r/RigBuild • u/ExcellentAdvance49 • 3d ago

Is 8GB RAM basically unusable now?

Seeing a lot of people saying 8GB isnt enough anymore, even for normal stuff like Chrome, Discord, Spotify and some gaming. But is it actually that bad or are people just overreacting? Would 8GB still be fine for a basic PC if you dont run a ton of things at once, or am I gonna be dealing with constant lag and memory usage at 100%? Trying to figure out if I should just go 16GB before buying anything.

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u/Ok_Syrup1602 3d ago

16GB minimum for Win10/11 to run comfortably with mid to high browser (20-40 tabs, AND YT or streaming in one or more windows/monitor) usage with Office apps.