Should i get more RAM?

[Rayzioz]

i currently have 2x4GB DDR3 memory slotted in 

right now, just chrome and task manager is open, and it says it's using up 5 of it's 8gb already
when i have music, multiple chrome's with maybe youtube running on the other monitor it gives me a warning i'm low on memory

and when i play games with music in the back and another screen for whatever purpose, it recommends me to shutdown the game (or all the other programs), although not doing so have never given me problems

should i be looking to add an additional 4~8GB of the same RAM?

or should i be doing something software wise to clear up/ be more efficient?

 

[don_svetlio]

Use Firefox. Chrome is a RAM hog saving all your visited sites in the RAM.

[arronleeds]

it shouldnt be using that much ram.

[DarkBlade2117]

Restart your PC, uninstall chrome and usE FireFox. Problem fixed. Chrome is a RAM hog. Plus if I reas this right you said you were gonna add 32gbs of ram? If im right only add 8 more but it's prob not needed.

[Deletive]

it shouldnt be using that much ram.

It does, I use 7-9 gb's of ram sometimes in chrome alone.

 

 

i have 7 tabs open and 3.2gb usage.....

 

 32 tabs open right now, restarted my computer an hour ago, sitting at 5.7 gb's usually get 60-70 tabs across multiple broswers throughout the day.

you might be thinking why don't you close those, while most of the stuff is business related that i switch back to when the topic comes up.

[arronleeds]

It does, I use 7-9 gb's of ram sometimes in chrome alone.

i have 7 tabs open and 3.2gb usage.....

[MaxTheMonster]

You don't need to upgrade, you should be fine as you should only really upgrade your RAM if you are running at around 80% - 90% load all the time.

 

http://downloadmorewam.com

[Delusional Phil]

If you have the money , throw in another 8GB ... 

[SteveGrabowski0]

RAM is so cheap right now it probably makes sense to fill out your motherboard's DIMMs before DDR4 takes over the market and drives DDR3 prices up.

[EposVox]

"Uninstall that and install this instead" is NEVER an answer... Dear lord.

 

If you can afford it, absolutely - 16GB should do you well.

[Rayzioz]

is it important that I get the exact same RAM as my other 2?

[Ryoku]

is it important that I get the exact same RAM as my other 2?

 

It doesn't have to be exact same but the speed/timing should be the same, otherwise your mobo will downclock the faster ram to the slower ram speed.

[othertomperson]

"Uninstall that and install this instead" is NEVER an answer... Dear lord.

 

If you can afford it, absolutely - 16GB should do you well.

 

And upgrading RAM because of a fucking browser is? It's absurd. Absolutely change the (free) software you use due to it being a ridiculous waste of system resources if you can do that instead of upgrading your PC.

[EposVox]

And upgrading RAM because of a fucking browser is? It's absurd. Absolutely change the (free) software you use due to it being a ridiculous waste of system resources if you can do that instead of upgrading your PC.

For a generalized workflow, Chrome should not be eating 5GB. If it is, there are steps that can be taken to optimize things rather than just not using the program they want to use.

Or, if they really are a serious power user constantly doing stuff with it, an upgrade would be beneficial.

[3DDude]

Should i get more RAM?

What kind of question is this? YES, of course! Always!.

 

Now we have established that, lookup if your motherboard supports 8GB dimms.

Get 2 of those 8GB's which makes a total of 24GB ram. (2*4GB, 2*8GB).

 

The speed doesnt really matter; e.g. If you buy 2100Mhz ram and can only run on 1600Mhz - It will clock back - It's alway backwards compatible .

 

But I'd recommend to get a set of 1600 / 1866mhz dimms.
Corsair, Kingston, Crucial .. you pick

[Nena Trinity]

I just have 8GB and I do fine!

[Rayzioz]

 

Should i get more RAM?

What kind of question is this? YES, of course! Always!.

 

Now we have established that, lookup if your motherboard supports 8GB dimms.

Get 2 of those 8GB's which makes a total of 24GB ram. (2*4GB, 2*8GB).

 

The speed doesnt really matter; e.g. If you buy 2100Mhz ram and can only run on 1600Mhz - It will clock back - It's alway backwards compatible .

 

But I'd recommend to get a set of 1600 / 1866mhz dimms.

Corsair, Kingston, Crucial .. you pick

 

ended up getting 2x4 gb more RAM of the same ones because they were on sale ($10 but still sale is a sale) and i'll just fill out my mobo and should keep me set for the lifetime of this pc