POLL - How much RAM do you have?

P4-630 · Aug 8, 2021

qubit said:
16GB now, but will have 32GB in my next build.

Same what I'm gonna do.

Bill_Bright · Aug 8, 2021

It is surprising how quick 8GB can appear with many tasks when used with a decent CPU, decent graphics card, and most importantly, a nice SSD (assuming plenty of free space and you let Windows manage the PF).

Volvo240 · Aug 8, 2021

I have from 128MB to 24GB. I was thinking of doing a 32GB build soon. X58 is getting too old….

theFOoL · Aug 8, 2021

Y'all remember that ASRock board LINK With 128MB onboard memory for... Something

Hachi_Roku256563 · Aug 8, 2021

No idea why 32g is becoming the standard
guess people just like BIG empty numbers
i perfer to see my ram actually being used
not one game needs 32g
not one game even needs 16g

theFOoL · Aug 8, 2021

What about WoW or games like it?

Mr.Scott · Aug 8, 2021

Main rig is a SR-2 with 12 gig of memory. Does everything I need it to with no issues at all.

Zyll Goliat · Aug 8, 2021

Isaac` said:
No idea why 32g is becoming the standard
guess people just like BIG empty numbers
i perfer to see my ram actually being used
not one game needs 32g
not one game even needs 16g

Star Citizen is known to "Eat" a lot of ram 'tho that game is buggy mess in alpha....Some people (me included)love to keep open hundreds of pages in Chrome/Opera/browser in mulitple monitor setup+ playing some game in a same time and maybe streaming.....and here you go......not saying that is necessary of course Is not and I believe that 16Gb atm is going to do just fine atm but having more ram could be beneficial sometimes.....

Hachi_Roku256563 · Aug 8, 2021

Zyll Goliath said:
Star Citizen is known to "Eat" a lot of ram 'tho that game is buggy mess in alpha....Some people (me included)love to keep open hundreds of pages in Chrome/Opera/browser in mulitple monitor setup+ playing some game in a same time and maybe streaming.....and here you go......not saying that is necessary of course Is not and I believe that 16Gb atm is going to do just fine atm but having more ram it's kinda luxury in some weird sense.....

I do leave a bunch of stuff open buy that takes about 6gb Max

Zyll Goliat · Aug 9, 2021

Isaac` said:
I do leave a bunch of stuff open buy that takes about 6gb Max

Sure as I said...there is no need for it....

heh I love to keep even more stuff open...

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Here me atm. playing RDR2 keeping open hundreds of tasks in Oprera and watching something on youtube....it's just exceed 16Gb of use(40%)...still more than 24GB free memory....as I remember I come close to the 30 Gb of memory use few times.....

Hachi_Roku256563 · Aug 9, 2021

Zyll Goliath said:
Sure as I said...there is no need for it.... heh I love to keep even more stuff open...
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Here me atm. playing RDR2 keeping open hundreds of tasks in Oprera and watching something on youtube....it's just exceed 16Gb of use(40%)

Yeah but a 16g system would actually probably be a ok doing that chause swap is

Zyll Goliat · Aug 9, 2021

Isaac` said:
Yeah but a 16g system would actually probably be a ok doing that chause swap is

Yeah sure...tho' if you exceed your total amount of ram you may experience some FPS drops in games or micro freezes

Hachi_Roku256563 · Aug 9, 2021

Zyll Goliath said:
Yeah sure...tho' if you exceed your total amount of ram you may experience some FPS drops in games or micro freezes

Only if the PC swaps out the game which is unlikely

rtwjunkie · Aug 9, 2021

The results so far are surprising. I went 32 GB a year ago just because I could and wanted to get ahead of the curve. I still felt like I was in the minority, but it turns out not so much, at least among TPU members.

lexluthermiester · Aug 9, 2021

rtwjunkie said:
The results so far are surprising. I went 32 GB a year ago just because I could and wanted to get ahead of the curve. I still felt like I was in the minority, but it turns out not so much, at least among TPU members.

