8gb ram vs 16gb ram?

Get the one with 16, you never know.

Go with 16 GBs if it's the same price and doesn't sacrifice in other areas. In the next 5-10 years more than 8 GBs might be needed to run the latest games on Ultra, plus even if you never use them you can take out a 8GB and put it in a different PC or laptop.

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I dunno, it's not really a hard decision...unless it uses a really crappy manufacturer for the 16gb ram.

I think 16 GB is useless, since the windows just recognize 8 GB

You will always need more ram in the future, so if the price difference is negligible, get more.

I remember saying "holy shit, 8MB of RAM? When would you ever need that much? How could you possibly fill up a 170MB hard drive??"

See also: Moore's Law

If it's bigger, get it. 16 GB > 8 GB anyday anytime even if you can't/don't use it now, you probably will.

If the price difference is minimal go for 16GB for sure.. if it's the same price then it's a no brainer unless there's some other difference to compensate on that RAM boost.

Are you kidding ? Of course go with the 16GB.

unless your going to video edit or photo shop then 16gb is not need

on the other hand if it is not that much more get it

the only reason some games are asking for 8gb because it is ported from console and it is easier to just make it work with 8gb then to make it work with less

and ram by brand is not that big a deal anymore as most ram comes from a couple places and i have used cheap ram and expensive ram and did not notice any difference when it came to the ram working other then the obvious which is the more expensive ram has heat spreaders and is built for over clocking

anyhow in short if it really is not much more go for it if not then skip it

You could always use the extra space for ram disks

8GB is entirely enough for gaming. If you're planning on doing something a little bigger (3D modelling/animating), I'd say to go with 16 just to be sure.

What are they clocked at? The be used rarely or never, so if the 8gb is clocked at higher speed, for it. If they are clocked at the same speed, the 16 gb is the bast value

Get the one with 16 gb of ram. I know that "more is better" sounds stupid, but in this case it will be helpful in the future since you won't have to add some more ram. Also, 16 gb is enough for photo editing and light video editing. It will run Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere just fine.
Oh, and with those points may be you could buy a cooling pad for that laptop. Those things tend to get really hot in summer, even on iddle.

8gb cause im jealous lol, of course go with the 16gb ram

If it's same price, obviously 16Gb of RAM. Why would you buy the worse when it's same price? Unless the 16Gb laptop has other computer parts much worse than the 8Gb laptop.

I'm running perfectly fine with just 6GB. If I had 8 I'd be happier. 16 would be unneccesary for me. Then again I don't build rigs for the really long haul. Four/five years tops. If 64bit games start to actually become the norm, then we're all going to need a lot more RAM very quickly.

But if the price is the same, check the speed and latency. It's a bit of a complicated business, but general rule of the thumb is don't go above 1866MHz, and then get the best timings as possible within your budget.

As other said you may want to buy 16Gb if the price is more or less the same,and if you plan to use some video editing/3D render program. Last month (when I assembled my new pc) I decided to go with 16GB and I'm happy with my choice.
One word of advice though: look for a well known manufacturer (Kingston/Corsair for example) and search for a RAM module with a solid warranty ( or even better spend a little more and get a module with lifetime warranty).
Let us know what you got!
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