I'm looking to buy some more RAM, as I recently noticed some problems with 4GB not being enough for Skyrim fully modded and, strangely enough, even Mass Effect 1 with mods told me I didn't have enough memory. Fortunately, RAM is currently very cheap, but I couldn't really find a comprehensive RAM article on Tom's and still had some questions after some searching on the internet.
I currently have 2x2GB of Kingston KHX1333C7D3K2/4G Memory, at a frequency of 1333Mhz and a CL of 7 (mobo: ASUS P7P55D, i5 750, not planning on OCing). Now, simply buying another identical kit to upgrade to 4x2GB would cost me €30 (~$40), but I was wondering whether an upgrade to 2x4GB would be worth it, or even to 2x4GB at a higher frequency (which would be 1600Mhz), at €50-60 (~$70-80). Is there any real performance improvement when using less kits or with increased frequency/lower latency or should I just buy another kit of 2 of the same memory I already own? I'm thinking the latter is the better option in my case, as I mostly use my machine for gaming, but I was hoping someone who knows more about this could confirm that. Thanks for your help!
I currently have 2x2GB of Kingston KHX1333C7D3K2/4G Memory, at a frequency of 1333Mhz and a CL of 7 (mobo: ASUS P7P55D, i5 750, not planning on OCing). Now, simply buying another identical kit to upgrade to 4x2GB would cost me €30 (~$40), but I was wondering whether an upgrade to 2x4GB would be worth it, or even to 2x4GB at a higher frequency (which would be 1600Mhz), at €50-60 (~$70-80). Is there any real performance improvement when using less kits or with increased frequency/lower latency or should I just buy another kit of 2 of the same memory I already own? I'm thinking the latter is the better option in my case, as I mostly use my machine for gaming, but I was hoping someone who knows more about this could confirm that. Thanks for your help!