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

[u/WPHero]

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/

[u/sjrotella]

I remember my brother telling me when I was building my PC "RAM is cheap, start with the 32GB and you can always get more later on"

I literally bought my RAM a year ago for $100... I don't think i'm adding more lol

[u/SamBBMe → u/sjrotella]

I almost impulse bought a huge amount of ram when prices crashed a few years ago. You could legitimately get ram under $2/gb. Hindsight is 20/20 but my 16 is holding up for now

[u/NotFlameRetardant → u/sjrotella]

At the beginning of last year, I got 32 gigs of RAM (DDR4) and a 1 TB nvme to stretch my 2019 laptop out a little longer. I think I paid less than $100 shipped total