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Microsoft Briefly Says You Need a Lot of RAM for PC Gaming, Then Takes It Back

Microsoft said 32 GB of was the “no worries” amount of RAM needed for PC Gaming, but with that quip it just manufactured itself a whole lot of worries.

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Processors get all the glory when it comes to spouting performance specifications, but RAM is the beating heart of a computer’s engine. Plenty of RAM, or random access memory, is in large part a crucial component of a gaming rig that can play demanding titles. It even helps run your computer without lag and slowdown when you have a bazillion browser tabs open.

Microsoft ruffled feathers when it posted a brief message, which it later took down, that called 32 GB of RAM the........

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