4GB of RAM or 6GB of RAM for gaming?

I've Been looking into gaming laptops and wondering how well would 4gb of ram be and how well 6gb would work for games like minecraft or The Elder Scrolls (online, V, ect…). The Main reason are for those two games and my computer can the Elder Scrolls. So if you could help me, thank you in advance.

How to put a chest on a donkey on macintosh minecraft?

With chest in hand, right-clicking on the donkey does not put a chest on it. Donkey in question does have a saddle on it…
Everything i've read says right click the donkey with chest in hand, but that must be just for PC version.

Minecraft blocks are invisible?

When i spawn into a new world in singleplayer mode it drops me in on top of invisible blocks, it appears as if i'm surrounded by the sky. The block outlines are visible but the blocks themselves are invisible. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. I have a r7970 with latest drivers and the minecraft version is 1.7.4
thanks,
Will

Added (1). I've tried forcing the game to update but that didn't work… And I don't know where to find the texture files or how to repair them?

What type of coding should I learn to start modding? (Specifically Minecraft)?

Well, I have (very) basic understanding of JavaScript but before I progress I just want to know what language and /or what specific area of that language I should work on in order to start modding games? Specifically Minecraft. I would also like to know of any methods/websites/programs I could use to help me get started. Thank you.

If you need any questions please feel free to ask.

How much RAM can I allocate for Minecraft?

I have 1GB of RAM and I use Windows XP 32-bit, I know how to allocate more RAM for Minecraft but how much should I actually allocate, when I turn on my PC only 175MB of my RAM for system processes is used so how much can I allocate for Minecraft without having problems?

How to drain the water out of a specific place in minecraft?

I want to mine some sand that's in a specific spot under the water. The problem is, it takes way too long. Is there a way to get the water out of that area somehow? I tried blocking it off by creating a barrier but it's basically just a little lake now.

How to restore uninstalled files?

Yesterday, I uninstalled my.minecraft folder on accident meaning I couldn't recover it from the recycle bin. I lost hours worth of work on maps I made and I was wondering if I could get the back. This was about a day ago and I have turned off my computer. Is it too late or can I still save them? If so, how can I? Also I just talked about this because I didn't think much of it until now when I realized that I lost everything.