How much ram does 2024 need ?

[Tony P]

Curious what the consensus is so far about Ram and how much is needed ?  I hear 16 or 32 is ok,  but 64 or even 128 may work better ?

Tx

[RichieFly]

The more the merrier. I think it's a good indication of the software's design that it will use whatever amount it finds.

I'm still grinning over my performance is better than it is in 2020. I was thinking I'll have to update my computer for 2024, but nah. Still good using a pretty old setup. (see sig for current setup)

[polosim]

2 hours ago, Tony P said:

how much is needed ?

Ideal RAM specs should be 64GB, recommended 32 and min 16GB.

[Allard]

If you are building a new system, buy 64GB (2x32GB modules) since it is only a bit more expensive than 32GB.
For existing systems, If you already have 32GB I wouldn't upgrade but if you really want to I would recommended to replace the current RAM rather than at two more modules. Populating all 4 RAM slots can lead to less stability and/or speed.

[Culley4246]

Can anyone tell me if they are using 4 sticks of ram without issue on the z790/z890 motherboards? I have 64gb of ram, and went ahead and bought 32gb more 16x2 to equal 96gb. have read that some boards don't like 4 sticks.