How much system memory you have on PC and for what purpose it's used

Readlight · Apr 17, 2019

1-2-4 GB

Space Lynx · Apr 17, 2019

windwhirl said:
32 GB.

RAM drives.

If I only gamed, I would only need about 16 gb.

Just curious but what do you use RAM drives for?

Melvis · Apr 18, 2019

16GB because modern games can use more then 8GB of RAM.

R-T-B · Apr 18, 2019

Jetster said:
32gb video editing, transcoding, gaming Your poll doesn't really make sense. And I can't think of one "professional" that games on there work PC.

Oops...

NoJuan999 · Apr 18, 2019

16 GB for gaming and general home use, surfing web, streaming media, etc.

Fizban · Apr 18, 2019

I have 8 GB on my current laptop, had 12 and 16 on previous laptops though. 8 GB is still plenty for 1080P gaming, but there is benefit from 16. 32 GB and beyond though is mostly just people flexing.

Midiamp · Apr 18, 2019

For me, I use 16GB. Productivity and gaming. Whenever I do my research for journals, I use about 7GB of ram, opening probably 100 Chrome tabs along with several word files, pdfs, excels, images, and photoshop.

While gaming, I use about 12-14GB of RAM. Since I use two monitors and already accustomed using both for daily activities, I play games while watching youtube/streaming platform.

Lightning · Apr 18, 2019

32. Gaming/Office.

GoldenX · Apr 18, 2019

8GB, 2 slots still free.
Gaming, some light video and audio conversion/editing, running antivirus for other, less fortunate hard drives.
The only thing that maxes is out are emulators, both VM and console ones.

XiGMAKiD · Apr 18, 2019

16GB for web browsing and don't have to close it and other programs when I start a RAM heavy program

Abaidor · Apr 18, 2019

64GB - 95% Web Development / Graphics Design along with HEAVY multitasking + VMs.
I rarely hit over 30-32GB usage but but went with a 64GB Quad Kit to avoid issues in the future.

Space Lynx · Apr 18, 2019

Melvis said:
16GB because modern games can use more then 8GB of RAM.

there are some games like deus ex mankind dividied that can use 12-13gb of ram, and if your system/chrome is taking up 4gb you can run into hitching in that game... its pretty annoying, but I am not buying 32gb of ram just for one game... so screw that

Deleted member 24505 · Apr 18, 2019

lynx29 said:
there are some games like deus ex mankind dividied that can use 12-13gb of ram, and if your system/chrome is taking up 4gb you can run into hitching in that game... its pretty annoying, but I am not buying 32gb of ram just for one game... so screw that

Hopefully, the price will keep dropping, might be viable then.

GorbazTheDragon · Apr 18, 2019

Currently 16GB, mostly used for chrome tabs gaming, none of the work I do really uses that much. Will be looking for a 32GB kit in the coming months.

storm-chaser · Apr 19, 2019

8GB DDR3 1600 CL7

Wanting to upgrade to at least 16GB due to new 8GB RX580 video card...

dirtyferret · Apr 19, 2019

6GB on my work PC, 8GB on my laptop and 16GB on my gaming PC.

Also if I have 8GB do I mark 4-8 or 8-16? Same with 16gb?

newtekie1 · Apr 19, 2019

32GB in my main computer used for Gaming, Video Editing and Encoding, and Virtual Machines. Though, I don't think I've ever actually seen over 16GB of RAM in use...

My home server has 16GB of RAM. My HTPCs have 8GB of RAM.

dirtyferret · Apr 19, 2019

storm-chaser said:
8GB DDR3 1600 CL7

Wanting to upgrade to at least 16GB due to new 8GB RX580 video card...

my 2 cents; unless you can get it ultra cheap or find a game that needs (different then uses) 16 GB hold off until you build a DDR4 RAM system as you won't see much of a real world difference.

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

GorbazTheDragon · Apr 19, 2019

You can't benchmark RAM usage because it depends too much on how you use your computer...

