What is the optimal RAM for my build?

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I'm upgrading my stock-PC with gtx 1050 ti LP 4gb, the pc has an intel i7 4790s processor and 12gb of ddr3 1600 ram, would the ram be a bottleneck for something like Overwatch or other newer games after the gpu upgrade?
 
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12gb is enough for well optimized games such as Overwatch and adding more RAM might add a very unnoticeable difference in FPS.
If you really want to add more RAM, I suggest you go with the standard 16gb (2x8gb).
I personally have 12gb of RAM (3x4gb) and it works fine with Overwatch and even Rust (which is very RAM intensive)
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I think I installed a spare 1x8 on top of the stock 4gb, there shouldnt be a problem right?

 
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Yeah I guess i worded my post kind of poorly, what I was after was the RAM speed so 1600hz - would it be too low for the other specs?

 
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Not a problem.
8gb will run in dual channel mode, the odd 4gb will be single channel.
Unless you are heavily multitasking 8 or 12gb is plenty.

Ram speed is not important to real app performance or fps.
Here is a study.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7364/memory-scaling-on-haswell

If you want, check out your hard fault page rate in windows task manager; it should be near zero.

Your cpu can handle a much stronger graphics card than a GTX1050ti.
 
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12gb is enough for well optimized games such as Overwatch and adding more RAM might add a very unnoticeable difference in FPS.
If you really want to add more RAM, I suggest you go with the standard 16gb (2x8gb).
I personally have 12gb of RAM (3x4gb) and it works fine with Overwatch and even Rust (which is very RAM intensive)
 
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Oh alright, I just saw something on reddit/r/overwatch about upgrading the amount of the memory bus speed affecting the game in a way that it could be a bottleneck in newer setups, if it is as you say I guess I'm fine just leaving it like that.
And yes I'm sure it could handle a better gpu, thing is my case is SFF so I need a low profile one and that was the best I could find. :p

 
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I see, that answers my questions, thank you, solved

 
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