Quote:8gb ram should be more than enough memory.
Don't listen to Dr. Bill Gates, here. 640k is not enough for everyone.
the big driver for 16gb vs 8gb is that ddr3, even ddr3 1600, is dirt cheap right now, and the difference between 8gb (4x2gb), 8gb (2x4gb), and 16gb (4x4gb) can be less than $100. The decision to throw 16gb of premium ddr3 in now is a lot easier to justify when you're talking $40 vs. $110.
Of note, though, is that going that next step _up_ to 32gb, quadruples the pricing or worse... O_o
Sweno is pretty much 100% correct on everything else, in my opinion. Though I would probably over-spec the power supply more. I loathe running things at 100% rated capacity.Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979