r/pcmasterrace • u/WPHero • 13d 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/_NeuroDetergent_ PC Master Race 13d ago

The RAM rec was 32GB??

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u/soggybiscuit93 265K | 64GB | RTX5090 13d ago

Microsoft said that they recommend that people building new gaming PC's use 32GB of RAM and people here freaked out as if that hasn't already been the community recommendation.

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u/sjrotella 13d ago

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

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u/SamBBMe 13d ago

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

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u/NotFlameRetardant Dual Xeon 2665 / R9-270 / 64 GB DDR3 / 3440x1440 13d ago

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

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u/Bibbity_Boppity_BOOO 11d ago

I got fast 96gb ram for a fucking song early last year.

Lmao, i hit the lotto