Going from 3GB of Single-Channel RAM to 16GB Dual-Channel RAM, how much is it gonna affect performance?

[BadDecisionsWithVlad]

How better is my game gonna run, lets say i wanna play some TF2/Dying Light, with a GeForce GTX MSI 1050, I5-2400S, TF2 has constant lag spikes from doing great with 60 FPS down to 2-3 almost every 6-7 seconds, with 16GB of RAM instead of 3GB of RAM, how's it gonna be like?

[King of Memes]

2 minutes ago, BadDecisionsWithVlad said:

How better is my game gonna run, lets say i wanna play some TF2/Dying Light, with a GeForce GTX MSI 1050, I5-2400S, TF2 has constant lag spikes from doing great with 60 FPS down to 2-3 almost every 6-7 seconds, with 16GB of RAM instead of 3GB of RAM, how's it gonna be like?

It will definetely make a difference, especially considering your moving from single channel to dual channel. 

[iMxmo]

it will heavily impact your system, regardless of your other components. the extra 13GB of ram is an improvement, but the switch to dual channel will be provide an even higher performance increase. 

[BadDecisionsWithVlad]

1 minute ago, King of Memes said:

It will definetely make a difference, especially considering your moving from single channel to dual channel. 

As me being romanian and have my romanian sites, is this RAM good?
https://www.emag.ro/memorie-corsair-value-select-16gb-2x8gb-ddr3-1600mhz-cl11-dual-channel-kit-cmv16gx3m2a1600c11/pd/DFWQQ7BBM/?X-Search-Id=0260f0bb4d9ccd0f3fea&X-Product-Id=16520233&X-Search-Page=1&X-Search-Position=5&X-Section=search&X-MB=0&X-Search-Action=view
It's 100 bucks, i think its a good deal, right?

[BadDecisionsWithVlad]

Just now, iCypticx said:

it will heavily impact your system, regardless of your other components. the extra 13GB of ram is an improvement, but the switch to dual channel will be provide an even higher performance increase. 

Heavily impacting in the meaning of making it better or making it worse?

[iMxmo]

1 minute ago, BadDecisionsWithVlad said:

Heavily impacting in the meaning of making it better or making it worse?

A performance increase. 
 

[BadDecisionsWithVlad]

1 minute ago, iCypticx said:

A performance increase. 
 

Alright, I have brave (google) and discord open with two tabs and one of them is this and a youtube video and its like brrrrrrrrrrrrrr, its pretty annoying, is it gonna make it better and will it make it atleast a little bit quiter?

[Fasauceome]

I can't imagine your games were using somehow less than 3GB of ram on average. 

9 minutes ago, BadDecisionsWithVlad said:

As me being romanian and have my romanian sites, is this RAM good?
https://www.emag.ro/memorie-corsair-value-select-16gb-2x8gb-ddr3-1600mhz-cl11-dual-channel-kit-cmv16gx3m2a1600c11/pd/DFWQQ7BBM/?X-Search-Id=0260f0bb4d9ccd0f3fea&X-Product-Id=16520233&X-Search-Page=1&X-Search-Position=5&X-Section=search&X-MB=0&X-Search-Action=view
It's 100 bucks, i think its a good deal, right?

$100 for DDR3 is a bit of a ripoff. 

 

The used market is the only real way to get DDR3 at a fair price because retailers will charge you basically the same prices as DDR4. 

 

You should be paying about $50-60 at most, if Romanian prices are bad then $70 perhaps.

[DobertRownySr]

A lot, considering the minimum recommended ram is 4GB

[BadDecisionsWithVlad]

14 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

I can't imagine your games were using somehow less than 3GB of ram on average. 

$100 for DDR3 is a bit of a ripoff. 

 

The used market is the only real way to get DDR3 at a fair price because retailers will charge you basically the same prices as DDR4. 

 

You should be paying about $50-60 at most, if Romanian prices are bad then $70 perhaps.

well, ill link a DDR4 and DDR3 16GB sticks my Corsair on emag (romanian site)
DDR4 (https://www.emag.ro/memorie-corsair-vengeance-lpx-black-16gb-ddr4-3000mhz-cl16-dual-channel-kit-cmk16gx4m2d3000c16/pd/DTJMLSBBM/?X-Search-Id=c0761be204c98ee70202&X-Product-Id=40611917&X-Search-Page=1&X-Search-Position=7&X-Section=search&X-MB=0&X-Search-Action=view)
DDR3 (https://www.emag.ro/kit-dual-channel-corsair-16gb-2-x-8gb-ddr3-1600mhz-radiator-cml16gx3m2a1600c9/pd/DB3RXBBBM/?X-Search-Id=498844dffe86e79463bb&X-Product-Id=55894611&X-Search-Page=1&X-Search-Position=10&X-Section=search&X-MB=0&X-Search-Action=view)
My stinky motherboard has only 2 RAM Slots and they are DDR3, sooooo...

