Hesitation about RAM

[Mantas2218]

Hello,

In about 2 weeks, I will have enough money saved to upgrade my pc. I already have a GPU Club3d RoyalQueen 2gb R9 270X. I am planning on getting a new CPU a new MOBO and more RAM. But, I am really hesitating wether I should get 8gb ram or 16gb ram. The reason why Im hesitating is because on the 8th of december a new Hitman game will be released and the system requirements are quite hefty. It recommends 12 gb of ram... I know that 8gb is the sweetspot for gaming.. And the minimum is 8gb ram.. Can someone please give me some suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

 

[WildCard999]

I noticed a decent performance increase going from 8gb to 16gb in on the desktop and a small increase in gaming so if you have the extra cash i'd say go for it. I hate using the term "future-proofing" but 16gb will last longer as well.

 

[mudpuppet]

16GB is pretty cheap, and DDR3 is slowly getting cheaper. As long as you aim for something along the lines of a CAS 9 and 1600, you should be golden. 8GB might be good for this game, but what about the next and other future programs. If you are working on upgrading, I would go ahead and snag up the 16 and not worry about RAM for another few years.

 

[Tradesman1]

8GB works, but with games already using and calling for 8GB and upcoming games even calling for more, 16GB would be the sweet spot, I'd say for a couple of years anyway. DRAM seems to double as far as needs go every 2-2.5 years