Which ram should i get?

dom8111

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Hey guys i'm looking to increase my computers ram here's my cp http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1762/1/
now i was wondering could i just buy a 8 gb ram stick take out one of my 4gb and then have 12 gb (im fine with 12gb) would this work? and also im pretty good at installing (its very easy) but im wondering do i have to do anything to the motherboard before i start this upgrade like tell it instead of 8gb ram make sure it uses 12 or something and im looking to spend the least amount of the money as i can thank you guys


extra info: i play sc2 and other computer games while streaming and i think an increasse of ram would help improve my fps
 
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PSU Calculator - http://www.thermaltake.outervision.com/Power

Where you are now is ~320W and with an HD 7870 ~420W so you should be fine.

I would recommend that you look at all the games you play and look at some benchmark reviews, just know your CPU also has an impact of rendering (FPS); see - http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-fx-pentium-apu-benchmark,3120.html So you'll need to factor-in CPU bottlenecking on some games, ideally with 'good' settings you want 45-60FPS minimums.

Example SC2 HD 7970 (Extreme settings):
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ref - http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-fx-pentium-apu-benchmark,3120-6.html

Example SC2 various GPU's (i7-2600K @ 4.5GHz / High...
I'm confused here, according to the build you linked it's already 8GB 2x4GB as below. No doubt 8GB of RAM is better than 4GB, but mix-matching RAM isn't recommended.

Clearly the biggest bottleneck is your HD 6670 GPU. If using the iGPU then yep DDR3-1866 is recommended and will yield faster frame rates, but the HD 6670 is by far your primary problem and is the first place I'd spend my money. Also the HD 6670 is not a Crossfire GPU so you cannot buy a second. So I would look at the HD 7000 series or GTX 600 series and replace your GPU.

Affects of 4GB vs 8GB - http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ram-memory-upgrade,2778-8.html

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AMD FX-4100 3.6GHz Quad-Core CPU
Gigabyte M68MT-S2 Motherboard
8GB DDR3 1333 (2 x 4GB) Memory w/ CL9 Timings
500GB SATA III 6.0Gb/s 7200RPM Hard Drive
24x DVD±R/±RW Dual Layer Optical Drive
AMD 6670 1GB DDR3 PCI-e Video Card
500 Watt Power Supply
AZZA Orion PC Case (Black / Red)
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
Xtreme Gear USB Keyboard & Mouse
 

dom8111

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would i need a new power supply for that gpu too?
 
PSU Calculator - http://www.thermaltake.outervision.com/Power

Where you are now is ~320W and with an HD 7870 ~420W so you should be fine.

I would recommend that you look at all the games you play and look at some benchmark reviews, just know your CPU also has an impact of rendering (FPS); see - http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-fx-pentium-apu-benchmark,3120.html So you'll need to factor-in CPU bottlenecking on some games, ideally with 'good' settings you want 45-60FPS minimums.

Example SC2 HD 7970 (Extreme settings):
StarCraftII.png

ref - http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-fx-pentium-apu-benchmark,3120-6.html

Example SC2 various GPU's (i7-2600K @ 4.5GHz / High settings) - Guessing @ 67% on FX-4100 55~68FPS:
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ref - http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7870-review-benchmark,3148-14.html

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ref - http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/768-shader-pitcairn-review,3196-7.html

More links:
link HD 6950 - http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/fx-4100-core-i3-2100-gaming-benchmark,review-32384-8.html
 
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so are you saying i should upgrade my cpu and gpu if so please recommend a cpu i should get
 

dom8111

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would this work with my mobo and my psu if i got the amd 8350 and the 7870 would that all work with the current specs i have now or new supply too?
 
According to Gigabyte's site, currently the newer AMD 'Piledriver' CPU's are not supported. Your PSU is sized properly for an HD 7870 GPU and any of the CPU's listed below. You'd have to contact Gigabyte to find out if they plan further CPU support.

Gigabyte GA-M68MT-S2 (rev. 3.1) (supported CPU's) - http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/cpu-support-popup.aspx?pid=3967

Bulldozer:
AMD FX-8140 3200MHz
AMD FX-8120 3100MHz
AMD FX-8100 2800MHz
AMD FX-6120 3500MHz
AMD FX-6100 3300MHz
AMD FX-4150 3900MHz
AMD FX-4100 3600MHz
 

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thank you very much im going to get the 7870 then later on a new cpu thank you very much