It would definitely be 16GB as I tend to often have a virtual machine running Windows going as I tend to run Linux as a rule.How much RAM are you looking to buy? The 2400G will share system RAM so really not ideal if going with 8gb. At 16gb it wouldn’t matter some being shared.
I hadn't even pondered the older chips - thanks for the heads up.If you don't want an igp, go straight for a bargain 1700 over the 2600 - when it comes to video encoding, the more cores the better. Otherwise, the 2400G is a nice chip that can do everything quite nicely.
There was an advertisement for such a deal on Tom's recently, thus my advice - especially since the 1700 usually overclocks quite well if you want to try it. If not, the 2700 is a nice choice for video encoding as its 65W don't push most PC cases' fans (not like my 2700X)It would definitely be 16GB as I tend to often have a virtual machine running Windows going as I tend to run Linux as a rule.
I hadn't even pondered the older chips - thanks for the heads up.