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Well,i've been upgrading my PC bit by bit,getting a new GPU a case is shipping as i write this.

Buuuut...One thing i never really thought about deeply or rather deeper than ''Its ram memory the more the better!''

So is that true?I was thinking of getting another stick of 4GBs of RAM,waste of money or smart upgrade?

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How much RAM do you have right now? the most you'll ever really use for gaming is 8GB.

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CPU: i3-2120@3.3Ghz, GPU: Intel HD Graphics 2000, ATI Radeon X1300, RAM: 4GB Axevir Budget Series, SSD: 240GB Radeon R7, HDD: random 250GB and random 160 GB, CASE: Crap from Dell, OS: Windows 7 Enterprise

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Custom Build $1200 2016

CPU: i5-6600k@3.6Ghz, GPU: Sapphire R9 Fury, RAM: 16GB Geil EVO X, SSD: 240GB Radeon R7, HDD: Hitachi 500GB, CASE: Deepcool Kendomen, OS: Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit

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ASUS F8S $1150 2008

CPU: Core 2 Duo T7500, GPU: ATI 2400 Mobility, RAM: 8GB Mushkins, SSHD: 1TB Seagate Hybrid Drive, OS: Windows 7 Ultimate N and Windows 10 Professional

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MSi Cubi $200 2016

CPU: Pentium 3805u@1.9Ghz, GPU: Intel HD, RAM: 4GB Crucial DDR3L, SSD: 120GB Radeon R7

 

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HP 2210b $400 2009

CPU: Core 2 Duo T8100@2.1Ghz, GPU: Intel GM965, RAM: 2GB Hynix, HDD: Hitachi 160GB, OS: Linux Mint 17.3 and Lubuntu

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Depends on how much you already have. 8GB I would say is the minimum for heavy duty gaming. If you can afford more it doesn't hurt but after a certain point it doesn't add any benefit. I've got 16GB in my system and even playing games maxed out it doesn't even come close to filling up. 

 

8GB you'll be fine, 12-16GB will future proof you for a while. You only need like 32GB if you do a lot of video editing type stuff in addition to gaming. 

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3 minutes ago, GhostySlender said:

Well,i've been upgrading my PC bit by bit,getting a new GPU a case is shipping as i write this.

Buuuut...One thing i never really thought about deeply or rather deeper than ''Its ram memory the more the better!''

So is that true?I was thinking of getting another stick of 4GBs of RAM,waste of money or smart upgrade?

In theory, more RAM is better, yes.

But only to a certain degree, depending on what you are using your PC for.

 

If all you do is gaming, 8GB is fine.

If you are multitasking or are a content-creator I would suggest getting at least 16GB.

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5 minutes ago, GhostySlender said:

Well,i've been upgrading my PC bit by bit,getting a new GPU a case is shipping as i write this.

Buuuut...One thing i never really thought about deeply or rather deeper than ''Its ram memory the more the better!''

So is that true?I was thinking of getting another stick of 4GBs of RAM,waste of money or smart upgrade?

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Without knowing specs....

As above 8GB is more then enough for gamers, assuming ofcourse thats all you do. If you also want to stream and video edit for game videos 16 is viable for example, but even then that is overall enough for most with only a relative small increase in cost.

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.

 

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Just now, GhostySlender said:

4GBs ill get 4 more.

4GBs is enough for gaming, but you could get 4 more Gigs. 

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My computers as of 2017/03

 

My Old PC

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Dell Vostro 260 $150 2010

CPU: i3-2120@3.3Ghz, GPU: Intel HD Graphics 2000, ATI Radeon X1300, RAM: 4GB Axevir Budget Series, SSD: 240GB Radeon R7, HDD: random 250GB and random 160 GB, CASE: Crap from Dell, OS: Windows 7 Enterprise

My Current PC

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Custom Build $1200 2016

CPU: i5-6600k@3.6Ghz, GPU: Sapphire R9 Fury, RAM: 16GB Geil EVO X, SSD: 240GB Radeon R7, HDD: Hitachi 500GB, CASE: Deepcool Kendomen, OS: Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit

Laptop

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ASUS F8S $1150 2008

CPU: Core 2 Duo T7500, GPU: ATI 2400 Mobility, RAM: 8GB Mushkins, SSHD: 1TB Seagate Hybrid Drive, OS: Windows 7 Ultimate N and Windows 10 Professional

HTPC

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MSi Cubi $200 2016

CPU: Pentium 3805u@1.9Ghz, GPU: Intel HD, RAM: 4GB Crucial DDR3L, SSD: 120GB Radeon R7

 

Other Laptop

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HP 2210b $400 2009

CPU: Core 2 Duo T8100@2.1Ghz, GPU: Intel GM965, RAM: 2GB Hynix, HDD: Hitachi 160GB, OS: Linux Mint 17.3 and Lubuntu

*All Prices in the Canadian Dollar

 

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It depends on what Game and what settings you play.

Some games have nice graphics and lot of settings to boost quality and can use a lot of ram ( 6GB  8 GB ). 
Having more Ram "secures" you from missing Ram when you launch application. It will not boost performance but it will save you from "running out of ram" if you run a heavy ram demanding program or games.

That said, 8 GB is a pretty good spot nowadays for gaming, 16 GB becoming more of a standart as the time goes. Ive seen BF1 use a lot of ram ( over 8GB ) 

on my system was pretty surprised tho.

 

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13 minutes ago, GhostySlender said:

4GBs ill get 4 more.

Going up to 8GB is huge in some games and just for overall system use. When I ran Windows on 4GB it just felt like it dragged compared to 8GB. With RAM so cheap I would absolutely upgrade to 8GB right now.

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8GB is not enough in some Games anymore. BF1 use up to 12GB and Planetside 8,2GB. Just two Examples. RAM isnt expensive. Upgrade to 16GB+ shouldnt be a Problem.

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Just now, smokefest said:

Agreed. 8 GB is sweet spot. 16 for people who dont care spending an extra 80$ for futur.


Also make sure you always have 2 sticks for dual channel. so 2X 4gb or 2X 8 gb , not 1 X 8 gb  

You can get 16GB for 80$.

CPU i7 6700k MB  MSI Z170A Pro Carbon GPU Zotac GTX980Ti amp!extreme RAM 16GB DDR4 Corsair Vengeance 3k CASE Corsair 760T PSU Corsair RM750i MOUSE Logitech G9x KB Logitech G910 HS Sennheiser GSP 500 SC Asus Xonar 7.1 MONITOR Acer Predator xb270hu Storage 1x1TB + 2x500GB Samsung 7200U/m - 2x500GB SSD Samsung 850EVO

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