worth upgrading ram?

[cheiften98]

so ive currently got 12gb ram . 1x4gb and 1x8gb,If i upgrade to 2x8gb would i see decent improvements in games?

[spartaman64]

if your ram isnt maxing out no

[cheiften98]

Just now, spartaman64 said:

if your ram isnt maxing out no

i mean because im not running in duel channel. would the upgrade from single to duel be worth?

[Epimetheus]

Usually yes

[cheiften98]

 i see this video and i dont know if thats realistic. 70 extra fps because of duel channel. this sounds fake. My friend gets 60+ on far cry 5. worst cpu and same gpu but his ram is in duel channel. 

[cheiften98]

not heard of this brand but the price is decent. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Patriot-PV316G160C0K-1600MHz-PC3-12800-Channel/dp/B00453R808/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=2x8gb+ddr3&qid=1564509962&s=gateway&sr=8-8

[brandishwar]

12 minutes ago, cheiften98 said:

i mean because im not running in duel channel. would the upgrade from single to duel be worth?

Yes and no. It'll benefit your system overall since dual channel provides for much more efficient communication with the memory banks. Whether it'll benefit any specific application or game is a much more difficult question to answer. Given that web browsers spawn each window into separate processes, you'll see a better experience there. That you'd be going from disparate modules to matched modules - make sure everything about them matches up, including timings - will help as well.

[cheiften98]

hmm, i wouldnt need to worry about compatibility would I? as long as its DDR3 it should just work?

[Dedayog]

12 minutes ago, cheiften98 said:

 i see this video and i dont know if thats realistic. 70 extra fps because of duel channel. this sounds fake. My friend gets 60+ on far cry 5. worst cpu and same gpu but his ram is in duel channel. 

Look at the 1080Ti usage %.  No way going from single to dual channel results in the GPU usage increasing like that.

 

It's more like this:

 

 

[cheiften98]

1 minute ago, jstudrawa said:

Look at the 1080Ti usage %.  No way going from single to dual channel results in the GPU usage increasing like that.

 

It's more like this:

 

 

what about Science Studios video? 

If its gains like that ill instantly buy it but from the video you posted its not worth at all. 

[uberas]

There is a HUGE difference in stuttering 0.1% Lows single vs dual channel - maybe not especially with avg FPS but you really always want to have dual channel.

[cheiften98]

ye im not sure, might just save that £50 for when i upgrade my cpu and mobo. ill need to get new ram then too. DDR4. 

[Dedayog]

32 minutes ago, cheiften98 said:

what about Science Studios video? 

If its gains like that ill instantly buy it but from the video you posted its not worth at all. 

Did you watch his video past Ashes of the Singularity?

 

 

[cheiften98]

2 minutes ago, jstudrawa said:

Did you watch his video past Ashes of the Singularity?

 

 

ye, some people get different results.  I think the only way ill know is if i try. 

[uberas]

3 minutes ago, cheiften98 said:

ye im not sure, might just save that £50 for when i upgrade my cpu and mobo. ill need to get new ram then too. DDR4. 

I think you’re fine mate, just sell 4GB and replace it with same specs RAM and you’re good to go. Your CPU isn’t that bad I mean IPC is around where Ryzen 2000 is with haswell if that gives you any idea, you can try to sell it for a decent price without rush or OC but I’m not sure if you can with such processor 

[cheiften98]

50 minutes ago, uberas said:

I think you’re fine mate, just sell 4GB and replace it with same specs RAM and you’re good to go. Your CPU isn’t that bad I mean IPC is around where Ryzen 2000 is with haswell if that gives you any idea, you can try to sell it for a decent price without rush or OC but I’m not sure if you can with such processor 

i mean i can play every game atm np if i lower the settings a little. love my xeon. 

[uberas]

1 minute ago, cheiften98 said:

i mean i can play every game atm np if i lower the settings a little. love my xeon. 

Sweet, it can only be better with dual channel memory. What I mean with over locking is - GTX1070 is surely a little bottlenecked you can check yourself playing games cpu/gpu usage correlation in let’s say riva tuner OSD

[cheiften98]

1 minute ago, uberas said:

Sweet, it can only be better with dual channel memory. What I mean with over locking is - GTX1070 is surely a little bottlenecked you can check yourself playing games cpu/gpu usage correlation in let’s say riva tuner OSD

it depends on the game, some games my gpu is bottlenecked but mostly its my cpu.

[cheiften98]

so i did upgrade and wow, its a big difference. higher lows and overall better averages. 50-70 on Rising Storm 2 Vietnam to 100+. 
Escape from Tarkov. same spots. 30-40fps then 70fps with rain.