As someone who basically always has 20+ chrome tabs open I value the extra RAM a lot. I also play quite a few games that will readily take upwards of 6GB of RAM so I definitely noticed the upgrade from when I had 8GB and definitely get use of the 16GB I have now.

64K · Apr 19, 2019

16 GB on my gaming desktop and 8 GB on my laptop.

Ahhzz · Apr 19, 2019

32Gb, gaming (Skyrim with TONS of mods originally) and a good bit of photo editing in Raw.

jagjitnatt · Apr 19, 2019

32 GB. Database and Hadoop VMs. Barely cutting it.....Need for memory

flmatter · Apr 19, 2019

32gb on my new machine, 32gb opn my laptop and 16gb on my daughters machine
Gaming and internet. Why? Because I can.

Tomgang · Apr 19, 2019

12 GB for gaming and every use.

Deleted member 158293 · Apr 19, 2019

32gb going to 64gb cause getting too tight for multiple users.

Run everything in VMs. My 1 PC basically handles everything through multiple VMs. My 2700x runs like a champ, but really starting to feel the need for a big boy Threadripper server!

System Name	Fujitsu Siemens, HP Workstation
Processor	Athlon x2 5000+ 3.1GHz, i5 2400
Motherboard	Asus
Memory	4GB Samsung
Video Card(s)	rx 460 4gb
Storage	750 Evo 250 +2tb
Display(s)	Asus 1680x1050 4K HDR
Audio Device(s)	Pioneer
Power Supply	430W
Mouse	Acme
Keyboard	Trust

Processor	7800X3D -25 all core
Motherboard	B650 Steel Legend
Cooling	RZ620 (White/Silver)
Memory	32gb ddr5 (2x16) cl 30 6000
Video Card(s)	Merc 310 7900 XT @3200 core -.75v
Display(s)	Agon QHD 27" QD-OLED Glossy 240hz
Case	NZXT H710 (Black/Red)
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x

System Name	Night Rider \| Mini LAN PC \| Workhorse
Processor	AMD R7 5800X3D \| Ryzen 1600X \| i7 970
Motherboard	MSi AM4 Pro Carbon \| GA-AB350H-D3 \| Gigabyte EX58-UD5
Cooling	Noctua U9S Twin Fan\| Stock Cooler, Copper Core)\| Big shairkan B
Memory	2x16GB DDR4 G.Skill 3600MHz\| 4x8GB Corsair 3000 \| 6x2GB DDR3 1300 Corsair
Video Card(s)	MSI AMD 6750XT \| Solo RTX 4060\| MSI RX 580 8GB
Storage	1TB WD Black NVME / 250GB SSD /2TB WD Black \| 250GB SSD WD/2TB SSD, 2x1TB, 1x750 \| WD 500 SSD
Display(s)	Gigabyte 27" 1440P 180Hz / 22" DELL\| MSI 27" 1080P 100Hz / 17" DELL \| 22" DELL / 19"DELL
Case	LIAN LI PC-18 \| Mini ATX Case (custom) \| Fractal
Audio Device(s)	Onboard \| Onbaord \| Onboard
Power Supply	Silverstone 850 \| Silverstone Mini 450W \| Corsair CX-750
Mouse	Coolermaster Pro \| Rapoo V900 \| Gigabyte 6850X
Keyboard	Corsair K90\| Ducky One \| Some POS Logitech
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64 \| Windows 10 Pro 64 \| Windows 7 Pro 64

System Name	Pioneer
Processor	Ryzen 9 9950X
Motherboard	MSI MAG X670E Tomahawk Wifi
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 + A whole lotta Sunon, Phanteks and Corsair Maglev blower fans...
Memory	64GB (2x 32GB) G.Skill Flare X5 @ DDR5-6200(Running 1T no GDM)
Video Card(s)	PNY RTX 5080 OC
Storage	Intel 5800X Optane 800GB boot, +2x Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs, 1x 2TB Seagate Exos 3.5"
Display(s)	55" Hisense 55U8N 4K FALD Display
Case	Thermaltake Core X31
Audio Device(s)	TOSLINK->Schiit Modi MB->Asgard 2 DAC Amp->AKG Pro K712 Headphones or HDMI->B9 OLED
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti Pro 850W 80Plus Titanium PSU
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless
Keyboard	WASD Code v3 with Cherry Green keyswitches + PBT DS keycaps
Software	Gentoo Linux x64 / Windows 11 Enterprise (yes it's legit)

