For Witcher 3: Trade I5-4690K + 8 GB + GTX 980 for I7-4790K + 16 GB + GTX 970?

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OldOfflineMan

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Hello experts!

My computer uses 3-4 GB of RAM while I work and I like to game when I take a break. Should I execute the trade in the title if I plan to play Witcher 3?

Many thanks.
 
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While I always advise against buying two sets of 2 x 4GB at a time as they are not guaranteed to work together, I have no qualms about adding sticks 3 and 4 to an existing set especially now as DDR3 is so mature and nobody has stopped making their normal product line. A bit of a voltage bump is usually the worse case scenario. Adding anything up to 2400 CAS10 will cost ya $65 tops.
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OldOfflineMan

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Bengal: I plan to buy the game on the cheap soon, but this opportunity presented itself and I have about a day or 2 to decide.

Jack: I have the I5-4690K+8GB+GTX 980 and I've been offered the I7-4790K+16GB+GTX 970 and about 48 hours to decide. My work software is still open when I game, so about 3-4GB of the 8GB I currently have is gone. My concern is whether the posted minimum requirement of 6 GB for Witcher 3 is a hard line in the sand or is there still some give before the page file is used. If the 6 GB is a hard line and the page file is used, will the slowdown negate the advantage of the GTX 980 over the 970? I'm trying to remain revenue neutral at this point.
 
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While I always advise against buying two sets of 2 x 4GB at a time as they are not guaranteed to work together, I have no qualms about adding sticks 3 and 4 to an existing set especially now as DDR3 is so mature and nobody has stopped making their normal product line. A bit of a voltage bump is usually the worse case scenario. Adding anything up to 2400 CAS10 will cost ya $65 tops.
 
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OldOfflineMan

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Jack: I think what both you and Bengal are getting at is that I should wait and see rather than jump into such a drastic trade at this time. Worst comes to worst, I'll just invest a bit of money to get more RAM. Many thanks!
 
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