RAM advice

[emmett82]

i have 12 gigs of ram will i gain any preformance boosts if i jump up to 16 ?

 

[AddRAM]

Not likely, how much free ram do you have now ? But if you can afford it, go for it.

Post a snip of your resource monitor.

control alt delete
start task manager
choose performance tab
click resource monitor

 

[emmett82]

Not likely, how much free ram do you have now ?

Post a snip of your resource monitor.

control alt delete
start task manager
choose performance tab
click resource monitor

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i have almost 10 free but i do ALOT of hardcore gaming, video and audio editing i run a media server and a live dj stream ect and i use programs like photoshop and sonyvegas

 

[AddRAM]

Monitor how much ram you use at any given time for a week or so before you make a purchase.

4 GBs is cheap enough if you really felt better about getting it.

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Don't know what AddRam thinks but as it is there is little being used and I am not a gamer so I cannot comment but I have seen lots on here that say 8GB is usually stacks unless you are into some pretty serious stuff.

What brand are you using? The G Skill forum is a good stop if you are using that brand Tradesman in there is top notch advisor. Welcome to the G.SKILL TECH FORUM

 

[kbrady1979]

Hardcore gaming will never use that much RAM, but editing/encoding will probably use more than 8GB. You always want to have more than you need because if you ever run out, it will pretty much throw a wrench in the gears.

 

[emmett82]

Don't know what AddRam thinks but as it is there is little being used and I am not a gamer so I cannot comment but I have seen lots on here that say 8GB is usually stacks unless you are into some pretty serious stuff.

What brand are you using? The G Skill forum is a good stop if you are using that brand Tradesman in there is top notch advisor. Welcome to the G.SKILL TECH FORUM

im using half pny optima dual channal 4 gbs each and the second half is stock ram at 2 gigs each dual channal

i plan on updating my cpu and mobo though so im curius as to if i should ditch the 12 i ahve now and buy a complete 16 gb set to pair with the mobo and cpu

 

[emmett82]

Hardcore gaming will never use that much RAM, but editing/encoding will probably use more than 8GB. You always want to have more than you need because if you ever run out, it will pretty much throw a wrench in the gears.

i do heavy editing and server work i hit the 12 gb point atleast 2 - 3 times a day.

 

[kbrady1979]

Yes, buy a matching set of RAM.......can't stress this enough. Either a 4x4GB kit, or a 2x8GB kit. Whatever you decide on, don't put it off, RAM is only becoming more and more expensive. I always recommend either Corsair or G Skill RAM.......can't go wrong.

 

[emmett82]

Yes, buy a matching set of RAM.......can't stress this enough. Either a 4x4GB kit, or a 2x8GB kit. Whatever you decide on, don't put it off, RAM is only becoming more and more expensive. I always recommend either Corsair or G Skill RAM.......can't go wrong.

im looking to get a full 16 gb quad channal kit http://www.gskill.com/en/product/f3-19200cl11q-16gbzhd is the ram im eyeing up not sure if its amd compat though i should really look for a reasonable board first

 

[kbrady1979]

What CPU/Motherboard are you looking at? If I were you, I would go with a 2x8GB kit, so in the future you would have the option of adding another 2x8GB kit IF you saw you were bumping up against the 16GB you currently have. Also, get something fairly common so 6-8 months down the road you can get another kit with the same timings and frequency if need be.

Here is what I would go with:

Corsair Vengeance 16GB

or

G.Skill Ripjaw X Series 16GB

You could go with faster RAM if you think you need it, but 1600MHz is fine for 99.9% of people.

 

[Britton30]

This is a better choice, your board only supports up to DDR3-1333MHz RAM.
RipjawsX - F3-10666CL7Q-16GBXH - G.SKILL DDR3 Memory

 

[emmett82]

What CPU/Motherboard are you looking at? If I were you, I would go with a 2x8GB kit, so in the future you would have the option of adding another 2x8GB kit IF you saw you were bumping up against the 16GB you currently have. Also, get something fairly common so 6-8 months down the road you can get another kit with the same timings and frequency if need be.

Here is what I would go with:

Corsair Vengeance 16GB

or

G.Skill Ripjaw X Series 16GB

You could go with faster RAM if you think you need it, but 1600MHz is fine for 99.9% of people.

im getting this MOBO Amazon.com: ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard: Computers & Accessories and this CPU Amazon.com: AMD FX -4130 3.8Ghz Processor FD4130FRGUBOX: Computers & Accessories

 

[AddRAM]

This is what I use, the CAS is higher, but the price is cheaper.



http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1705145&csid=_61

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Yes, buy a matching set of RAM.......can't stress this enough. Either a 4x4GB kit, or a 2x8GB kit. Whatever you decide on, don't put it off, RAM is only becoming more and more expensive. I always recommend either Corsair or G Skill RAM.......can't go wrong.

im looking to get a full 16 gb quad channal kit http://www.gskill.com/en/product/f3-19200cl11q-16gbzhd is the ram im eyeing up not sure if its amd compat though i should really look for a reasonable board first

I think KBrady is right on the money Emmet and look if you are going G Skill then that Tradesman fellow I pointed you in the direction of is just fantastic at sorting not only G Skill products but RAM in general.

He helped me with my Ivy Bridge build and the Sandy Bridge before that and matched the boards 1 Asus and the other Gigabyte with RAM needed for each brand.
For example if and when I do the Haswell I shall go straight there for what RAM I shall need despite what the board manufacturers listings are.