[Fasauceome]

37 minutes ago, BadDecisionsWithVlad said:

well, ill link a DDR4 and DDR3 16GB sticks my Corsair on emag (romanian site)
DDR4 (https://www.emag.ro/memorie-corsair-vengeance-lpx-black-16gb-ddr4-3000mhz-cl16-dual-channel-kit-cmk16gx4m2d3000c16/pd/DTJMLSBBM/?X-Search-Id=c0761be204c98ee70202&X-Product-Id=40611917&X-Search-Page=1&X-Search-Position=7&X-Section=search&X-MB=0&X-Search-Action=view)
DDR3 (https://www.emag.ro/kit-dual-channel-corsair-16gb-2-x-8gb-ddr3-1600mhz-radiator-cml16gx3m2a1600c9/pd/DB3RXBBBM/?X-Search-Id=498844dffe86e79463bb&X-Product-Id=55894611&X-Search-Page=1&X-Search-Position=10&X-Section=search&X-MB=0&X-Search-Action=view)
My stinky motherboard has only 2 RAM Slots and they are DDR3, sooooo...

I went on pcpartpicker to compare prices, the DDR3 seems about as cheap as them come for that pricing but I noticed DDR4 tends to be cheaper than on that site

https://ro.pcpartpicker.com/products/memory/#U=3,4&Z=16384002&xcx=0&sort=price&page=1

 

However, I'm only using DDR4 as an example because yeah, like you said, your system can't use it. If you're only going to get DDR3 new instead of used, then the cheaper the better. I hope the price comparison on pcpartpicker can save you a couple dollars 

[Cheburek]

13 hours ago, BadDecisionsWithVlad said:

well, ill link a DDR4 and DDR3 16GB sticks my Corsair on emag (romanian site)
DDR4 (https://www.emag.ro/memorie-corsair-vengeance-lpx-black-16gb-ddr4-3000mhz-cl16-dual-channel-kit-cmk16gx4m2d3000c16/pd/DTJMLSBBM/?X-Search-Id=c0761be204c98ee70202&X-Product-Id=40611917&X-Search-Page=1&X-Search-Position=7&X-Section=search&X-MB=0&X-Search-Action=view)
DDR3 (https://www.emag.ro/kit-dual-channel-corsair-16gb-2-x-8gb-ddr3-1600mhz-radiator-cml16gx3m2a1600c9/pd/DB3RXBBBM/?X-Search-Id=498844dffe86e79463bb&X-Product-Id=55894611&X-Search-Page=1&X-Search-Position=10&X-Section=search&X-MB=0&X-Search-Action=view)
My stinky motherboard has only 2 RAM Slots and they are DDR3, sooooo...

Ddr4 nu este compatibil cu placa ta de bază dar nu as recomanda sa iei de pe EMAG memorie DDR3.

 

Pe OLX un kit de 8 GB de DDR3 ram este destul de ieftin.

https://m.olx.ro/oferta/memorii-ram-ddr3-4x4-16-gb-IDeOJlz.html

 

Acestea sunt 4 stickuri dar to e mai ieftin.

 

English tldr:cheaper on the used market

 

[Mister Woof]

3gb sounds painful in windows environment

[Mark Kaine]

if money is a concern why not go for 8gigs...

for example

https://www.alternate.de/G-Skill/DIMM-8-GB-DDR3-1600-Arbeitsspeicher/html/product/957984?partner=DeIdealo&campaign=DDR3/G.Skill/957984&utm_source=idealoDe&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=deidealo&utm_term=957984

 

 

note this is more or less random, theres also tons of "value" RAM, and kits seem to be more expensive than single sticks, in short prices are all over the place lol.

 

 

[Khalpone]

DDR3 and DDR4 are not interchangeable. Your Motherboard / chipset will dictate what you can use. DDR3 is going to be pricey because of little to no production by now.

 

Going from 3GB to 16GB will be a dramatically better experience in everything you do. 3GB is severely choking performance

[BadDecisionsWithVlad]

7 hours ago, Mister Woof said:

3gb sounds painful in windows environment

 

5 hours ago, Mark Kaine said:

if money is a concern why not go for 8gigs...

for example

https://www.alternate.de/G-Skill/DIMM-8-GB-DDR3-1600-Arbeitsspeicher/html/product/957984?partner=DeIdealo&campaign=DDR3/G.Skill/957984&utm_source=idealoDe&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=deidealo&utm_term=957984

 

 

note this is more or less random, theres also tons of "value" RAM, and kits seem to be more expensive than single sticks, in short prices are all over the place lol.

 

 

 

3 hours ago, Khalpone said:

DDR3 and DDR4 are not interchangeable. Your Motherboard / chipset will dictate what you can use. DDR3 is going to be pricey because of little to no production by now.

 

Going from 3GB to 16GB will be a dramatically better experience in everything you do. 3GB is severely choking performance

1. 3GB of RAM can barely run 10 Brave (Google) Tabs and I can have discord and TF2 open and have like 50 FPS and a lot of lag spikes on a casual TF2 Game
2. I'm going with 16GB because i want to be able to have a lot more open then what i can right now and just better performance overall, i have the money for it, sooo..
3. Sadly my motherboard is old and only uses DDR3, and yes, 3GB as above sucks to have alone, i can barely have a game open and look on discord and brave at the same time.