SSD or Ram?

[ryanmm]

This is going to be my next build https://pcpartpicker.com/list/66wLXH What is more important, I get an 120gb ssd with 16gb of ram or I get a 240gb ssd with 8gb of ram?

 

[TheMacke]

Hello there

I would personally go for the increased memory. Ryzen sees huge benefits with increased amounts, speeds and channels of ram. Since you already have a hard drive, the larger SSD isn't going to be a huge benefit. Just install the OS and the most important applications onto the SSD, and install everything else onto the HDD.

Good luck with your build & kind regards
Marcus

 

[neieus]

You would be better off getting the memory over the SSD. While most suggest you really only need 8GB of memory 16GB is starting to become more and more useful as well as the memory speed with Ryzen. In addition 120GB SSD is pretty small because once you have installed your OS, update the OS and install some programs most of your space will be used up and you want to have 10-15% free space on your SSD at all times.