I simply had to intervene only to strongly suggest a minimum of 8 GB of RAM with 16 being optimum in regards to Dragon Medical 12. As for version 11.5 we strongly suggest 4 on the low side with 8 being optimum. RAM is cheap now and will increase your computers overall performance. When a Doc has less than 4 we typically reject the sale as we would rather our clients have a good experience. It's better to have a lifelong customer than to send one package out the door.