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 3700x
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix X470-F Gaming
Cooling	Scythe Ninja 5
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16GB (2 x 8GB) (F4-3600C16D-16GVKC) @ 3733 MHz 16-19-19-19-36-56
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2060 Super Armor OC 8GB
Storage	1x Samsung 970 EVO 500GB / 3x Crucial MX500 / 4 HDDs
Display(s)	Dell 23" LCD S2316M
Case	Rosewill Rise Glow
Power Supply	CORSAIR RM650
Mouse	Cooler Master MS120
Keyboard	Cooler Master MS120
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

Processor	Intel i9-13900KF
Motherboard	ASUS Z790M-Plus
Memory	64 GB DDR5 @ 6000 G. Skill Trident Z
Video Card(s)	ASUS TUF Gaming RTX 4090
Storage	2 TB SN850X + 2x 4 TB Lexar NM790
Display(s)	32" 4K/240 Hz W-OLED w/ 1080P/480Hz Mode + 39" 3440x1440 240 Hz W-OLED
Case	Lian Li O11 Mini
Audio Device(s)	Kali LP-UNF + Audeze Maxwell
Power Supply	Corsair RM1000x
Mouse	Logitech G502 X Plus
Keyboard	Keychron Q6 Pro

Processor	Reasonably good Intel CPU
Motherboard	Eh, the cheapest ATX that supports the processor
Cooling	Big ass Noctua always a good thing to have
Memory	Cheapest 32GB kit for my needs
Video Card(s)	Nvidia 3070
Storage	NVME 2x, SSD 2x, HDD 1x
Display(s)	Dual monitor 1080p for life!
Case	NZXT Flow
Audio Device(s)	ALC something-something
Power Supply	Good ol' Corsair
Mouse	Good ol' Corsair
Keyboard	Cheap Logitech wireless keyboard
Software	Windows 11 Pro

System Name	Ciel / Akane
Processor	AMD Ryzen R5 5600X / Intel Core i3 12100F
Motherboard	Asus Tuf Gaming B550 Plus / Biostar H610MHP
Cooling	ID-Cooling 224-XT Basic / Stock
Memory	2x 16GB Kingston Fury 3600MHz / 2x 8GB Patriot 3200MHz
Video Card(s)	Gainward Ghost RTX 3060 Ti / Dell GTX 1660 SUPER
Storage	NVMe Kingston KC3000 2TB + NVMe Toshiba KBG40ZNT256G + HDD WD 4TB / NVMe WD Blue SN550 512GB
Display(s)	AOC Q27G3XMN / Samsung S22F350
Case	Cougar MX410 Mesh-G / Generic
Audio Device(s)	Kingston HyperX Cloud Stinger Core 7.1 Wireless PC
Power Supply	Aerocool KCAS-500W / Gigabyte P450B
Mouse	EVGA X15 / Logitech G203
Keyboard	VSG Alnilam / Dell
Software	Windows 11

System Name	Skypas
Processor	Intel Core i7-6700
Motherboard	Asus H170 Pro Gaming
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212X Turbo
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB
Video Card(s)	MSI GTX 1060 Gaming X 6GB
Storage	Corsair Neutron GTX 120GB + WD Blue 1TB
Display(s)	LG 22EA63V
Case	Corsair Carbide 400Q
Power Supply	Seasonic SS-460FL2 w/ Deepcool XFan 120
Mouse	Logitech B100
Keyboard	Corsair Vengeance K70
Software	Windows 10 Pro (to be replaced by 2025)

