32GB dethrones 16GB as top RAM capacity in gaming rigs despite memory shortage
Video Games PC Gaming 32GB dethrones 16GB as top RAM capacity in gaming rigs despite memory shortage — AMD closes in on Intel with record 48.4% CPU share News By Jowi Morales Published 5 October 2026 Gamers are seemingly willing to invest in their gaming PC despite crushing RAM prices. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Minecraft, which hasn’t updated its system requirements for 17 years and is known for being potato-PC-friendly, even increased its recommended memory to 16GB earlier this year, forcing players on older systems to switch to the Java Edition or play retro games instead.
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- ▪Minecraft, which hasn’t updated its system requirements for 17 years and is known for being potato-PC-friendly, even increased its recommended memory to 16GB earlier this year, forcing players on older systems to switch to the Java Edition
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Video Games PC Gaming 32GB dethrones 16GB as top RAM capacity in gaming rigs despite memory shortage — AMD closes in on Intel with record 48.4% CPU share News By Jowi Morales Published 5 October 2026 Gamers are seemingly willing to invest in their gaming PC despite crushing RAM prices. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Valve) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Despite being in the midst of an unprecedented memory chip shortage, it seems that gamers are still willing to invest in their gaming PCs to extract the best performance out of their favorite…
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