While the number of programs and games in common use that will utilize 32GB are still in the minority, there are enough of them to justify 32GB becoming common use. I'm a bit surprised that the number of people using 64GB isn't higher.

Ruru · Aug 9, 2021

Ah, this was moved to this subforum, I should've posted this here already. Thanks to that moderator anyway who moved this here.

I'm actually kinda surprised that us 32GB users are a such majority. :eek:

Hachi_Roku256563 · Aug 9, 2021

Jill Valentine said:
I'm actually kinda surprised that us 32GB users are a such majority.

i mean it is a forum of tech enthuisats
i bet if you looked at less enthusaists
it would be 8 and 16 in the lead

Ruru · Aug 9, 2021

Isaac` said:
i mean it is a forum of tech enthuisats
i bet if you looked at less enthusaists
it would be 8 and 16 in the lead

Well, on io-tech (the largest Finnish tech forum) 16GB is the majority so I'm surprised that here so many has 32GB

Mussels · Aug 9, 2021

64GB here, i dont need it but i wanted a "final" DDR4 purchase so that two sticks would max out whatever i left it with

In 10 years time this 5800x and 64GB should still be with me, running my home server or HTPC (my dads got my old 4770k w/ 32GB DDR3 2000, and its kicking ass for its age)

edit: for the post after mine, just pick the biggest one you have in the poll.

Ruru · Aug 9, 2021

lexluthermiester said:
Some of us have more than one system. You should allow for more than one answer. For example, I have 6 systems, 2x8GB, 12GB, 24GB, 32GB and 48GB.

But... I mean our main systems

I have 8GB on my HTPC and laptop myself

Mussels said:
64GB here, i dont need it but i wanted a "final" DDR4 purchase so that two sticks would max out whatever i left it with

In 10 years time this 5800x and 64GB should still be with me, running my home server or HTPC

Well, I also got 32GB just because some futureproofing.

64GB would be more than enough as 32GB is already too.

theFOoL · Aug 9, 2021

Can I ask what's the highest ram on a graphics card and how much would we expect in the future? meaning the price/amount *Dear Lord

biffzinker · Aug 9, 2021

I started out with 16GB when prices were $280 then later added another 16GB for $80.

Ruru · Aug 9, 2021

rk3066 said:
Can I ask what's the highest ram on a graphics card and how much would we expect in the future? meaninbg the price/amount *Dear Lord

Well, RTX 3090 has 24GB but professional cards have more. Personally I have 11GB as I have a 1080 Ti.

Mussels · Aug 9, 2021

rk3066 said:
Can I ask what's the highest ram on a graphics card and how much would we expect in the future? meaninbg the price/amount *Dear Lord

Consumer its 24GB on the 3090, some workstation/rendering cards go even larger, supposedly a 48GB model is coming from Nvidia and AMD has 32GB cards
(that's going a little off this topic, however)

joemama · Aug 9, 2021

I have 32GB but it seldom uses over 16GB

System Name	AlderLake
Processor	Intel i7 12700K P-Cores @ 5Ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12A 2 fans + Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme + 5 case fans
Memory	32GB DDR5 Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 6000MT/s CL36
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Evo 500GB + 850 Pro 512GB + 860 Evo 1TB x2
Display(s)	23.8" Dell S2417DG 165Hz G-Sync 1440p
Case	Be quiet! Silent Base 600 - Window
Audio Device(s)	Panasonic SA-PMX94 / Realtek onboard + B&O speaker system / Harman Kardon Go + Play / Logitech G533
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 750W
Mouse	Logitech MX Anywhere 2 Laser wireless
Keyboard	RAPOO E9270P Black 5GHz wireless
Software	Windows 11
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R23 (Single Core) 1936 @ stock Cinebench R23 (Multi Core) 23006 @ stock

