Recently I've become more and more dissatisfied with my 8GB of RAM in my system. Windows alone uses about 2GB without anything else running, and I usually like having a web browser open which can bring that up to anywhere between 30-50% memory usage depending on the amount of tabs i have open.
I do a lot of "productivity" tasks, specifically game dev (Unity, Photoshop, Blender) and some occasional Linux VM's. It's not uncommon to see RAM use hit 90%.
My specs are:
i5 4690k @ 4.5GHz
MSI Z97S Krait
8GB DDR3
GTX 1060 6GB
The question is, should I hold out until I can get a new CPU, motherboard, and RAM, or just add 8 more gigs to my current setup?
If I were to upgrade I would go for a Ryzen 2700X or either an i5 9600k or i7 8700
The problem is the devil's canyon CPU's aren't that bad, and I'm not sure it justifies a 400-600$ upgrade, especially how RAM prices are these days.
Eager to hear your thoughts