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Is 32 GB enough or 64?

Post Date: 2019-05-12
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Poll Question: Is 32 GB RAM ENOUGH? Or 64?
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    Posted: 12 May 2019 at 7:50pm
Can’t decide
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For gaming and light to medium editing, animations, etc., 32Gb is plenty.    Even 16GB for just gaming is plenty but some games, especially flight sims, do suggest but not require 32GB.

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Originally posted by thedemoncowboy

Personally the 64 GB for gaming is overkill,
    



You wanna blow, IDK, $400+(?) on somehthing you will never know is there....
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Originally posted by Cretae

Originally posted by thedemoncowboy

Personally the 64 GB for gaming is overkill,
    



You wanna blow, IDK, $400+(?) on somehthing you will never know is there....


That’s my predicament ... I can upgrade to 64 or keep it at 32 ... don’t know what I should do
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If you're a gamer, then 16GB will do. Anymore is only spent on the (RGB) look. Fact.
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Originally posted by thedemoncowboy

Originally posted by Cretae

Originally posted by thedemoncowboy

Personally the 64 GB for gaming is overkill,
    



You wanna blow, IDK, $400+(?) on somehthing you will never know is there....


That’s my predicament ... I can upgrade to 64 or keep it at 32 ... don’t know what I should do


Depends if you want to waste your money, or not.  Big%20Smile  It's your money and we all buy things like cell phones, cars, etc that we spend more than we have to because its a feel good thing, bragging rights or just because you can.  You won't use the extra ram, so up to you.
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I agree with the above consensus on this one. For most gaming purposes 16GB is plenty (I play flight sims and haven't had the need to go beyond that). Also my friend who does intensive modeling and rendering professionally does just fine with 32GB and hasn't maxed it out. That said, if the extra ram has a personal-value added aspect to it that's worth it to you personally, then well you are the master of your own wallet. Big%20Smile But from a purely technical perspective you don't need the 64GB - or arguably even the 32GB.
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So is 64 legitimately a waste of $500
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The average person who buys form DS: 32 and 64 and anything above is 100% a waste of money. You will never, ever, EVER use that much ram.

RGB sells computers, that's why they put RGB on ram. So it would sell. And it's working.
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Originally posted by thedemoncowboy

So is 64 legitimately a waste of $500


   We don’t know how else to say it, except, HELL YES.   


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Agree.... I suspect that 32 GB is enough over the top for you Demon.
64 GB would just be for window dressing and showing off....
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64 GB of Ram is only good in a system if you first have 128 GB, then add 64GB more. When you do this you will rank up to 1st place in any game.

RAM speeds and FPS go hand in hand. If your FPS is low that means you need more Ram. If your RAM is low that means you need more FPS. Understand?

You don't? Neither do I when people light money on fire just because it has pretty blinking lights!
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Originally posted by ThePinkGoat

64 GB of Ram is only good in a system if you first have 128 GB, then add 64GB more. When you do this you will rank up to 1st place in any game.

RAM speeds and FPS go hand in hand. If your FPS is low that means you need more Ram. If your RAM is low that means you need more FPS. Understand?

You don't? Neither do I when people light money on fire just because it has pretty blinking lights!


So this hyrogphlicial refers to what
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Damn, the sarcasm did not flow as smooth as I was thinking it would =) That happens to us RGB warriors.
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Originally posted by ThePinkGoat

Damn, the sarcasm did not flow as smooth as I was thinking it would =) That happens to us RGB warriors.
oh I got it
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Burn the money, go for 64
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I voted 16 as gaming is all I do.

I also removed the redundant thread in the other forum.

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I don’t want to waste money I want to be able to utilize it at some point but if it’s impossible to do
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Posts: 175 		  Quote thedemoncowboy Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 13 May 2019 at 7:03pm
Seriously how the f**k am I to decide when it’s 8/8
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Posts: 9462 		  Quote Snaike Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 13 May 2019 at 7:16pm
Rock paper scissors?... coin flip?... tic-tac-toe?.... draws lots/straws? ...   
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When in doubt? Go with the 256GB.


Edited by Tidgxor - 13 May 2019 at 7:20pm
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So just have DS put in a 2 X 16 GB RAM kit....start with 32 GB.
That leaves you with 2 open slots on the motherboard.    
You can add 2 more 16’s yourself if you just have to have more...lol.   Done...
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I have a better idea, go Ramless? =)
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Well I wasted 500
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Wasting my is normal you're human. Think of the nice upgrades you could have done with that 500. Better cooling, fans more SSD. Better monitor/keyboard and so on.
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My first DS computer was ODE LvL 3 with 2 GTX 570s in SLI.I've yet to need the 2nd GPU. Total waste of money for gaming!
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Originally posted by ThePinkGoat

My first DS computer was ODE LvL 3 with 2 GTX 570s in SLI.I've yet to need the 2nd GPU. Total waste of money for gaming!


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