Upgrading my son's computer on $300 budget

[Yerfdog]

Another reason to go with the 8GB of RAM rather than the 4GB, Planetside 2 is a massive memory hog. It says 4GB is the minimum, and they recommend 6GB, so if you want to be on the safe side in that area...

 

[PP Mguire]

I would like somebody to show me proof that it uses more than 2.5GB of RAM.

 

[jasonalwaysready]

I would like somebody to show me proof that it uses more than 2.5GB of RAM.

with memory leaks its easy to use more than that.

 

[PP Mguire]

Skyrim has some of the worst and I have never went over 2.2GB with about 17GB worth of texture mods.