How Much RAM Do I Need 16GB or 32GB?

[ModelDezign]

I am in he process of planning out a rig for 3Ds MAX and Corona and I am struggling to find reasonably priced RAM to go along with my motherboard. From some researching I heard that the ASRock B450M Pro4 as a good choice to go with, but through searching the QVC lists I havent been able to find a good 32GB (16x2) RAM package. I can either chnge my motherboard to another that is compatible with AMD 2700x or I can go with 16GB (8x2) RAM but I am afraid that it wont be enough.

I modell medium to large sized architectural houses ect, do you think its best to go with 32GB? If so do you know a good motherboard CPU combo to go with because I am struggling and would love some help.

Thank you for taking your time to read this thread and all replies are greatly appreciated :)

Here is my list so far if you would like to critique it :P

https://secure.newegg.com/Wishlist/PublicWishlistDetail?ID=31616992

[TomG]

I can't comment on any of the technical or pricing issues of the various kinds of RAM and motherboards, but I can say that "more RAM is always good". I'd certainly view 32Gb as being a minimum these days, with 64Gb being a good sweet spot, but yeah, RAM prices have made 64Gb less of an easy choice now.

[ModelDezign]

Thanks for clearing the non technical side up for me! Yh prices seem quite expensive right now so that’s why I am planning to get 32GB now keeping and extra 32GB open for the future.

[TomG]

That's always a good approach - getting a memory set up that keeps slots free, to allow additional memory to be added in the future when budget allows (vs. filling up all the slots just now, which would mean having to buy a full 64 gig in the future and replacing the existing memory).