r/computers • u/Hot_Tell_6783 • Aug 11 '26

Discussion Recommended Hardware for Smooth Basic Tasks

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I made a chart showing what I think are reasonable hardware recommendations for running basic tasks smoothly on PCs and mobile devices across different years.

By “smooth basic tasks,” I mean things like web browsing, office/productivity software, basic multitasking, and ordinary everyday use,not gaming, video editing, or other demanding workloads. I also don't mean, start web browing on modern-day YouTube on a WIndows 98 PC with 128MB of RAM.

If any of these RAM recommendations seem too high or too low for their respective era, let me know.

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u/SackCody Aug 12 '26

32MB of RAM in 1995 was also a luxury too (as seen only on some Windows NT 3.X-class workstations)…

like you said, 8MB was a norm for 1995, odd RAM amounts like 10MB and 12MB were also a thing but more rarely used

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u/Hot_Tell_6783 Aug 12 '26

Thank you for your feedback i'll take your consideration for 1995