System Name	NEO
Processor	i9-7940X All cores @ 4.8GHZ
Motherboard	Asus Rampage VI Extreme
Cooling	MO-RA 420 Pro Radiator Stainless Steel, EK X-TOP Revo Dual D5,EK Velocity, Phanteks 1080Ti GPU Block
Memory	64GB Trident Z RGB 3600 Quad Kit
Video Card(s)	Asus Strix 1080Ti OC
Storage	Samsung 960Pro, WD Gold 10TB, 2X WD Red 4TB
Display(s)	Benq SW320 32" 4k, Samsung 24" Full HD
Case	Coolermaster Cosmos 2 (Mod)
Power Supply	Corsair AX1500i
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 2s, Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Logitech
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	Indis the Fair (cursed edition)
Processor	11900k 5.1/4.9 undervolted.
Motherboard	MSI Z590 Unify-X
Cooling	Heatkiller VI Pro, VPP755 V.3, XSPC TX360 slim radiator, 3xA12x25, 4x Arctic P14 case fans
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 2x16GB 4000 16-19-19 (b-die@3600 14-14-14 1.45v)
Video Card(s)	EVGA 2080 Super Hybrid (T30-120 fan)
Storage	970EVO 1TB, 660p 1TB, WD Blue 3D 1TB, Sandisk Ultra 3D 2TB
Display(s)	BenQ XL2546K, Dell P2417H
Case	FD Define 7
Audio Device(s)	DT770 Pro, Topping A50, Focusrite Scarlett 2i2, Røde VXLR+, Modmic 5
Power Supply	Seasonic 860w Platinum
Mouse	Razer Viper Mini, Odin Infinity mousepad
Keyboard	GMMK Fullsize v2 (Boba U4Ts)
Software	Win10 x64/Win7 x64/Ubuntu

System Name	Dual Socket HP z820 Workstation
Processor	Twin Intel Xeon E5 2673 v2 OEM processors (thats a total of 16C/32T)
Motherboard	HP Dual Socket Motherboard
Cooling	Stock HP liquid cooling
Memory	64GB Registered ECC memory kit (octal channel memory on this rig)
Video Card(s)	MSI RX 5700 XT Gaming X 8GB
Storage	2 x 512GB SSD in raid 0
Display(s)	Acer 23" 75Hz Gaming monitors 1080P x2
Case	Brushed Aluminium
Audio Device(s)	Integrated (5.1)
Power Supply	HP 1125W Stock PSU
Mouse	gaming mouse
Keyboard	Dell
Software	Windows 10 Pro

Processor	faster at instructions than yours
Motherboard	more nurturing than yours
Cooling	frostier than yours
Memory	superior scheduling & haphazardly entry than yours
Video Card(s)	better rasterization than yours
Storage	more ample than yours
Display(s)	increased pixels than yours
Case	fancier than yours
Audio Device(s)	further audible than yours
Power Supply	additional amps x volts than yours
Mouse	without as much gnawing as yours
Keyboard	less clicky than yours
VR HMD	not as odd looking as yours
Software	extra mushier than yours
Benchmark Scores	up yours

Processor	Intel Core i7 10850K@5.2GHz
Motherboard	AsRock Z470 Taichi
Cooling	Corsair H115i Pro w/ Noctua NF-A14 Fans
Memory	32GB DDR4-3600
Video Card(s)	RTX 2070 Super
Storage	500GB SX8200 Pro + 8TB with 1TB SSD Cache
Display(s)	Acer Nitro VG280K 4K 28"
Case	Fractal Design Define S
Audio Device(s)	Onboard is good enough for me
Power Supply	eVGA SuperNOVA 1000w G3
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

Processor	i7 7700k
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI Plus
Cooling	CM Hyper 212 EVO
Memory	2 x 8 GB Corsair Vengeance
Video Card(s)	Temporary MSI RTX 4070 Super
Storage	Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB and WD Black 4TB
Display(s)	Temporary Viewsonic 4K 60 Hz
Case	Corsair Obsidian 750D Airflow Edition
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNova 850 W Gold
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Logitech G105
Software	Windows 10

