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I'm planning on building a budget gaming rig with a pentium G4560 and gtx1050ti an 2x4Gb ddr3 and I would like to know if getting a 3rd (total of 12Gb) stick would be of any use.

With my current laptop (i5-5200U, integrated graphics) I've managed to fill my 2x4Gb ddr3 with a couple (more like 13) tabs open in firefox with spotify and discord on background.

With new pc, I plan on mostly playing pre-2014 games because they're cheap on steam.

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2 minutes ago, SauliCity said:

I'm planning on building a budget gaming rig with a pentium G4560 and gtx1050ti an 2x4Gb ddr3 and I would like to know if getting a 3rd (total of 12Gb) stick would be of any use.

With my current laptop (i5-5200U, integrated graphics) I've managed to fill my 2x4Gb ddr3 with a couple (more like 13) tabs open in firefox with spotify and discord on background.

With new pc, I plan on mostly playing pre-2014 games because they're cheap on steam.

If your games are pre 2014, you should be good. Most games sip on ram like a vegan on a protein shake, but there are some new games (PUBG specifically) that can eat 3gb of ram by itself.

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2 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

If your games are pre 2014, you should be good. Most games sip on ram like a vegan on a protein shake, but there are some new games (PUBG specifically) that can eat 3gb of ram by itself.

You think 3gb is a lot? ARMA3 can use 6gb by itself

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2 minutes ago, Moress said:

You think 3gb is a lot? ARMA3 can use 6gb by itself

Never said PUBG was the worst offender, just calling it out specifically :P 

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26 minutes ago, SauliCity said:

I'm planning on building a budget gaming rig with a pentium G4560 and gtx1050ti an 2x4Gb ddr3 and I would like to know if getting a 3rd (total of 12Gb) stick would be of any use.

With my current laptop (i5-5200U, integrated graphics) I've managed to fill my 2x4Gb ddr3 with a couple (more like 13) tabs open in firefox with spotify and discord on background.

With new pc, I plan on mostly playing pre-2014 games because they're cheap on steam.

I recommend the ryzen 1200 instead, the 4 cores are better, and 8gb of ram is what I recommend, but only one stick for future upgrades

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2 hours ago, Thermosman said:

I recommend the ryzen 1200 instead, the 4 cores are better, and 8gb of ram is what I recommend, but only one stick for future upgrades

The Ryzen is a compelling option. Amazon says that its often bought together with an MSI B350 M Pro. Would that be a good choice?

Ryzen is better but is it 30€ better?

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Well i think the minimum this time is  8GB DDR3/DDR4, is enough.

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1 hour ago, SauliCity said:

The Ryzen is a compelling option. Amazon says that its often bought together with an MSI B350 M Pro. Would that be a good choice?

Ryzen is better but is it 30€ better?

Yes, but you will need a network adapter, I recommend the ASRock AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard found here (in spoiler):

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https://pcpartpicker.com/product/nG98TW/asrock-ab350-gaming-itxac-mini-itx-am4-motherboard-ab350-gaming-itxac

 If you don't want to get a network adapter

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1 hour ago, SauliCity said:

The Ryzen is a compelling option. Amazon says that its often bought together with an MSI B350 M Pro. Would that be a good choice?

Ryzen is better but is it 30€ better?

Yes I would say it is 30 € better:

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Pentium-G4560-vs-AMD-Ryzen-3-1200/3892vs3931

The 4 physical cores make a big difference

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7 minutes ago, Thermosman said:

Yes, but you will need a network adapter, I recommend the ASRock AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard found here (in spoiler):

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https://pcpartpicker.com/product/nG98TW/asrock-ab350-gaming-itxac-mini-itx-am4-motherboard-ab350-gaming-itxac

 If you don't want to get a network adapter

Network adaper, for wlan, or do I need one for cable as well? And where I'm buying from, the asrock is ~50€ more expensive.

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1 hour ago, SauliCity said:

Network adaper, for wlan, or do I need one for cable as well? And where I'm buying from, the asrock is ~50€ more expensive.

All mobos have Ethernet, but if you want wireless you need an adapter or a integrated one in the mobo

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10 hours ago, Thermosman said:

All mobos have Ethernet, but if you want wireless you need an adapter or a integrated one in the mobo

Who TF games on WIFI? Thats some console peasant shit.

 

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For entry-level gaming, 8GB RAM is plenty in most cases.

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