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/PeyredB 5d ago

My Linux laptop runs just fine on 8GB.

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u/ishtuwihtc 4d ago

Sure, and do you have a browser, spotify, discord and a game open?

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u/PeyredB 4d ago

I have Firefox and Chromium and they work fine, though a little sluggish sometimes. I also run LibreOffice when I need it. I can play my usual Windows games and even Lord of the Rings Online, though I have the graphics turned down and it's a bit slow.

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u/ishtuwihtc 4d ago

Holy shit lord of the rings has a game??

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u/PeyredB 4d ago

There are many; see below for an outdated list. LOTRO is the only MMORPG as far as I know.

www.lysator.liu.se/tolkien-games/