8GB DDR3 CL7 Ram

krazymate · 26 Mar 2011

Hey guys i currently have a gaming rig but only 4GB of ram in there Clocked at 7
ive just ordered 8GB of exactly the same ram for a good price will this effectivley make a difference to performance in any way shape or form ?

stormy13 · 26 Mar 2011

For gaming, probably not enough that you would even notice. You also have to remember that most games are still only 32 bit and as such, unless they are large address aware or 64 bit they are limited to 2 GB total address space,

Memory Limits for Windows Releases (Windows)

GeneO · 26 Mar 2011

No, not for gaming.

Are you overclocked? Adding more RAM might require some voltage adjustments for a stable overclock.

C32C3 · 27 Mar 2011

stormy13 said:

For gaming, probably not enough that you would even notice. You also have to remember that most games are still only 32 bit and as such, unless they are large address aware or 64 bit they are limited to 2 GB total address space,

Memory Limits for Windows Releases (Windows)

What you've said is surprising to me. I am not a gamer, but I have never seen a gaming rig with less than 4GB RAM. The gamers that I know have large amounts of installed RAM, usually from 4-12GB. I had the impression that the ruling axiom is more the better.

krazymate · 27 Mar 2011

okay cheers guyss i postponed it instead im getting a 1tb hardrive which i needed more to be honest i just went with the 8gb ram so i could basiclly say yay i have 8gb aha
but cheers