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

Readlight · Apr 17, 2019

1-2-4 GB

lynx29 · 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.

lynx29 · 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

tigger · 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.

yakk · 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

System Name	Obsidian Heliotropium
Processor	i7-9700k @ 5.2Ghz @ 1.375v ($355 BNIB)
Motherboard	ASRock Z390 Taichi ($130 BNIB)
Cooling	Noctua NH-D14 w/ Graphene IC instead of TIM ($80+$12)
Memory	2x8GB (16GB) DDR4 4400 CAS 18 @ 1.41v ($171 BNIB)
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Windforce 1080 Ti 11GB @ 2Ghz ($450)
Storage	250GB 970 EVO Plus, 2TB 860 EVO
Display(s)	Nixeus IPS 27" 1440p 144hz
Case	Thermaltake View 22 + dark purple glow fans
Audio Device(s)	Hifiman Sundara, Modi 3 DAC, JDS Labs Atom AMP
Power Supply	Corsair 850AX Titanium
Mouse	Logitech G303
Keyboard	Logitech Cherry Mx Red

System Name	Night Rider \| Mini LAN PC \| Workhorse
Processor	AMD R7 2700X \| i7 2600 \| i7 970
Motherboard	MSi AM4 Pro Carbon \| GA-H77M-D3H \| Gigabyte EX58-UD5
Cooling	AMD Wraith cooler\| Coolermaster Gemini with Noctua 3000RPM Fan \| Big shairkan B
Memory	2x8GB DDR4 G.Skill Ripjaws 3600MHz\| 2x4GB Corsair 1600 \| 6x2GB DDR3 1300 Corsair
Video Card(s)	ASUS GTX 970 OC in Sli \| Gainward GTX 650 TI GS \| ASUS 7970 Matrix
Storage	250GB Plextor SSD Por 5 /1TB WD Black \| 500GB WD ES/WD Black \| WD 320/Seagate 320
Display(s)	LG 27" 1440P\| Samsung 20" S20C300L/DELL 15" \| 22" DELL/19"DELL
Case	LIAN LI PC-18 \| Mini ATX Case (custom) \| Atrix C4 9001
Audio Device(s)	Onboard \| Onbaord \| Onboard
Power Supply	Silverstone 750 \| Silverstone Mini 450W \| Corsair CX-750
Mouse	Coolermaster Pro \| Rapoo V900 \| Gigabyte 6850X
Keyboard	MAX Keyboard Nighthawk X8 \| Creative Fatal1ty eluminx \| Some POS Logitech
Software	Windows 7 Pro 64 \| Windows 7 Pro 64 \| Windows 7 Pro 64/Windows 10 Home

System Name	Pioneer
Processor	Intel i9 9900k
Motherboard	ASRock Z390 Taichi
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 + A whole lotta Sunon and Corsair Maglev blower fans...
Memory	G.SKILL TridentZ Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 @ 14-14-14-34-2T
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 1080 FTW2
Storage	HGST UltraStar 7K6000 3.5" HDD 2TB 7200 RPM (w/128MBs of Cache)
Display(s)	LG 32GK850G-B 1440p 32" AMVA Panel G-Sync 144hz Display
Case	Thermaltake Core X31
Audio Device(s)	Onboard Toslink to Schiit Modi Multibit to Asgard 2 Amp to AKG K7XX Ruby Red Massdrop Headphones
Power Supply	Seasonic PRIME 750W 80Plus Titanium
Mouse	ROCCAT Kone EMP
Keyboard	WASD CODE 104-Key w/ Cherry MX Green Keyswitches, Doubleshot Vortex PBT White Transluscent Keycaps
Software	Windows 10 x64

Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 2600 @ 3.95 GHz
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix B450-F Gaming
Cooling	Arctic 33 Esports Edition
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z RGB 3200 @ 3400 MHz (16-17-17-34-54)
Video Card(s)	MSI GTX 1660 TI Armor 6G OC @ 2070 MHz
Storage	3x Crucial MX500 / 1x Samsung 850 EVO / 4 HDDs
Display(s)	Dell 23" LCD S2316M
Case	Rosewill Challenger (w/ Modified Side Panel)
Power Supply	Rosewill Photon 750
Mouse	Cooler Master MS120
Keyboard	Cooler Master MS120
Software	Windows 10 Home x64

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

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

4-8GB

8-16GB

16-32GB

32-64GB

64-128GB

Pure gaming

Gaming&Professional use

Pure professional use

Readlight

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R-T-B

NoJuan999

Fizban

Midiamp

Lightning

GoldenX

XiGMAKiD

Abaidor

lynx29

tigger

I'm the only one

GorbazTheDragon

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dirtyferret

newtekie1

Semi-Retired Folder

dirtyferret

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64K

Ahhzz

Moderator

jagjitnatt

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Tomgang

yakk

System Name	Dell G3
Processor	Intel i5-8300HQ
Memory	8 GB DDR4 @ 2666 mhz
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA GTX 1060 MAx-Q
Storage	1 GB Evo 960 + 256 GB M.2 SSD

System Name	Oophaga-III
Processor	Ryzen 7 2700X
Motherboard	MSI B450M Mortar
Cooling	Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 4
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RGB
Video Card(s)	Zotac RTX 2080 AMP
Storage	Corsair MP500, Samsung 750 EVO
Display(s)	Dual monitor LG 25UM68 + LG 22MP5
Case	Fractal Design Define Mini C
Power Supply	Corsair something something covered in case shroud
Mouse	G304
Keyboard	G512
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	Ciel / Yukino
Processor	AMD Ryzen R3 1200 @ 3900MHz / Intel Core i3 5005U
Motherboard	MSI B350M PRO-VDH / HP 240 G5
Cooling	Wraith Stealth / Stock
Memory	2x 4GB Corsair Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400MHz @ 3066MHz / 2x 4GB Hynix + Kingston DDR3L 1600MHz
Video Card(s)	Sapphire R9 270X Toxic 2GB / Intel HD 5500
Storage	SSD WD Green 240GB M.2 / SSD Kingston A400 120GB SATA
Display(s)	HP w17e 1440x900 @ 75 Hz / Integrated 1366x768 @ 94Hz
Case	Generic / Stock
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC892 / Realtek ALC282
Power Supply	Sentey XPP 525W / Power Brick
Mouse	GTC MGG-007 / Elan Touchpad
Keyboard	Generic / Stock
Software	Windows 10 LTSC x64
Benchmark Scores	Time Spy: 2200

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

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
Processor	i7 7700k 5.0@1.31v
Motherboard	Asus ROG Maximus VIII Formula
Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S
Memory	Corsair LPX 3200 (16-18-18-36@15-16-16-30)
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 1070 Ti SC
Storage	860EVO 500GB, WD Red 3TB, and other stuff
Display(s)	BenQ XL2430T, Dell P2417H
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro M
Audio Device(s)	Behringer Xenyx Q1002USB, ATH-M50x, Focusrite Scarlett 2i2, Røde VXLR+, Modmic 5
Power Supply	Seasonic 860w Platinum
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Corsair K70 (MX Blues, dying blue lights)
Software	Win10 x64/Win7 x64/Ubuntu

