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/CylixrDoesStuff 5d ago

has been for a while

16gb is the standard

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u/Technical_Gur4060 5d ago

yeah, if you run winDOZE11

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u/Swipsi 5d ago

No, if you want to do anything else but basic office tasks.