Ram on Gaming Pc

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shkatemystery

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Hi am new to gaming pc and am wondering how much ram I would need for a mid-range pc. I will probably just be playing like starcraft 2. Any recommendations would be appreciated.
 
shkatemystery said:
... am wondering how much ram I would need for a mid-range pc.
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If you're building with a 1366 platform, X58motherboard you'll probably want 6 GB. That platform is geared to run on tri-channel RAM configurations and so 3x2 GB for gaming is fine. If you're building around 1156, 1155, or AMD CPU's then 4 GBs for gaming is fine. Either way you'll want 1600 speed DDR3. If this is a gaming rig then you won't use any more than that. If you do end up using applications requiring more RAM then it is a very simple process to add more RAM at a later time.

or... you could just try 2 GBs and see what happens.
 
BillOhio said:
If you're building with a 1366 platform, X58motherboard you'll probably want 6 GB. That platform is geared to run on tri-channel RAM configurations and so 3x2 GB for gaming is fine. If you're building around 1156, 1155, or AMD CPU's then 4 GBs for gaming is fine. Either way you'll want 1600 speed DDR3. If this is a gaming rig then you won't use any more than that. If you do end up using applications requiring more RAM then it is a very simple process to add more RAM at a later time.

or... you could just try 2 GBs and see what happens.
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Yes. What CPU do you have? Any new CPU other than i7-9** will have a dual channel memory controller, get 4GB of RAM (2 x 2GB) or 8GB (2 x 4GB), RAM prices are pretty low ATM. For i7-9**, get 6GB (3 x 2GB)
 
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