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2x4GB (8GB) DDR3 RAM with i7 4790k and GTX 1080

Ivan Duque
By Ivan Duque
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Hello guys,

Just a quick question:
¿Will my 2x4GB (8GB) DDR3 RAM @ 1600MHz will bottleneck in any way my i7 4790k and GTX 1080 at some point?, or am I ok for a decent time till I have some money to get 16GB?

 

I use my rig just for gaming. Nothing related to rendering or that kind of stuff. Also, I'm not having performance issues but I'm just wondering since everybody recommends 16GB of RAM these days.

Kind regards!

1440p Gaming Build:
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 8MB Cache 4.40GHz | Motherboard: ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VII HERO Z97 | RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz | GPU: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING X 8GB GDDR5X | Case: Corsair Vengeance C70 | Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB SSD + Toshiba 1TB 7200RPM 32MB Cache HDD + HGST Deskstar NAS 5TB 7200RPM 128MB Cache HDD | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 80 PLUS GOLD 1300W | Display: Acer XB270HU Abprz 27" 144Hz 1440p 1ms NVIDIA G-SYNC | Cooling: Corsair SP120 High Performance Edition x7 + Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO | Keyboard: Cooler Master Storm Quick Fire Rapid Mechanical CHERRY MX Brown | Mouse: Razer Naga 2014 | Sound: Logitech Z506 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers + Plantronics GameCom 780 7.1 Surround Sound Headset | Other: NZXT 2 Metres Light Sensitivity Sleeved LED Kit | Other: ORICO Frame/Mobile Rack Internal HDD Case

 

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i'd say 8gb sits right on the edge,most games will be more than fine but some(especially with mods!) will need more than 8 to run at their best

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Most games these days runs "well" at 8 gb.

 

But when you have modifications as @McHox said, it'll require a little bit extra.

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Intel DH61WW - Corsair® Value Select 4GBx1 DDR3 1600 MHz - Antec BP-300P PSU

WD Green 1TB - Seagate 2.5" HDD 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 500GB - Antec X1 E.

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Well I have 32gb lol cause I had weird memory usage when playing RotTR and GTA V at 4k on my old 970's in SLI

 

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Second row, right side O.o

 

To answer your question, you will be fine for a while

 

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I was asking just because I'm not sure if It will worth the upgrade, since I'm ok playing at 1440p at the moment and I've had no performance issues with the games I've played so far.
It's just all those recomendations of 16GB over 8GB that are driving me nuts! haha

1440p Gaming Build:
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 8MB Cache 4.40GHz | Motherboard: ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VII HERO Z97 | RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz | GPU: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING X 8GB GDDR5X | Case: Corsair Vengeance C70 | Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB SSD + Toshiba 1TB 7200RPM 32MB Cache HDD + HGST Deskstar NAS 5TB 7200RPM 128MB Cache HDD | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 80 PLUS GOLD 1300W | Display: Acer XB270HU Abprz 27" 144Hz 1440p 1ms NVIDIA G-SYNC | Cooling: Corsair SP120 High Performance Edition x7 + Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO | Keyboard: Cooler Master Storm Quick Fire Rapid Mechanical CHERRY MX Brown | Mouse: Razer Naga 2014 | Sound: Logitech Z506 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers + Plantronics GameCom 780 7.1 Surround Sound Headset | Other: NZXT 2 Metres Light Sensitivity Sleeved LED Kit | Other: ORICO Frame/Mobile Rack Internal HDD Case

 

PCPartPicker URL:

https://pcpartpicker.com/b/MYcYcf

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