Many game consoles don’t even use anything close to 32GB, so you can imagine the sheer amount of power it has on a gaming PC. If you want the absolute top speed performance, no stuttering issues, lag, or any other graphical or performance hiccups, 32GB might be your ideal of good RAM.
A good rule of thumb is: 8GB bare minimum, 16GB for most gaming needs, and 32GB if you want to run multiple high-intensity programs simultaneously.
While 16 GBs of RAM should be adequate for many gamer use cases, 32 GB can be beneficial for heavy multitasking and some of the most demanding games.
Is 32 GB of RAM too much?
That said, when it comes to RAM, it does make sense to buy more than to buy less – given it’s of the same quality, and you have the budget. For most workloads, 32 GB of RAM is sufficient now and will be for the near future.
Those who are rendering large files or doing other memory intensive work, should consider going with 32GB or more. But outside of those kinds of use cases, most of us can get by just fine with 16GB.
