8gb ram to 16?

[itzhazed]

Hi, well I see that newegg is selling G. Skill Ripjaws X ram for $25. I think this is a pretty good price, so should I upgrade?

Here are my current specs:
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3
RAM: G. Skill Ripjaws X 1866 MHz 8gb
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 7770
CPU: AMD FX-6100 @ 3.3 GHz
PSU: Corsair CX500 500w PSU

Thanks

 

[littleleo]

Not much performance increase from going from 8gb to 16gb.

 

[socialfox]

Well since it is on sale it would not hurt to grab the extra ram. However I would not expect any performance gain when gaming and doubt the extra ram will be used if you are the average gamer or casual user.

 

[itzhazed]

Well since it is on sale it would not hurt to grab the extra ram. However I would not expect any performance gain when gaming and doubt the extra ram will be used if you are the average gamer or casual user.

I do gaming, render videos, and Photoshop occasionally. So you don't think it is much of an upgrade?

 

[socialfox]

Well since you said video rendering, maybe you should go with the 16gb. Anyways does your ram usage ever hit near 100% ?

 

[itzhazed]

Well since you said video rendering, maybe you should go with the 16gb. Anyways does your ram usage ever hit near 100% ?

Not really, I dont really hit more than 50-60%

 

[AdioKIP]

I went from 8 gigs of Ram to 16 gigs earlier this year. To be honest I see no difference whatsoever. I do some of everything on my computer from gaming (Eyefinity 3 screens with a Radeon 7950), to BluRay/DVD Ripping, to video editing etc. I've seen no difference in any of them. I also have a logitech G20 keyboard with LCD. I use it to monitor stats so constantly see how much ram is used. I've never seen it go above 8 gigs of Ram no matter what I'm doing and I'm a HEAVY multi-tasker. Even with that said for $25 I probably would do it. Just because its not used now doesnt mean in a year or two it wont be.

 

[socialfox]

Well I don't think you will really need it, however since it is on sale you may as well take advantage of it IF money is not really a concern. I myself would grab that as well if I had slots on my motherboard vacant (my motherboard only has 2 ram slots )

 

[itzhazed]

Best answer selected by itzHaZed.

 

[itzhazed]

Thanks guys, I've decided to get the ram.

 

[AdioKIP]

Hope you enjoy your upgrade, glad I could help.

Gotta hate sales and upgrade fever. Even though I saw no difference going from 8 - 16. I'm browsing neweggs sales and realize for $50 I could go to 32 and am almost considering it...LOL