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Originally Posted by djchameleon

Negative

so 12 gigs is normal for that type of stuff?

12 gigs is actually overkill for my needs. Even in a project where I have like 10 different synths running, 50+ different instances of plugins, tons of samples being sequenced, etc... I still don't top out.
The only reasons I got 12 gigs was because I wanted to run in triple channel mode with more than 6 gigs, which is either 6 or 12 or up, in multiples of 3 physical sticks at the usual 2 or 4 gigs per stick... and also because I won't have to worry about adding more RAM for a very, very long time. The type of RAM I bought is gaming performance RAM that overclocks to 1600mhz stable, so I have a lot of options and overhead. Also, if one or more of the sticks go out, I still have remaining RAM that will beast mode in the interim.
I built the PC myself, and it's a beast that can--and will--handle anything I throw at it for a lot of years. I basically future-proofed my PC. I don't like the idea of having to upgrade an entire system every several years.