GeneralRAM with dual monitor question
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Is 16gb recommended for dual monitor setup?
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8GB is the absolute minimum, 16GB should be good honestly.
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Really depends on what your planning on doing.
Most up to date games are starting to demand 8 GB's minimum while playing so that won't leave you with much head room to browse the web etc.. on the second monitor.

I'd go with 16 just to be safe but if you're planning on just browsing the web/watching videos you should be perfectly fine with 8.
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BLVD wrote
Really depends on what your planning on doing.
Most up to date games are starting to demand 8 GB's minimum while playing so that won't leave you with much head room to browse the web etc.. on the second monitor.

I'd go with 16 just to be safe but if you're planning on just browsing the web/watching videos you should be perfectly fine with 8.
What this guy said^^^
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RAM has almost nothing to do with how many monitors you use.
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r00t wrote RAM has almost nothing to do with how many monitors you use.

But theoretically you would be using more with dual monitors, because you'd be running more programs (you'd think)
I was just assuming he wants to game and have a browser open on the other monitor., etc.
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8Gb ram is not something I would recommend even in single monitor setup because some games require more than that. For instance, back when Forza Horizon 3 was released I couldn't max out the game on 8Gb. 16GB is a must for smooth experience.
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16 is more than enough
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3CH wrote
r00t wrote RAM has almost nothing to do with how many monitors you use.

But theoretically you would be using more with dual monitors, because you'd be running more programs (you'd think)
I was just assuming he wants to game and have a browser open on the other monitor., etc.
ehh not really running 6 programs on a single monitor or on two monitors doesnt really make a difference. its more about you GPU if anything.
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3CH wrote 8GB is the absolute minimum, 16GB should be good honestly.
the new minimum is 16gigs in todays time.

op ram has nothing to do with monitors thats your gpu power
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