System Name	Brightworks Systems BWS-6 E-IV
Processor	Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.9GHz
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 Rev 1.0
Cooling	Quality case, 2 x Fractal Design 140mm fans, stock CPU HSF
Memory	32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4 3000 Corsair Vengeance
Video Card(s)	EVGA GEForce GTX 1050Ti 4Gb GDDR5
Storage	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB SSD, Samsung 860 Evo 500GB SSD
Display(s)	Samsung S24E650BW LED x 2
Case	Fractal Design Define R4
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 550W G2 Gold
Mouse	Logitech M190
Keyboard	Microsoft Wireless Comfort 5050
Software	W10 Pro 64-bit

System Name	BoX-Server \| 775PC
Processor	I3 3.5GHZ (3150) \| Modded Xeon E5450 (OC @3.60)
Motherboard	ASRock B85M-ITX \| ASUS P5Q-EM
Cooling	OEZM HSK \| 120MM Heatsink (2-FANs)
Memory	8GB DDR3 (2x4GB) \| 8GB DDR2 (4x2GB)
Video Card(s)	Onboard \| NVIDIA Quadro K2200 4GB
Storage	120GB SSD 1TB WD \| 120GB SSD 1TB Seagate 500GB HDD <<
Display(s)	DELL 17" LCD 1280x1024 \| ASUS 24" LCD IPS
Case	CoolerMaster 110 \| DIYPC N1e-SPORT
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA 550WATT \| Rosewill 530WATT
Mouse	Input-Director\| RoseWill FUSION C40
Keyboard	Input-Director \| RoseWill FUSION
Software	WiN1124H2/WiN11ET

System Name	Chip
Processor	Amd 5600X
Motherboard	MSI B450M Mortar Max
Cooling	Hyper 212
Memory	2x 16g ddr4 3200mz
Video Card(s)	RX 6700
Storage	5.5 tb hd 220 g ssd
Display(s)	Normal moniter
Case	something cheap
VR HMD	Vive

System Name	BoX-Server \| 775PC
Processor	I3 3.5GHZ (3150) \| Modded Xeon E5450 (OC @3.60)
Motherboard	ASRock B85M-ITX \| ASUS P5Q-EM
Cooling	OEZM HSK \| 120MM Heatsink (2-FANs)
Memory	8GB DDR3 (2x4GB) \| 8GB DDR2 (4x2GB)
Video Card(s)	Onboard \| NVIDIA Quadro K2200 4GB
Storage	120GB SSD 1TB WD \| 120GB SSD 1TB Seagate 500GB HDD <<
Display(s)	DELL 17" LCD 1280x1024 \| ASUS 24" LCD IPS
Case	CoolerMaster 110 \| DIYPC N1e-SPORT
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA 550WATT \| Rosewill 530WATT
Mouse	Input-Director\| RoseWill FUSION C40
Keyboard	Input-Director \| RoseWill FUSION
Software	WiN1124H2/WiN11ET

System Name	Master
Processor	Pair of Xeon X5675's @ 4.3
Motherboard	SR-2 Classified
Memory	12 GB of Corsair Dominator GT's @ 2000 7-7-7-21
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX680
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 750

System Name	Minotaur
Processor	Intel I9 7940X
Motherboard	Asus Strix Rog Gaming E X299
Cooling	BeQuiet/ double-Fan
Memory	192Gb of RAM DDR4 2400Mhz
Video Card(s)	1)RX 6900XT BIOSTAR 16Gb***2)MATROX M9120LP
Storage	2 x ssd-Kingston 240Gb A400 in RAID 0+ HDD 500Gb +Samsung 128gbSSD +SSD Kinston 480Gb
Display(s)	BenQ 28"EL2870U(4K-HDR) / Acer 24"(1080P) / Eizo 2336W(1080p) / 2x Eizo 19"(1280x1024)
Case	NZXT H5 Flow
Audio Device(s)	Realtek/Creative T20 Speakers
Power Supply	F S P Hyper S 700W
Mouse	Asus TUF-GAMING M3
Keyboard	Func FUNC-KB-460/Mechanical Keyboard
VR HMD	Oculus Rift DK2
Software	Win 11
Benchmark Scores	Fire Strike=23905,Cinebench R15=3167,Cinebench R20=7490.Passmark=30689,Geekbench4=32885

