8 vs 16gb ram

[Mugenjynn]

1 minute ago, porina said:

What is the spec of the rest of the system? 8GB is still very passable for most use cases.

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Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor	$160.98 @ Newegg
Motherboard	MSI - B450 Gaming Plus ATX AM4 Motherboard	$97.65 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$62.99 @ Newegg
Storage	ADATA - Ultimate SU800 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$29.50 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital - RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$39.50 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB GAMING Video Card	$389.89 @ OutletPC
Case	NZXT - H500 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case	$69.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$59.99 @ Amazon
Monitor	AOC - G2260VWQ6 21.5" 1920x1080 75Hz Monitor	$126.89 @ OutletPC
Keyboard	Redragon - K552 Wired Gaming Keyboard	$29.99 @ Amazon
Mouse	Corsair - Harpoon RGB Wired Optical Mouse	$28.09 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1165.46
	Mail-in rebates	-$70.00
	Total	$1095.46
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-11 07:58 EDT-0400

 

[Mugenjynn]

5 minutes ago, porina said:

What is the spec of the rest of the system? 8GB is still very passable for most use cases.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor	$160.98 @ Newegg
Motherboard	MSI - B450 Gaming Plus ATX AM4 Motherboard	$97.65 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$62.99 @ Newegg
Storage	ADATA - Ultimate SU800 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$29.50 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital - RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$39.50 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB GAMING Video Card	$389.89 @ OutletPC
Case	NZXT - H500 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case	$69.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$59.99 @ Amazon
Monitor	AOC - G2260VWQ6 21.5" 1920x1080 75Hz Monitor	$126.89 @ OutletPC
Keyboard	Redragon - K552 Wired Gaming Keyboard	$29.99 @ Amazon
Mouse	Corsair - Harpoon RGB Wired Optical Mouse	$28.09 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1165.46
	Mail-in rebates	-$70.00
	Total	$1095.46
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-11 08:02 EDT-0400

 

[porina]

While I think you can still get away with 8, given the rest of the spec it would be nice to have a bit more. If going all the way to 16 is a bit of a stretch, how about 12? I'd look at 2x8+2x4 to maintain dual channel but this will use up all the ram slots. Forget that I can't count today. It'll be either 3x4 or 8+4 and may result in a hit on ram bandwidth. So not ideal.

[Mugenjynn]

3 minutes ago, porina said:

While I think you can still get away with 8, given the rest of the spec it would be nice to have a bit more. If going all the way to 16 is a bit of a stretch, how about 12? I'd look at 2x8+2x4 to maintain dual channel but this will use up all the ram slots. Forget that I can't count today. It'll be either 3x4 or 8+4 and may result in a hit on ram bandwidth. So not ideal.

Can I just buy 2  g.skill aegis 8gb ‘s even though they aren’t in a pack?

[porina]

Just now, Mugenjynn said:

Can I just buy 2  g.skill aegis 8gb ‘s even though they aren’t in a pack?

Yes. If you buy them at the same time from the same place, the chances are they're from the same batch and are matched. Getting a dual kit does mean they were tested together. I've used mismatched ram in dual channel before (my laptop) and it works fine.

[Mugenjynn]

Just now, porina said:

Yes. If you buy them at the same time from the same place, the chances are they're from the same batch and are matched. Getting a dual kit does mean they were tested together. I've used mismatched ram in dual channel before (my laptop) and it works fine.

Ok I think I can pay an extra 60

[Dedayog]

12 hours ago, Mugenjynn said:

I need a very detailed analysis on how important it is that I buy 16gb of ram instead of 8gb. Anybody willing to enlighten me?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor	$160.98 @ Newegg
Motherboard	MSI - B450 Gaming Plus ATX AM4 Motherboard	$97.65 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$62.99 @ Newegg
Storage	ADATA - Ultimate SU800 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$29.50 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital - RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$39.50 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB GAMING Video Card	$389.89 @ OutletPC
Case	NZXT - H500 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case	$69.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$59.99 @ Amazon
Monitor	AOC - G2260VWQ6 21.5" 1920x1080 75Hz Monitor	$126.89 @ OutletPC
Keyboard	Redragon - K552 Wired Gaming Keyboard	$29.99 @ Amazon
Mouse	Corsair - Harpoon RGB Wired Optical Mouse	$28.09 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1165.46
	Mail-in rebates	-$70.00
	Total	$1095.46
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-11 07:59 EDT-0400

 

 

There are a LOT of Youtubers that have tested 8 v 16 in many games and use-cases.  Watch some, cuz it's situational.