Should i buy more ram for my computer?

garnettbang · Feb 23, 2014

I have been wondering if i should buy some more ram for my computer because it is well used when i game.

I have 8 gig, and i will take BF4 for an example.

When i play i minimized my game and went to taskmanager, and saw that i was using 6 -
6,5 gig. The game also freezes sometimes, and i thought it might had to do with the ram usage. Please help.

Ahmadjon · Feb 23, 2014

No freezes can be from GPU, 8GB is really enough

pcgaming98 · Feb 23, 2014

No, 8 gigs is good enough. The freezing could be something else. Did you check the temps on all of your components? It could be overheating when under load.

garnettbang · Feb 24, 2014

I only checked my GPU temperature, and it said from 65 - 70 celcius. Its an GTX 680 2gb. But just a reminder. BF4 is the only game that crashes for me.

Ahmadjon · Feb 24, 2014

garnettbang :

For GPU 70c is normal. Reference model of AMD R9 290X runs at 94c!!!

pcgaming98 · Feb 24, 2014

Probably because BF4 is the game pushing your system the hardest. You should also check the temps of your other components too.

garnettbang · Feb 24, 2014

It looks life my CPU are running in 49 - 53 celcius. (intel core i5-4440)
and the load is 80 - 95 percent while playing bf4

garnettbang · Feb 24, 2014

Yea i tried that, but the only thing that i can see uses alot of memory is Nvidia, and i dont think i want to close those applications since it would probably mess up my computer until i turn it on again

Ahmadjon · Feb 24, 2014

garnettbang :

If nVidia uses much RAM try to install the latest drivers and if you have already installed try to make Clean install

EasyLover · Feb 24, 2014

Dear,

8GB is plenty for your gaming requirements. GTX 680 with 2GB is also good enough for modern gaming. This freezing is due to either bad installation of BF4 or driver issue.

Pl don't buy more RAM. RAM is ok. To be more sure run memtest86 on it and share your CPU-Z reading on it. Which brand of GTX 680 you are using?

70c is ok under load, though you need to keep a check on this temp

Regards,

garnettbang · Feb 24, 2014

EasyLover :

Is there another program for the stress test you can recommend?

EasyLover · Feb 24, 2014

garnettbang :

Memtest86+ is a good one. Run Orthos or twin instances of PRIME95 under windows for this purpose. You may also use HCI and prime blend

Tradesman1 · Feb 24, 2014

Could be the DRAM or other things, what CPU, mobo and model of DRAM are you using, also chack in CPU-Z (the memory tab) and see what freq and what timings they are at

garnettbang · Feb 25, 2014

Tradesman1 :

Im using a single 8 GB DIMM DDR3 ram, if that is what you mean.
The DRAM frequency is 781.1 MHz

Tradesman1 · Feb 25, 2014

Do you have your DRAM set under XMP, right now it;s showing as 1562.2, if a 1600 stick it's under spec, make sure you have the latest BIOS , that XMP is enabled and Profile 1 selected, then check the DRAM timings and ensure they match the sticks specs

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