12GBS of 1600mhz DDR3 RAM vs 16GBS 1333mhz DDR3

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So currently I have a choice for my computer, I want to have a good rig for playing games on steam like Subnautica, The Forest, Company of Heroes 2, Insurgency, Day Of Infamy, ect. I plan to buy a Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti graphics card and when it comes to ram, I have 2 choices:
I can buy 16GBs of RAM (2 8GB cards) , it is DDR3 at 1333mhz for a little over $50. Instead of this I could buy a single 8GB stick of RAM, it’s DDR3 and 1600mhz, it cost $44 and I could use it with the 4GB stick of Ram already installed in my computer (its DDR3 at 1600mhz as well)

Which is more beneficial to my gaming computer? 16GBs worth of 1333mhz DDR3

Or

12GBs worth of 1600mhz DDR3?

Also I’m NOT deeply into computers like most of you, so please respond in a simple manner.
 
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Ram must be in a matched kit.
Do not buy two 8gb sticks, make it a single 2 x 8gb kit.

Can you be more explicit on what cpu/motherboard you want to buy?

In general, intel does not depend on fast ram for performance.

If your processor is amd, that might be a different story.

Your odds of success adding 8gb to a 4gb pc are not 100%

A simple answer... buy the 2 x 8gb kit regardless of speed.
If it is not a matched kit, buy neither option.

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What OS? That's a pretty old system if you have DDR3 and just 4Gb of ram in a single stick.

Adding ram is like playing Russian Roulette. 6/10 there's no issues, 3/10 it'll work with a slight adjustment to timings or voltage or sometimes speed or sometimes all of them. 1/10 is the winner, you got the bullet, no matter what you try, it's bunk and will not work.

So, you could add an 8Gb stick in dual channel configuration, flex mode usually allows the matching first 4Gb of the stick to run on dual channel mode with the 4Gb stick, and the remaining 4Gb will be single channel. If it works.

But that's assuming that your pc is new enough that it's using a 64bit version of Windows. With a 4Gb of DDR3 start, it's also possible the pc came with a 32bit version of XP or Vista, that's now updated, but will still be running a 32bit version of Win10. Which means you can't use more than 4Gb (3.5Gb usable) of ram, no matter how its installed.
 
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Just to add in, I’m using a Windows 7. 64 bit. Not old just shitty specs. Using a crap integrated graphics card. I currently have 6GB of MHz 1600 DDR3. I’m a simple person who understands simple things. All I want to know is which one is better.
 
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Ram must be in a matched kit.
Do not buy two 8gb sticks, make it a single 2 x 8gb kit.

Can you be more explicit on what cpu/motherboard you want to buy?

In general, intel does not depend on fast ram for performance.

If your processor is amd, that might be a different story.

Your odds of success adding 8gb to a 4gb pc are not 100%

A simple answer... buy the 2 x 8gb kit regardless of speed.
If it is not a matched kit, buy neither option.

 
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