me way better performance than 4GB. right now i play battlefield 3/4 and minecraft would 4GB be enough?

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I find having only 4Gb a pain. Upgrading to 8Gb ASAP (as soon as my paycheck hits I'm off to the store)

thats what i would plan on doing upgrading to 8GB as soon as i would have the money

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ok. i have 2GB right now in my current computer and i didnt know if 8GB would give me way better performance than 4GB. right now i play battlefield 3/4 and minecraft would 4GB be enough?

 

What are the rest of the specs?

 

Minecraft is better if you can allocate it more ram, I give it like 4gb alone

 

BF4 can use 3-5gb of ram

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ok. i have 2GB right now in my current computer and i didnt know if 8GB would give me way better performance than 4GB. right now i play battlefield 3/4 and minecraft would 4GB be enough?

RAM does not effect performance (within reason). If a program uses 3GB of RAM, you will see no performance benefits from having 4GB vs 32GB. What DOES affect performance is when you don't have enough RAM. If a program uses 5GB, you will get HUGE performance drops if the program only has 4GB available to it.

In modern gaming, it is generally advised to have 8GB of RAM. RAM isn't expensive, it doesn't really die (within reason), and if they do, they usually have a lifetime warranty meaning you can get yourself a new stick for free if you RMA it. 8GB is now the new standard.

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Jesus bf4 for me uses 6gb of ram, how are you playing it on 2gb when the required is 4gb or more.

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Jesus bf4 for me uses 6gb of ram, how are you playing it on 2gb when the required is 4gb or more.

idk it laggs alot but it runs

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4GB for gaming will have stutters, IF NOT increased loading times and possibly some frame inconsistency for many games...

My mums machine on world of tanks and world of warplanes improved greatly going from 4GB to 8GB.

 

Like no lag, get 8GB, don't mind, do whatever you want.

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i am building a new computer and i was just wondering is there that big of a performance boost from 4 to 8?

 

You will want 8gb so you can open at least 2 Chrome tabs while a game is running.

 

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But seriously, get 8gb over 4 gb. You will need it. 4gb is not a lot anymore these days.

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4GB for gaming will have stutters, IF NOT increased loading times and possibly some frame inconsistency for many games...

My mums machine on world of tanks and world of warplanes improved greatly going from 4GB to 8GB.

 

Like no lag, get 8GB, don't mind, do whatever you want.

i have almost no problem playing games on my current computer right now other than alot of lag in bf4 but i can play bf3 and minecraft and even record minecraft with decent fps. my current computer has a athlon 64 x2 4400+ 2.31GHz with 2GB of ram and a gtx 750ti 

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You will want 8gb so you can open at least 2 Chrome tabs while a game is running.

 

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But seriously, get 8gb over 4 gb. You will need it. 4gb is not a lot anymore these days.

i can already do that with no problem

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i have almost no problem playing games on my current computer right now other than alot of lag in bf4 but i can play bf3 and minecraft and even record minecraft with decent fps. my current computer has a athlon 64 x2 4400+ 2.31GHz with 2GB of ram and a gtx 750ti 

Well it is more for those intensive games that you'd want the 8GB anyway. They in fact use more than lighter titles, so you'll need more to ensure top performance in those titles.

 

I opened BF4, MP 64p for a quick look, memory used for BF4.exe was 3.9GB (by itself) after everything loaded and I waited 30s and looked.

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i can already do that with no problem

 

It was a joke. Chrome is known for using excessively large amounts of RAM.

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Well it is more for those intensive games that you'd want the 8GB anyway. They in fact use more than lighter titles, so you'll need more to ensure top performance in those titles.

 

I opened BF4, MP 64p for a quick look, memory used for BF4.exe was 3.9GB (by itself) after everything loaded and I waited 30s and looked.

i think i might just get 4GB now and maybe like 6 months later or when i get more money i will get another 4GB 

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It was a joke. Chrome is known for using excessinely large amounts of RAM.

oh ok

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i think i might just get 4GB now and maybe like 6 months later or when i get more money i will get another 4GB 

Yeah if its all you can afford, you don't have much choice.

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i cant get a job so i have no way of making money and i want a core i5 but 8Gb would put me over my budget so thats why i cant get 8gb now 

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