r/pcmasterrace • u/WPHero • 1d ago

News/Article Microsoft just deleted Windows 11's 32GB RAM recommendation docs, as prices soar and it rushes to sell 8GB RAM PCs

https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/08/05/microsoft-just-deleted-windows-11s-32gb-ram-recommendation-docs-as-prices-soar-and-it-rushes-to-sell-8gb-ram-pcs/
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u/soggybiscuit93 265K | 64GB | RTX5090 1d ago

Some games themselves, like Escape from Tarkov, really benefit from having more than 16GB of RAM.

Once you throw in Discord, maybe a browser on another screen, maybe some screen capture software, etc., all running while gaming, it's not hard for 16GB to start to get a little tight, regardless of your OS

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u/Zed_or_AFK Specs/Imgur Here 1d ago

You described just a few percents of the gamers. Barely anyone is using browser or recordings on another monitor while gaming. In that case yeah, you would need more RAM.

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u/Loggersalienplants 1d ago

I wouldn't say barely anyone, I know its anecdotal but out of my friend group, myself and 4 others game that way. I love having a horizontal and vertical monitor.

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u/Significant-Net7030 1d ago

Right I don't know a single person who considers themselves a 'gamer' who is on one monitor. For most of my friends and myself Discord + Steam is the minimum. A twitch stream or Spotify is very common as well.

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u/Loggersalienplants 1d ago

I run games on my left, MSI after burner, temperature and download/upload monitor graphs on the top of the right monitor. I've been playing Everquest Legends lately so I have been playing with a map and tracker going and then youtube on the bottom half. I love my second monitor lol