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[jmacavali]

Are we to the point now where we can finally stop saying 16GB is overkill. That's the first comment out of anyone's mouth around here when a build with 16GB is posted. We all know it's overkill, we can stop saying it. Plus if we are talking about high-end builds, aren't they all about overkill anyway?

 

[Craig Prince]

Thanks a lot Jmacavali. It seems like every time someone puts together a build with like 2 way SLI titan blacks, a 4960X and then 16gb of RAM people are like "You have to much RAM." Then I'm thinking WHAT?

 

[BK_123]

Well a friend of mine brought 4 x 780's and has installed water cooling, very overkill.

 

[Mossiac]

The last three posts are very valid points. Especially as 16GB isn't a huge cost jump from 8GB.

If I had one of the systems that are being build at the moment I'd do it just because why not?

In a system like mine that is 2 gens old and wasn't top of the range when it was new, yes overkill. But like Craig said once you get 2 titans who cares.

Mossiac

 

[BK_123]

I think whilst on the topic of builds this is relevant Building a PC: Are Integrated Graphics, Sound, and Network Hardware Good Enough?

 

[dev893]

The last three posts are very valid points. Especially as 16GB isn't a huge cost jump from 8GB.

If I had one of the systems that are being build at the moment I'd do it just because why not?

In a system like mine that is 2 gens old and wasn't top of the range when it was new, yes overkill. But like Craig said once you get 2 titans who cares.

Mossiac

16 gb is almost double the cost of 8gb

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[Mossiac]

Not really an issue when you can afford a build like some of the examples already mentioned

Mossiac