I had to go look it up, but my first computer had 512KB.
Hottiebabeee
We got to the moon with 4KB, man..
andyring
Meanwhile, Apple be like: “we’d still screw you with 4 if we could get away with it.”
Seroko
Me when I realize that my first Win95 had 32MB RAM:
kulingames
i was forced to get a new pc because my old ass core2 quad q8300 supports only 8gb
Makere-b
I saw an ad for a new Macbook Air with 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD for approx. 1650euros.
Shadow_s_Bane
It still is for normal office and school work
ldontgeit
128MB used to be plenty, 512mb was for rich people
mr-ifuad
GridIronGambit
8 gb of Vram used to be plenty.
Agressive_slot
500 MB of ram used to be next level shit
Bac0nPlane
Modems used to go brrrrrr
CarlWellsGrave
It was pretty awesome when my RX480 was about to max games out in 1440p.
Flying_Reinbeers
And I see this right after I upgraded from 16 to 32GB because I felt like some games were getting kinda limited and stuttery when I had stuff open on my 2nd monitor (which I was right about, that fixed it)(also not *exactly* true, one of my sticks died and I was stuck with 8GB for a while).
Now I have as much ram as my previous phone had storage.
Mobile_Sprinkles_633
Man stop calling out my lack of ram. I get it. I need to upgrade……. im only 25 🙁
Just7Pixel
not even a moth ago i just had 4GB… was a hard time
and befor that like 3 years ago i had 512MB, perfekt 720p gaming performace 😀
Mikoyan-I-Gurevich-4
BACK IN MY DAY! 4Gb used to be enthusiast level
Jarnis
Apple claims it still is, selling latest Macbook Airs with baseline 8GB unified RAM (so that is RAM and VRAM, together)
And silly people buy these, thinking they are getting a premium device. With soldered-to-motherboard SSD that will enjoy the constant swapping to disk and will eventually die, turning the thing into ewaste.
(16GB is plenty for normal use and light gaming, 32GB is plenty for gaming use. 48GB or 64GB if you want to go full stupid overkill for a system you intend to use for 5 years and want to always have a ton of memory)
AnywhereHorrorX
There was a time where even 8 GB of HDD used to be plenty.
But yeah, these days even “casual” usage on Win 11 pushes the limits of 8 GB RAM.
Goldman1990
i still remember moving from 64mb to 128mb to play GTA Vice City
LastRedshirt
Just Cause 3: Your 8 GB of RAM is not enough. I recommend 8 GB of RAM. But I will run, but angry.
Hartvigson
My first computer had 512kb (Amiga 500, 1990)
JmTrad
in windows 7 days
darklyger64
Because no one optimizes. It’s all about getting it out on time.
NekulturneHovado
8GB is the bare minimum for web browsing, 16GB is minimum for base gaming and 32GB is enough for most gaming and multitasking.
URA_CJ
My family’s first PC (Pentium) had 8MB (2x 4MB EDO, later upgraded to 32MB) and at the end of 1999 got a Pentium III PC with 128MB. Just 2 years later and everyone in tech was screaming 512MB was the sweet spot when I built my first PC (Pentium 4).
Wurm_Burner
I started with 32 on this pc and ppl thought I was nuts lol
danshakuimo
When I reaIize my current PC actually has 8 GB of RAM
Dangerous_Distance59
hd 7950 and 8gb of ddr3 still works fine
Kotschcus_Domesticus
32 MB of RAM used to plenty
ArbainHestia
[All right, check out this bad boy. 12MB of RAM, 500 MB hard drive. Built-in spreadsheet capabilities and a modem that transmits at over 28,000 BPS.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6dQxQBHiB0)
Goddamnit this episode is 28 years old.
recluseMeteor
Thanks, Chromium.
Lassemb
My home server needs 8GB to enable zsh…
CosmicEmotion
Depends on what you use. I’ve played Dark Souls III on Low settings on 4GBs of RAM on Linux just fine at 30 FPS.
shouldworknotbehere
Used to, back in 2005 maybe. When I was a toddler
sigma941
Not according to apple….>_>
BrevilleMicrowave
Apple still seems to think so.
