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2 minutes ago, Carnage. said:

if i'm building a PC for gaming and video editing 

is it better for me to get 16GB of ram or will 8GB 

be enough?

 

 

For gaming 8GB is fine, but with video editing 16Gb will help more. 

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2 minutes ago, Carnage. said:

if i'm building a PC for gaming and video editing 

is it better for me to get 16GB of ram or will 8GB 

be enough?

 

 

For gaming 8GB is fine, but with video editing 16Gb will help more. 

Please quote our replys so we get a notification and can reply easily. Never cheap out on a PSU, or I will come to watch the fireworks. 

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2 minutes ago, rn8686 said:

For gaming 8GB is fine, but with video editing 16Gb will help more. 

Correction, for gaming (depends on the game) 8GB are the minimum.... @Carnage. Buy 16GB and you won't regret it.... 

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Just now, PCGuy_5960 said:

Correction, for gaming (depends on the game) 8GB are the minimum.... @Carnage. Buy 16GB and you won't regret it.... 

For many games, 4Gb is the minimum, 8gb is recommended. 

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Motherboard:  ASUS Maximus VIII Hero 
GPU: Zotac AMP Extreme 1070 @ 2114Mhz
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB
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Power Supply: EVGA 750W G2

 

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Mouse: Logitech G502 
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8GB is 'enough', but 16GB will help out. I would recommend it (or at least go for 2x4GB so you can get 2x4GB or even 2x8GB later on)

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go for 1x8, and then if you want to upgrade later you can plop another stick into it

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Screw everybody, 32GB. Let's goooooo.

 

Seriously, whatever amount you get, make sure it has good speed and timings and make sure you're in dual channel (if on mainstream platforms) or quad channel (if on enthusiast platforms). This means minimum two sticks to make up your total. It'll help for editing, and high speed & lower timings will help for the editing (and your gaming) as well.

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Just now, D2ultima said:

Screw everybody, 32GB. Let's goooooo.

 

Seriously, whatever amount you get, make sure it has good speed and timings and make sure you're in dual channel (if on mainstream platforms) or quad channel (if on enthusiast platforms). This means minimum two sticks to make up your total. It'll help for editing, and high speed & lower timings will help for the editing (and your gaming) as well.

ok, thanks

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