Alexinhooooo

Thank you all for your answers, I appreciate it! 

When you say it's hitting the limit, do you mean including cached data? Because you don't need more if data is being cached. 

oh shit
thats mean you need a new one
btw can you please go to the processes tab and click memory to see what eats it

just go buy this.
I dont think 8 gigs extra is the way to go, but 4 will set you up for a good while.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Computers-Accessories/HyperX-FURY-DDR4-Memory-Module/B013H7U6FQ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1495290779&sr=8-3&keywords=MEMORY+Kingston+-+FURY+4GB++DDR4-2400+Memory

You need more RAM then.
 
I have 16GB and I've never had usage go that high, so it surprises me.  I've never played Minecraft before though.

Sure, go ahead, i gotta go now tho, just make sure you have the slots for it in your pc, and that your cpu and motherboard supports it!

press the memory so it shows what eats more
mc only eat 2 gb

its minecraft...
if you cant wait get a new ram. if you can wait for a while

idk i dont play mine craft
but when i used to 3gb was fine

if you want those niche operations to run well, then yes. 

yea i know
i exchanged it with a new p300 hdd that was worth 90

First question: No, I don't suffer from that syndrome happily;
Second: I have a Asus Strix GTX 1060 6GB OC

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@Alexinhooooo lol i got a ram for 40 in the summer and sold it for 90 when the prices were at there peak

As far as I can tell atleast, the problem may be your VRAM, now im not saying you should get a better Graphics card, but i suggest you try and update drivers. According to the shaders site it uses mainly VRAM.
Also, have you tried setting more ram to minecraft?
[Word shouldnt suffer from lack of ram xD]

you can also look at there profile to see there stuff look https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2PCMxY he had a pcpartpicker list

I saw that, thanks.

I have noticed that several games I play inc VR App's now go over 8GB RAM use - on their own let alone running anything else same time.
 
16GB RAM and SSD is advised for the full range of gaming inc VR in my opinion.

to answer your question, yes. just get 16gb. more won't hurt, right?

If you have the money then yeah, your computers looks as if it will last a while and RAM base usage is allways increacing so it might help the future proofing.

Are you maxing out your RAM capacity? Then yes. If you're mostly sitting at 80% or lower, then no. 

i like it because i can have basically unlimited browser tabs, two games, spotify and two instances of Discord running at once without being too close to my cap

if you hit limits yes. which you say you did
but not know. now ram is very expensive and i whould wait some more

Quick question; One, do you suffer from chrome tabs syndrome [so many tabs opened it starts crashing and being slow]
Two; What graphics card do you have, as specific as possible please.
 
Once you've awnsered those i should be able to help.

I second what Cookie said, and here's why:
 
If your system is pegged at 144hz  output to the monitor, you aren't going to experience too much screen tearing, if any, with normal vertical sync enabled. If your output rate drops below 144hz then you may notice some slight stutter. That stutter is what GSync will fix, by capping your refresh rate.
 
As long as you're hitting 144hz consistently, G-Sync is not worth it. If you regularly fall below that, however, you may consider adding the feature to your purchase.