Does more RAM make much of a difference to graphic settings capabilities in gaming?

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Grieva3

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Hi, does more RAM make much of a difference to graphic settings capabilities on gaming? I have 16GB DDR3 1333Mhz, I'm thinking of getting 32GB DDR3 1600Mhz and overclocking it to 1800Mhz, but really want to know if I'd see a noticeable difference in FPS on max settings on newer games.

i7-3770K OC'd to 3.9Ghz
16GB DDR3 1333Mhz
R9 290 Tri-X 4GB OC'd by about 10-15%

Cheers :)
 
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Your DRAM will have little effect on GPU performance if using a discrete graphics card, if however you are your the built in graphics of the CPU it will have a much greater effect. For gaming itself going from 1333 to 1600 or 1866 might add upwards of 3-6 FPS overall with your graphics card - the difference between 16-32 GB will basically be negligible except maybe in a few games, as the 32 GB will be able to cache more directly in DRAM rather than using the page file for additional storage
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Thanks for the swift reply :)

What about the clock speed of the RAM? Would running 1800Mhz RAM at instead of 1333Mhz make much of a difference?

Also can I ask a question about CPU OC'ing/Cooling here or shall I open a new question?
 
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Your DRAM will have little effect on GPU performance if using a discrete graphics card, if however you are your the built in graphics of the CPU it will have a much greater effect. For gaming itself going from 1333 to 1600 or 1866 might add upwards of 3-6 FPS overall with your graphics card - the difference between 16-32 GB will basically be negligible except maybe in a few games, as the 32 GB will be able to cache more directly in DRAM rather than using the page file for additional storage
 
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