ram upgrade - worth it ?

wjtk4444

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Jan 13, 2014
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Hey guys.

I'm building new PC, need it for studies ( programming, graphic programs maybe, (will be used under winows 7 and linux ) and last part i have to buy is ram memory.

For now i have 2x4GB kinston hyperx 1600 cl 9-9-9 in my primary gaming pc, and i wonder - should i buy new 16 gb to gaming one and put old 8gb to secondary pc, or it makes no sense and i should rather go with used 4 gb (i can get it for about 30-40$) and stay with 8gb in gaming pc ?

MB and CPU's are:
asus z97-A + 4790k @4.5
asus m5a97 evo r2.0 + fx 8350 @4.0

Theoretically i can spend up to ~ 250-300 $, but i dunno - will faster ram improve gaming performance ?
If no, will 4 gb be enough for mid-end pc ?

Excuse my english, i know that it isn't perfect, also sorry if i made any mistake in model names (writing from mobile with poor connection, it's kinda difficult to check all of them)