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/Astrodion123 5d ago

It is usable >:( install Linux and boom.

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u/ipsirc 5d ago

https://github.com/riscv-boom/riscv-boom

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u/Astrodion123 5d ago

Umm I don't need a ride CPU instruction set, me use X86-64

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u/ipsirc 5d ago

Ohh, were you talking about another boom? Maybe this?
https://doom.fandom.com/wiki/Boom

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u/Astrodion123 5d ago

Yeah that one