With the recent arrival of Skylake, many are looking into Intel"s latest platform which requires not just a Core i7-6700K or Core i5-6600K processor but also a new Z170 motherboard and DDR4 memory. Although memory prices are competitive at the moment (read: cheap), you can still expect to pay between 20 to 40% more for DDR4 memory versus DDR3. Naturally, users are questioning if the upgrade to Skylake is worth the premium.
Regardless of whether you opt for Intel"s latest platform and DDR4, or go for last season"s Haswell range with more affordable DDR3 memory, you"ll likely ask yourself: "Should I get 8GB or 16GB of RAM?"
Today"s modern games and many productivity applications can consume upwards of 4GB, so there"s little argument for not going with 8GB. However, the need for 16GB of memory is a hotly debated subject, so today we are going see if and where this much memory might be useful for desktop users.
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