[SOLVED] How much RAM is enough?

[Ziferous]

I'm no expert on PC's but I know that RAM is really important like any other component. I've been eyeing a CyberPower PC, it looks good for its value but only has 8 gigs of RAM. Should I add more? How much more? (This PC is for Gaming btw)

 

[sizzling]

16Gb is the sweet spot for a strong gaming system. However out of interest what's the rest of the spec? If going for a Ryzen cpu RAM speed is also very important.

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

sizzling hit the nail on the head there! Some games use upward of 9gb system ram at 1080p sometimes even more. 16gbs is defo a good call.
if you only have 8gbs, and lets say you wanna play something like BF V, then you will hit full ram usage, and start using the swap file/page file. That can FPS drops and game stuttering.

 

[Ziferous]

https://www.amazon.com/CYBERPOWERPC-Xtreme-GXiVR8060A5-i5-8400-GeForce/dp/B0757DVF4Z/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1549312005&sr=8-1&keywords=CYBERPOWERPC+Gamer+Xtreme+VR+GXiVR8060A5+Gaming+PC+%28Intel+i5-8400+2.8GHz%2C+8GB+DDR4%2C+NVIDIA+GeForce+GTX+1060+3GB%2C+120GB+SSD%2C+1TB+HDD%2C+WiFi+%26+Win+10%29+Black

 

[jacob68]

I'm no expert on PC's but I know that RAM is really important like any other component. I've been eyeing a CyberPower PC, it looks good for its value but only has 8 gigs of RAM. Should I add more? How much more? (This PC is for Gaming btw)

8 is doable. 16 is foolproof. If we talk gaming only.

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https://www.techspot.com/article/1770-how-much-ram-pc-gaming/