What ram should i add

[cheffy]

Hello

 

My old pc is starting having some issues while gaming. I think it might be time to add a little more ram.

But i am unsure what ram to add.

 

Motherboard:

 

Gigabyte: Ga-x58a-ud7

 

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3527#ov

 

At the moment it have this installed:

Corsair Dominator DHX+ DDR3 1600MHz 6GB

Kit w/3x 2GB XMS3 modules, CL7-8-7-20, for Core i7

 

 

So i am wondering if i need to use the 3 slots? or can i go 2x2 ?

 

or seeing as a 4gb stick aint so bad in price perhaps just buy 3 new 4gb sticks and trow out the old 2gb.

 

Before i do is there anything i need to be carefull about

 

Any help would be appreciated 

[xentric]

I'm surprised your having gaming issues with 6gb of ram unless you actuality are maxing out your RAM or they are having issues.

 

I would look more closely at finding the root of your gaming issues. 

 

Just because you upgrade to more RAM doesn't mean your going to get more performance. 

[dragoon20005]

CPU and GPU are the things that slow down system

 

not RAM

 

an old HDD can cause lag too

[cheffy]

Hmm. Thanks for the answers. 

The reason i thought it was the ram was that i saw the system was using 100% of it.

 

But it might as dragoon says. I have a really old 500 HDD from the days were 500gb was the max you could buy. Where this game is installed.

 

Ill try and if i cant find enough space on the ssd to install it and test that.

 

 

Thanks people

[Hero7750]

No less than 8gb of ram these days for gaming unless you're on an extreme budget

[vembutech]

Can try with 8gb and like as said CPU and GPU may also make you lag.