32 GB of memory are suddenly not enough: Why you should not choose less than 64 GB for AMD Strix Halo

[Hotz]

Btw. I somehow think we lost the plot here.

The only reason I posted here was to agree with some posters that 32 GB is not good enough for a Strix Halo system.

It doesn't even matter if a Desktop PC + Macbook Air is cheaper. Some people want a laptop and laptop only. And these people mostly want to do everything with this laptop - from work to gaming. Be it crazy or not - it's not us to decide for them.

And these people have a choice to buy a laptop either with dGPU or a strong iGPU. But in the case of a strong iGPU (Strix Halo), the 32 GB is not enough anymore because it's already at the utmost limit in some games. So the default amount of RAM should be 48 GB.
The RAM consumption does not look that bad on laptops with dGPUs, because game data is spread between VRAM (8 GB average) and system RAM (32 GB average). So it looks like games don't need as much system RAM. And for these laptops it's true.
But if they go for an iGPU, and don't have that extra VRAM, they should have that non-existent VRAM in the shape of more system RAM, to have the same logical address space as the laptop with dGPU.

[10basetom]

32GB is fine, don't waste your money.

[Alexander_]

people want a laptop and laptop only. And these people mostly want to do everything with this laptop - from work to gaming.

Amen.