Should I buy 8gb or 16gb of RAM?

[bs562914]

I plan on building a pc this summer on these specs:

Ryzen 5 1600
ASUS Strix b350-f motherboard
SSD: Crucial MX500 250gb
HDD: WD Blue 1tb
EVGA 1060 3gb

I was curious how much ram I should buy because I am going for the best bang for the buck pc I can make. I would like to get a 2x4gb kit and then upgrade in the future to 16gb if I need it, but I can't guarantee the new ram will be compatible with my first kit. So in that case, would it just be better to buy a 2x8gb kit now? The only reason I don't really want to is because RAM prices are very high right now.

I am going to be using this pc for college (excel, word, etc.) and a lot of gaming (all sorts of games). I do not know what I will do with it in the future.

Does anyone have an idea of what I could do?

 

[Wolfshadw]

You said it yourself. You cannot guarantee that the new kit will be compatible with the old kit, so I'd recommend getting a 16GB kit up front and not worry about it later.

-Wolf sends

 

[bs562914]

You said it yourself. You cannot guarantee that the new kit will be compatible with the old kit, so I'd recommend getting a 16GB kit up front and not worry about it later.

-Wolf sends

Thank you. It'll probably be worth the extra money in the end. Do you have any specific kits you recommend? and what speed for a system like mine?

 

[Wolfshadw]

I'm not a real fancy; looking for the fastest or flashiest. I tend to go with stock speeds (2400) from a manufacturer I trust (G.Skill).

-Wolf sends

 

[bs562914]

I'm not a real fancy; looking for the fastest or flashiest. I tend to go with stock speeds (2400) from a manufacturer I trust (G.Skill).

-Wolf sends

Okay, that's what I was thinking as well, thanks for the help!