System Name	Matter's / Helios 300 Predator
Processor	Ryzen 7 2700 / i7 7700HQ
Motherboard	B450 Tomahawk / Acer Helios 300 Predator
Cooling	Arctic Freezer eSports Duo
Memory	Patriot Viper ddr4 32gb / 32gb gskill ddr4
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2080 Super Ventus OC / GTX 1060 6gb
Storage	Patriot Viper nvme M2, crucial MX300 275gb, Samsung 860 qvo 1tb
Display(s)	Acer 24" 1080p / 15.6 1080p HD
Case	Antec 300 / Acer Helios 300 Predator
Audio Device(s)	On Board - Steel Series Arctis Pro Wireless Cans
Power Supply	Antec 850watt high current pro
Mouse	Steel series Rival 600
Keyboard	Corsair K70 / Acer Helios 300 Predator
Software	Win 10 Pro / Win 10 Home

System Name	OrangeHaze / Silence
Processor	i7-13700KF / i5-10400 /
Motherboard	ROG STRIX Z690-E / MSI Z490 A-Pro Motherboard
Cooling	Corsair H75 / TT ToughAir 510
Memory	64Gb GSkill Trident Z5 / 32GB Team Dark Za 3600
Video Card(s)	Palit GeForce RTX 2070 / Sapphire R9 290 Vapor-X 4Gb
Storage	Hynix Plat P41 2Tb\Samsung MZVL21 1Tb / Samsung 980 Pro 1Tb
Display(s)	22" Dell Wide/24" Asus
Case	Lian Li PC-101 ATX custom mod / Antec Lanboy Air Black & Blue
Audio Device(s)	SB Audigy 7.1
Power Supply	Corsair Enthusiast TX750
Mouse	Logitech G502 Lightspeed Wireless / Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum
Keyboard	K68 RGB — CHERRY® MX Red
Software	Win10 Pro \ RIP:Win 7 Ult 64 bit

System Name	DeathAdder
Processor	Intel Core i7 6700K @4.6 Ghz 1.31v
Motherboard	Gigabyte Gaming 7 Z170X
Cooling	NZXT Kraken x61 280mm
Memory	4x8GB G.Skill 3200Mhz
Video Card(s)	MSI NVidia GeForce 980 Ti 6GB
Storage	2x Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB + 16 TB in HDDs
Display(s)	LG UC87C 34" Ultrawide 3440x1440
Case	NZXT H440 White
Audio Device(s)	JBL LSR310S + 2x JBL LSR308
Power Supply	EVGA P2 Platinum 1000 W
Mouse	Corsair M65
Keyboard	Corsair K70 RGB
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	The beast and the little runt.
Processor	Ryzen 5 5600X - Ryzen 9 5950X
Motherboard	ASUS ROG STRIX B550-I GAMING - ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero X570
Cooling	Noctua NH-L9x65 SE-AM4a - NH-D15 chromax.black with IPPC Industrial 3000 RPM 120/140 MM fans.
Memory	G.SKILL TRIDENT Z ROYAL GOLD/SILVER 32 GB (2 x 16 GB and 4 x 8 GB) 3600 MHz CL14-15-15-35 1.45 volts
Video Card(s)	GIGABYTE RTX 4060 OC LOW PROFILE - GIGABYTE RTX 4090 GAMING OC
Storage	Samsung 980 PRO 1 TB + 2 TB - Samsung 870 EVO 4 TB - 2 x WD RED PRO 16 GB + WD ULTRASTAR 22 TB
Display(s)	Asus 27" TUF VG27AQL1A and a Dell 24" for dual setup
Case	Phanteks Enthoo 719/LUXE 2 BLACK
Audio Device(s)	Onboard on both boards
Power Supply	Phanteks Revolt X 1200W
Mouse	Logitech G903 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Mouse
Keyboard	Logitech G910 Orion Spectrum
Software	WINDOWS 10 PRO 64 BITS on both systems
Benchmark Scores	Se more about my 2 in 1 system here: kortlink.dk/2ca4x

How much system memory you have on PC and for what purpose it's used

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