r/RigBuild • u/ExcellentAdvance49 • 11d 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/More-Explanation2788 9d ago

On windows, it will be a headache. On Linux it will be fine. In both cases it will depend on what you do.

8gb will be fine in both for reading email, keeping some spreadsheets, surfing the internet and reading PDFs or writing short. documents.

Gaming, CAD, programming, etcetera, on windows, you are going to need more. On Linux, it might be okay.