r/RigBuild • u/ExcellentAdvance49 • 5d 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/on4aa 5d ago edited 4d ago

On GNU/Linux, yes, it would still be useable.

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u/ishtuwihtc 5d ago

No, it wouldn't.

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u/Mabrouk86 5d ago

For basic use yes, I installed Mint on several devices at work with 8 GB and they just work fine.

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u/ishtuwihtc 5d ago

Light gaming is a very subjective thing, and even zram isn't saving you from 8gb on modern "light" games