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Is 32GB of RAM necessary just for gaming or 16GB is enough?

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Thinking of adding another set of G.SKILL RIPJAWS V 2x8 16 2400 for a total of 32GB 2400

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3 minutes ago, Dan1 said:

16GB of RAM is enough for gaming.

And will be for the comming couple years. 8gb is enough still.

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2 minutes ago, Dan1 said:

16GB of RAM is enough for gaming.

Would you think 2400 is decent enough or should I upgrade to 3000mhz?

 

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Just now, Kevoh said:

Would you think 2400 is decent enough or should I upgrade to 3000mhz?

 

2400 is alright but if you have enough money, go for the 3000.

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1 minute ago, Kevoh said:

Would you think 2400 is decent enough or should I upgrade to 3000mhz?

 

What cpu do you have? If you have a Ryzen chip, faster ram will result in noticeably better performance.

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15 minutes ago, Kevoh said:

Thinking of adding another set of G.SKILL RIPJAWS V 2x8 16 2400 for a total of 32GB 2400

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You need atleast 64gb of ram if you want above 15 fps 

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Currently I have an Intel I5 6600K (Skylake) ...

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1 minute ago, Mugenjynn said:

You need atleast 64gb of ram if you want above 15 fps 

Lol. But actually you are fine many games only use 8gb and Intel chips don't need fast ram. Maybe overclock the ram a bit. But really don't buy more ram. If you are looking to upgrade your system what do you have?

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12 minutes ago, Sauron said:

What cpu do you have? If you have a Ryzen chip, faster ram will result in noticeably better performance.

Currently, I have an Intel I5 6600K (Skylake) ...

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2 minutes ago, Kevoh said:

Currently I have an Intel I5 6600K (Skylake) ...

If I’m not wrong, Skylake officially supports up to 2133mhz, so your 2400mhz kit is fine. Upgrading to 3000 won’t do any harm but it won’t benefit you very much

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3 minutes ago, _d0nut said:

If I’m not wrong, Skylake officially supports up to 2133mhz, so your 2400mhz kit is fine. Upgrading to 3000 won’t do any harm but it won’t benefit you very much

So with the build I currently have it's okay not to do any RAM upgrades anymore?

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2 minutes ago, Kevoh said:

So with the build I currently have it's okay not to do any RAM upgrades anymore?

It would change nothing on your games because you already have enough and unused memory is wasted memory.

 

Get a 3200mhz kit could provide some performance boost but not worth the hassle of replacing what you already have.

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1 minute ago, Princess Cadence said:

It would change nothing on your games because you already have enough and unused memory is wasted memory.

 

Get a 3200mhz kit could provide some performance boost but not worth the hassle of replacing what you already have.

This makes sense. Thank you!

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13 minutes ago, Kevoh said:

So with the build I currently have it's okay not to do any RAM upgrades anymore?

Yup. 

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8 minutes ago, Kevoh said:

This makes sense. Thank you!

32 gb means you have 15 youtube videos in the background and 4 PUBG games running at the same time

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1 hour ago, Kevoh said:

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I'm gonna start by saying i'm very stubborn about builds. Having said that:

 

you don't need to upgrade anything for 60fps gaming.

 

depending on what cpu you are using, upgrading to ddr 3200-3600 for ryzen cpus is recommended for optimal performance, if you have money to spare, get b-die.

 

same for intel, unless you have a 9700k/9900k, then go for 4000+.

 

16gb is enough (there are boards with 2 dimm slots for 2x8gb just for overclocking to squeeze the last bit out of your cpu)

 

der8auer also states that 3600-4000 is recommended.

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8 isn't enough for gaming on ddr3. Id imagine its better for ddr4. Just gonna stick with 16 ddr4. Im cheap so that should do for now.

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