Do I need more than 8GB of RAM for 1440p/2k gaming?

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The RAM used for playing games at higher resolutions is not the one being used directly by your CPU(Memory Ram). It is the memory in your GPU(graphics card VRAM) the one the system needs.
The RAM used for playing games at higher resolutions is not the one being used directly by your CPU(Memory Ram). It is the memory in your GPU(graphics card VRAM) the one the system needs.
 
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What if I play games while Chrome is running? Will it be fine with 8GB of RAM?
 


it should be. as long as your not one of those people who leaves 100 tabs open all the time

 


Thank you all for your help!