16 GB RAM worth it?

I just watched this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeX-Me9efWI

I can't really imagine that you would need 16 GB RAM for videogames now or in the near future, isn't that kind of wasted money?

I will probably buy a new pc in the future but I thought 8 GB RAM would be enough...
Probably not if I plan to use that pc for 5+ years but I don't have that kind of money to buy a machine that lasts 5 years & can play the newest games everytime...

8GB isn't even needed for games, 16GB is for video editing and such.

I put 16GB into my current build (just for shits and giggles, cause I could) and I'm lucky if I use 5 or 6GB. All I do is game, watch movies, and web surf.

Use that extra money elsewhere in the build.

I was kinda irritated that they would say it is a gaming rig, because I'm aware that if you do video editing & stuff, then you need more RAM, but since they said in the video it is a gaming pc...

I have only seen 2 games so far that need much ram, on the other hand I'm not really well informed because I don't buy & play the newest games these days. The Thief reboot (4GBRAM) & Planetside 2 (6GBRAM). I think 10 GB RAM (if that is possible) is more then enough, even in the future. (I googled & I saw that Metro 2033 needs 8 GB RAM)

Even if there will be games in the near future that use 10 GB RAM, then you're CPU or GPU will be the bottleneck, I can't imagine everyone going out & buying high end hardware, most people are going for a tradeoff.

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lolibusxd wrote:

I have only seen 2 games so far that need much ram, on the other hand I'm not really well informed because I don't buy & play the newest games these days. The Thief reboot (4GBRAM) & Planetside 2 (6GBRAM). I think 10 GB RAM (if that is possible) is more then enough, even in the future. (I googled & I saw that Metro 2033 needs 8 GB RAM)

Even if there will be games in the near future that use 10 GB RAM, then you're CPU or GPU will be the bottleneck, I can't imagine everyone going out & buying high end hardware, most people are going for a tradeoff.

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Sorry, I get this "your thing" wrong all the time, english is not my native language.

I would say that for a power user 8GB is not enough. I tend to do lots of stuff at the same time.

Depends on what you use your computer for. When I built my last PC (for this damn game), I considered 16GB a minimum.

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NCPereira wrote:

I would say that for a power user 8GB is not enough. I tend to do lots of stuff at the same time.

What do you mean with that?

Like playing a game & then alt tabbing & reading something in your browser. Or like running a virus scanner & playing a game at the same time. Rendering a video & playing a game.

8 gigs is enough. If for some reason you find you need more you can always buy more at a later point.

i personally have 12 just cause RAM is a relatively cheap but for most people 8 is all you need.