Upgrade my ram?

[Fredrikmikael]

Hello i currently have 8GB 1333mhz ram (corsair XMS3)

and i was thinking of upgrading to 16GB 1600mhz (Corsair Vengeance Pro)

 

Will i notice a difference when loading games, fps, or anything other?

 

lets say i have 16gb 1333mhz and upgrading to  16GB 1600mhz, would i notice a difference there?

[DirkaFat]

Gaming? I'm assuming you don't have an APU, so you won't see too much of a difference. If you do have an APU, then higher speeds will get you way more performance than 1333mhz

[Thunderjolt]

You will barely notice a thing. RAM speed are negligible. If you can afford to get 1600 mhz then go for it. Anything higher is too expensive for too little of a gain.

[Classics]

The difference between 1333 and 1600 is minuscule. Not worth going out of your way to get, UNLESS you have an APU, in which case get the fastest RAM you can. And 8GB is more than enough RAM for gaming.

[simtransporter]

8GB of RAM running at 1333mhz is enough for gaming alone, you won't notice any significant difference when upgrading from that. If you are running an APU than that's a whole different story as APUs benefit from faster memory.

[WoodenMarker]

You won't notice a difference if you don't have an APU. If you have slots still open, it's recommend you just add to the 8GB you already have.

[amintha1992]

unless you are using a Integrated GPU of a APU then there is not performance gain from going to 1600Mhz, and there is no gain from getting more RAM unless you are doing heavy Video and 3D rendering and stuff like that. 

[Godlygamer23]

And 8GB is more than enough RAM for gaming.

Unless you intend to play Battlefield 4 or Star Citizen.

[allthatremains94]

Unless you intend to play Battlefield 4 or Star Citizen.

Or run a game or two with a few other things open.

[MG2R]

I went from 2x4GB 1600MHz in dual channel to 1x8GB 1600MHz in single channel. That's halve the available bandwidth. Never ever noticed any difference

[mgsstar]

You won't really notice a difference imo. I would only upgrade your ram to 16gb if you feel that you don't have enough ram to run all your applications.

[iPhoenix]

The difference really depends on what applications you're running in the background.  There are several other ways to improve performance for the metrics you described

 

SSD = load times.

Video Card = FPS

[A/C]

If you need the 16Gb than I can justify the upgrade. If not, r.g. you use the PC for gaming, no serious work, you don't need the 16Gb.

 

Like people above me said, if you use Intel you won't benefit from faster ram. Rather try to get a CL9 rated ram.