MommyXeno
i used 8gb until a few months ago. now I’m chillin w 16
darkargengamer
8gb of ram is enough for older games or systems below Win10.
16gb of ram in the actual standard for gaming and any “modern” system in an office.
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8GB? Please, 640K ought to be enough for anyone.
I had to go look it up, but my first computer had 512KB.
We got to the moon with 4KB, man..
Meanwhile, Apple be like: “we’d still screw you with 4 if we could get away with it.”
Me when I realize that my first Win95 had 32MB RAM:
i was forced to get a new pc because my old ass core2 quad q8300 supports only 8gb
I saw an ad for a new Macbook Air with 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD for approx. 1650euros.
It still is for normal office and school work
128MB used to be plenty, 512mb was for rich people
8 gb of Vram used to be plenty.
500 MB of ram used to be next level shit
Modems used to go brrrrrr
It was pretty awesome when my RX480 was about to max games out in 1440p.
And I see this right after I upgraded from 16 to 32GB because I felt like some games were getting kinda limited and stuttery when I had stuff open on my 2nd monitor (which I was right about, that fixed it)(also not *exactly* true, one of my sticks died and I was stuck with 8GB for a while).
Now I have as much ram as my previous phone had storage.
Man stop calling out my lack of ram. I get it. I need to upgrade……. im only 25 🙁
not even a moth ago i just had 4GB… was a hard time
and befor that like 3 years ago i had 512MB, perfekt 720p gaming performace 😀
BACK IN MY DAY! 4Gb used to be enthusiast level
Apple claims it still is, selling latest Macbook Airs with baseline 8GB unified RAM (so that is RAM and VRAM, together)
And silly people buy these, thinking they are getting a premium device. With soldered-to-motherboard SSD that will enjoy the constant swapping to disk and will eventually die, turning the thing into ewaste.
(16GB is plenty for normal use and light gaming, 32GB is plenty for gaming use. 48GB or 64GB if you want to go full stupid overkill for a system you intend to use for 5 years and want to always have a ton of memory)
There was a time where even 8 GB of HDD used to be plenty.
But yeah, these days even “casual” usage on Win 11 pushes the limits of 8 GB RAM.
i still remember moving from 64mb to 128mb to play GTA Vice City
Just Cause 3: Your 8 GB of RAM is not enough. I recommend 8 GB of RAM. But I will run, but angry.
My first computer had 512kb (Amiga 500, 1990)
in windows 7 days
Because no one optimizes. It’s all about getting it out on time.
8GB is the bare minimum for web browsing, 16GB is minimum for base gaming and 32GB is enough for most gaming and multitasking.
My family’s first PC (Pentium) had 8MB (2x 4MB EDO, later upgraded to 32MB) and at the end of 1999 got a Pentium III PC with 128MB. Just 2 years later and everyone in tech was screaming 512MB was the sweet spot when I built my first PC (Pentium 4).
I started with 32 on this pc and ppl thought I was nuts lol
When I reaIize my current PC actually has 8 GB of RAM
hd 7950 and 8gb of ddr3 still works fine
32 MB of RAM used to plenty
[All right, check out this bad boy. 12MB of RAM, 500 MB hard drive. Built-in spreadsheet capabilities and a modem that transmits at over 28,000 BPS.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6dQxQBHiB0)
Goddamnit this episode is 28 years old.
Thanks, Chromium.
My home server needs 8GB to enable zsh…
Depends on what you use. I’ve played Dark Souls III on Low settings on 4GBs of RAM on Linux just fine at 30 FPS.
Used to, back in 2005 maybe. When I was a toddler
Not according to apple….>_>
Apple still seems to think so.
i used 8gb until a few months ago. now I’m chillin w 16
8gb of ram is enough for older games or systems below Win10.
16gb of ram in the actual standard for gaming and any “modern” system in an office.
32gb is for anyone who plays in 2k or 4k.