Asus Z87-EXPERT ATX LGA1150
Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core w/ cooler.
16GB DDR3 RAM
Crucial 64GB SSD
Seagate 2TB HDD
GeForce GTX 770 2GB
Cooler Master 850W PSU
All stored up in this case:
Cooler Master HAF XM (Black) ATX Mid Tower
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Moderator: Thanas
8 GB is fine for consumer stuff if you have an SSD.Thanas wrote:A question for people in the know - will I ever need 16 GB of RAM or is 8 fine for current games/apps?
I don't, sadly. So is it necessary to have 16 GB then?Starglider wrote:8 GB is fine for consumer stuff if you have an SSD.Thanas wrote:A question for people in the know - will I ever need 16 GB of RAM or is 8 fine for current games/apps?
I'm not sure about EU prices, but even Swiss prices for an SSD were pretty normal.Thanas wrote:I don't, sadly. So is it necessary to have 16 GB then?Starglider wrote:8 GB is fine for consumer stuff if you have an SSD.Thanas wrote:A question for people in the know - will I ever need 16 GB of RAM or is 8 fine for current games/apps?
If you're not the sort who likes to have his desktop absolutely lousy with concurrently running applications (or a few really memory-intensive applications), then 8 GB is more than enough.Thanas wrote:I don't, sadly. So is it necessary to have 16 GB then?Starglider wrote:8 GB is fine for consumer stuff if you have an SSD.Thanas wrote:A question for people in the know - will I ever need 16 GB of RAM or is 8 fine for current games/apps?
true but I like AMDArthur_Tuxedo wrote:If money is no object, then Intel's highest-end processors are significantly faster than AMD's, even with fewer cores and lower clock speed.
Well, the FX-9590 costs more than an Intel Core i7-4770K, and is worse in pretty much every way.dragon wrote:true but I like AMDArthur_Tuxedo wrote:If money is no object, then Intel's highest-end processors are significantly faster than AMD's, even with fewer cores and lower clock speed.