possible new build

[jack99999]

first, is there any point in having more than 8gb of ram?

 

[cube_]

No, not really... not to the average user any way. 2-4gb is good enough.

 

[violetblueskies]

this is the same guy who's deciding on a radeon 6xxx and wants to play games like witcher 2.

 

[cube_]

this is the same guy who's deciding on a radeon 6xxx and wants to play games like witcher 2.

oooh gotcha... then i'd say get at least 4-6gb

 

[jack99999]

but no need for more than 8, right? it may end up being used for things like corel draw and photoshop as well. I know my current xp rig with 4gb cannot handle corel draw very well.

 

[cube_]

Very few applications take up a lot of memory, but apps like photoshop, virtualbox, and other rendering software will benefit from have 8gb+ ram.
Check this out: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/...am-doesnt-always-mean-better-performance/2354