{"id":2864,"date":"2019-05-31T07:00:21","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T11:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=2864"},"modified":"2019-05-29T21:14:06","modified_gmt":"2019-05-30T01:14:06","slug":"is-8gb-enough-ram-memory-for-a-laptop-in-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2019\/05\/31\/is-8gb-enough-ram-memory-for-a-laptop-in-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"“Is 8GB enough RAM memory for a new laptop in 2019?”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(Answer requested by Ellie Williams)<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, for ordinary use \u2014 office tasks, browsing, streaming media, etc. \u2014 8GB is fine for a current-generation 64-bit PC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have occasional heavy use that bogs down an 8GB PC, or if you want to build in a little future-proofing, go for 12GB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you edit hi-res videos, play elaborate games, are into VR, are a developer, or have similar, nonstandard needs; or if you anticipate doing things like that within the reasonable lifetime of your hardware; then you might want more RAM \u2014 16GB, 32GB, or even more, might make sense in those unusual cases. But you\u2019d already know that, if you were in, or about to be in, those categories. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So: The sweet spot for current 64-bit PCs in normal use is 8-12GB. Once you have that much RAM, look to other improvements, such as an SSD, or better graphics, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(Answer requested by Ellie Williams) Yes, for ordinary use \u2014 office tasks, browsing, streaming media, etc. \u2014 8GB is fine for a current-generation 64-bit PC. If you have occasional heavy use that bogs down an 8GB PC, or if you want to build in a little future-proofing, go for 12GB. 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