Processor	Core i9-9900k
Motherboard	ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 6
Cooling	All air: 2x140mm Fractal exhaust; 3x 140mm Cougar Intake; Enermax ETS-T50 Black CPU cooler
Memory	32GB (2x16) Mushkin Redline DDR-4 3200
Video Card(s)	ASUS RTX 4070 Ti Super OC 16GB
Storage	1x 1TB MX500 (OS); 2x 6TB WD Black; 1x 2TB MX500; 1x 1TB BX500 SSD; 1x 6TB WD Blue storage (eSATA)
Display(s)	Infievo 27" 165Hz @ 2560 x 1440
Case	Fractal Design Define R4 Black -windowed
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster Z
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus GX-1000 Gold
Mouse	Coolermaster Sentinel III (large palm grip!)
Keyboard	Logitech G610 Orion mechanical (Cherry Brown switches)
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (Start10 & Fences 3.0 installed)

System Name	4K-gaming / media-PC
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X / Intel Core i7-6700K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Crosshair VII Hero / Asus Z170-A
Cooling	Arctic Freezer 50 / Thermaltake Contac 21
Memory	32GB DDR4-3466 / 16GB DDR4-3000
Video Card(s)	RTX 3080 10GB / RX 6700 XT
Storage	3.3TB of SSDs / several small SSDs
Display(s)	Acer 27" 4K120 IPS + Lenovo 32" 4K60 IPS
Case	Corsair 4000D AF White / DeepCool CC560 WH
Audio Device(s)	Creative Omni BT speaker
Power Supply	EVGA G2 750W / Fractal ION Gold 550W
Mouse	Logitech MX518 / Logitech G400s
Keyboard	Roccat Vulcan 121 AIMO / NOS C450 Mini Pro
VR HMD	Oculus Rift CV1
Software	Windows 11 Pro / Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	They run Crysis

System Name	Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load)
Processor	Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core)
Motherboard	Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded)
Cooling	Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate
Memory	2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V)
Video Card(s)	Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W))
Storage	2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2
Display(s)	Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) \| Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) \| Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144)
Case	Fractal Design R6
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G560 \| Corsair Void pro RGB \|Blue Yeti mic
Power Supply	Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY)
Mouse	Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps)
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S + Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware!
Benchmark Scores	Nyooom.

Processor	Core i7-13700
Motherboard	MSI Z790 Gaming Plus WiFi
Cooling	Cooler Master RGB something
Memory	Corsair DDR5-6000 small OC to 6200
Video Card(s)	XFX Speedster SWFT309 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT CORE Gaming
Storage	970 EVO NVMe M.2 500GB,,WD850N 2TB
Display(s)	Samsung 28” 4K monitor
Case	Phantek Eclipse P400S
Audio Device(s)	EVGA NU Audio
Power Supply	EVGA 850 BQ
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Logitech G G413 Silver
Software	Windows 11 Professional v23H2

Processor	i5-9600K
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 Gaming X
Cooling	Scythe Mugen 5S
Memory	Micron Ballistix Sports LT 3000 8G*4
Video Card(s)	EVGA 3070 XC3 Ultra Gaming
Storage	Adata SX6000 Pro 512G, Kingston A2000 1T
Display(s)	Gigabyte M32Q
Case	Antec DF700 Flux
Audio Device(s)	Edifier C3X
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex Gold 650W
Mouse	Razer Basilisk V2
Keyboard	Ducky ONE 2 Horizon

POLL - How much RAM do you have?

How much RAM does your main system have?

8GB

12GB

16GB

24GB

32GB

48GB

64GB

96GB

128GB

More than 128GB or other amount

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