System Name	HexaCore
Processor	AMD Phenom II X6 @ 3.5Ghz
Motherboard	Biostar A880GZ
Cooling	Fractal Designs S36 360mm Liquid Cooling System
Memory	8GB DDR3 @ 1600Mhz 7-8-7-16
Video Card(s)	MSI RX580 Gaming X 8GB
Storage	3 x 80GB Intel SSD
Display(s)	1080P
Case	CoolerMaster Sileo 500
Audio Device(s)	Integrated
Power Supply	Antec NeoPower 650W Blue
Mouse	Microsoft Intellimouse
Keyboard	Dell
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	gaming
Processor	Intel i5-8600k @ 4.7ghz -
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 3
Cooling	Noctua U12s
Memory	16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 3000mhz
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX 1660 Ti OC 6G
Storage	Crucial MX500, Samsung 850 Evo , Crucial P1 NVMe
Display(s)	Dell - SE2717HR 27" IPS LED FHD FreeSync Monitor
Case	Phanteks P400S
Audio Device(s)	Klipsch pro-media 2.1 speakers
Power Supply	Seasonioc Focus Plus 650w
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Logitech G15 original
Software	Win 10
Benchmark Scores	i can finally play crysis

Processor	Intel Core i7 8700K@4.8GHz(Quick and dirty)
Motherboard	AsRock Z370 Taichi
Cooling	Corsair H110i GTX w/ Noctua NF-A14 Fans
Memory	32GB Corsair DDR4-3000
Video Card(s)	ASUS Strix GTX 1080Ti
Storage	500GB Crucial MX500 + 2TB Seagate Solid State Hybrid Drive with 480GB MX200 SSD Cache
Display(s)	QNIX QX2710 1440p@120Hz
Case	Fractal Design Define S
Audio Device(s)	Onboard is good enough for me
Power Supply	Corsair HX850
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)	MSI GTX 980 Ti GAMING
Storage	Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB and WD Black 4TB
Display(s)	ASUS 27 inch 1440p PLS PB278Q
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 5 2600 / 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)	gtx1660TI 6GB MSI Gaming X / 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 siberia elite prism 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	Suffering from random access memory loss.
Processor	Intel Core i7 980X @ 4.42 GHz (when becnching op to 4.77 GHz)
Motherboard	ASUS P6X58D Premium
Cooling	Noctua NH-D14 CPU cooler with 3 x noctua nf-f12 industrialppc-3000 pwm 120 MM fans
Memory	12 GB DDR3 CORSAIR 1600 MHz TIMMINGS 9-9-9-24
Video Card(s)	EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC2 GAMING
Storage	2 x Samsung 950 PRO 256 GB M.2 NVME SSD, Crucial MX300 2 TB SSD, WD RED 4 TB + WD AV-GP 2 TB HDD.
Display(s)	24" SAMSUNG
Case	ANTEC TWELVE HUNDRED
Audio Device(s)	ONBOARD realtek sound card.
Power Supply	THERMALTAKE TOUGHPOWER 1500 WATT
Mouse	Logitech G903 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Mouse
Keyboard	LOGITECH G19s
Software	WINDOWS 10 PRO 64 BITS
Benchmark Scores	https://www.3dmark.com/fs/13514527 https://www.3dmark.com/spy/2333033

System Name	Ironic
Processor	Intel 2500k 4.4Ghz
Motherboard	ASROCK\|Z68 PROFESSIONAL Gen 3
Cooling	Corsair H60
Memory	32GB GSkill Ripjaw X 1866
Video Card(s)	Sapphire R9 290 Vapor-X 4Gb
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB SATA 3 (6G/s)
Display(s)	22" Dell Wide/ 22" Acer wide/24" Asus
Case	Antec Lanboy Air Black & Blue
Audio Device(s)	SB Audigy 7.1
Power Supply	Corsair Enthusiast TX750
Mouse	Logitech G9x, custom frame
Keyboard	Corsair Vengeance K95
Software	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	2x8GB G.Skill 3200Mhz
Video Card(s)	MSI NVidia GeForce 980 Ti 6GB
Storage	Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB + 10 TB in HDDs
Display(s)	LG UC87C 34" Ultrawide 3440x1440
Case	NZXT H440 White
Power Supply	EVGA P2 Platinum 1000 W
Mouse	Corsair M65
Keyboard	Corsair K70 RGB
Software	Windows 10 Pro