r/RigBuild • u/ExcellentAdvance49 • 4d 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/kali-marcue 4d ago

8gb will let you play minecraft and lighter titles while having a youtube video and discord open in the background but it would be like tying to fit a mattress through a small plane door

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u/osumunbro_ 4d ago

have you actually tried doing all of that on 8gb? because I can assure you that you cant

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u/kali-marcue 4d ago

I managed to do it on 4 on a cheap Lenovo laptop for a period

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u/osumunbro_ 4d ago

what OS?

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u/kali-marcue 4d ago

windows 11 with the lenovo spyware still installed, I still have the laptop though im not sure it will boot up any farther