I am planning to buy an HP Pavilion 300-230 Mini Desktop with Intel Core i3-5005U, 4GB RAM, and 1TB HDD as I stated in the title. I plan to use this mini desktop mainly to cut TV cable services and as a HTPC, but since it comes only with 4GB RAM, I don't believe it has enough RAM to handle properly Windows 10 64bit OS and the purpose for this PC. So I just wonder if I should upgrade to 8GB RAM(will this be enough RAM?) or 16GB RAM). By the way, the specs for this HP model can be found here: HP Pavilion 300-230 Mini Desktop PC Product Specifications.
I also provide the RAM information found at the above mentioned web page:
Dual channel memory architecture
+ Two DDR3 SODIMM sockets
+ Supports up to PC3-14900 (1866 MHz)
+ Supports 2 GB, 4 GB, and 8 GB SODIMMs
+ Supports up to 4 GB on 32-bit* systems
+ Supports up to 16 GB on 64-bit systems
Note:
*- 32-bit systems cannot address a full 4.0 GB of memory
Thus, should I go with 8GB RAM or 16GB? Note that Crucial 8GB Single DDR3/DDR3L 1600 MT/s (PC3-12800) costs $38 whereas a Crucial 16GB Kit (8GBx2) DDR3/DDR3L-1600 MHz (PC3-12800) costs $73 USD. Please, recommendations and thoughts. Thanks.
I also provide the RAM information found at the above mentioned web page:
Dual channel memory architecture
+ Two DDR3 SODIMM sockets
+ Supports up to PC3-14900 (1866 MHz)
+ Supports 2 GB, 4 GB, and 8 GB SODIMMs
+ Supports up to 4 GB on 32-bit* systems
+ Supports up to 16 GB on 64-bit systems
Note:
*- 32-bit systems cannot address a full 4.0 GB of memory
Thus, should I go with 8GB RAM or 16GB? Note that Crucial 8GB Single DDR3/DDR3L 1600 MT/s (PC3-12800) costs $38 whereas a Crucial 16GB Kit (8GBx2) DDR3/DDR3L-1600 MHz (PC3-12800) costs $73 USD. Please, recommendations and thoughts. Thanks.