Is buying 128GB RAM overkill?

[sybaris]

Hi
OK so I am building a new PC for many different home uses, a bit of conferencing, streaming, games and some 4K movies.

Is 128GB overkill? Would 64 be plenty or if I have the budget then take advantage of it?
(Looking at 3600s with a Ryzen 9)

 

[EsaT]

Already 64GB would be overkill.
Unless you're doing all those simultaneously in VMs.

 

[Tetras]

If you have to ask, then it's overkill. those uses don't suggest 128GB to me.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

How much are you using now?

 

[MissChief]

Even 32GB is overkill for your usage really. 64 is pointless, 128 is just wasting money. If you want to future proof slightly, go for 32GB with 2x 16GB DIMMS and then you can add another 32GB later if you like.

 

[BallistixOnZ490]

2x16 Gb is actually likely to be better because it will run at higher frequencies and better timings than higher density / more modules.

 

[CreamyNutella]

32gb should be the max considering what you said you're doing.

 

[sybaris]

Using 16gb at the moment and it’s a bit old and laggy, but I have budget to go to 128.

Maybe fast 2x32

 

[Kurgen]

Using 16gb at the moment and it’s a bit old and laggy, but I have budget to go to 128.

Maybe fast 2x32

then theres somethinig wrong with your PC, wahts the rest of spec

 

[BigStevieTT]

Yes!
Should you do it?
YES!
If you can afford it, why not?

 

[Kurgen]

because it wont do anything

 

[Gray2233]

Yes!
Should you do it?
YES!
If you can afford it, why not?

Because it's a massive waste of money and he'll never come even remotely close to ever using that much memory with that platform and his suggested use case.

 

[Nutty_Death]

It's pointless but you seem to want to waste money so I guess you'll do it anyway.

 

[Rannoch]

Massive waste of cash.

 

[sybaris]

So what do you think then, go less RAM and better GPU?

 

[tamzzy]

So what do you think then, go less RAM and better GPU?

correct

 

[JasonM]

32gb is plenty for you.

I use 64gb, however that's a software development machine running, multiple databases etc, and I'm lucky to see 32GB of the 64GB in use.

There is a luxury in having large amounts of memory however, it gives lots of space for Windows standby to cache files - as I type this I have 21GB stored in standby files, and that's a beautiful thing as cached files are faster then the fastest solid state storage. For example in games you can reload a game map, and often it will reload from standby memory, if you have the space for standby memory to cache it of course.

Also you can have open so many different screens, applications and everything is very fluid, that said 32gb is still plenty for your situation.

 

[LordBeggar]

Hi
OK so I am building a new PC for many different home uses, a bit of conferencing, streaming, games and some 4K movies.

Is 128GB overkill? Would 64 be plenty or if I have the budget then take advantage of it?
(Looking at 3600s with a Ryzen 9)

64gb is more than enough for anything but for your needs 32 is fine but go with 64 because it will be future proof

 

[Nutty_Death]

64gb is more than enough for anything but for your needs 32 is fine but go with 64 because it will be future proof

32gb is future proof.
16gb is fine for the light use for the ops use case.

Also it's ram, just get more if your use case changes and you need more.

 

[LordBeggar]

32gb is future proof.
16gb is fine for the light use for the ops use case.

Also it's ram, just get more if your use case changes and you need more.

But not if you are editing videos.