Question Do i need 16 gb of Ram?

[dafishstik22]

Currently my build is a ryzen 5 2600, XFX RX 580 GB, 1 tb WD blue hard drive, 120 GB Kingston ssd, 1, 8 GB stick of ddr4 hyperX ram, and some gigabyte motherboard I do not know off the top of my head. I was wondering if I really need 16 GB of RAM? I mainly use my computer for school work and internet browsing, but if I have time i like to play some semi demanding games. Also i might try editing// music production in the future? thanks.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

For most of your needs right now 8GB is enough , but in the future with editing and the music production the 16GB would be ideal.

 

[mdd1963]

I can't imagine starting a new gaming rig in 2019 with anything less than 16 GB, frankly....take out the gaming requirement, and leave in just surfing and office work, 8 GB is still enough, IMO)

(8 GB is also still adequate for laptops, but then, I don't game with them either...)