Keep my 16gb ram or upgrade to 32gb?

[CptWesker07]

So I have a i7 9700k 3.6ghz, 16gb ram 2400mhz ddr4 and a RTX 2080. Should I keep as is or toss out my ram and get a 32gb 3000mhz? Some people are telling me my ram is to weak and I'm getting bottlenecking.

[Cloudy]

You most likely don't need more than 16GB of memory for what you use your PC for normally. But you can see some framerate improvement using 3000MHz memory instead of 2400MHz memory. Watch videos online and see if you think it is worth it. (I say it is only worth it IF you can get a decent amount of your money back selling your current memory.)

[Jaunitta 🌸]

Please check with your manufacturer if your laptop supports it.
Increasing ram is good to a point, your system will only use so much the rest is just wasted.
This will be obvious to you when you look at the system specs installed memory ram ( x amount usable) ram is combined with ram on the gpu.

[MonoAlice]

You are just wasting money on RAM.
32GB is for stuff like deep heavy 3D rendering or 8K video editing.
16GB is more than enough for regular use such as gaming, etc.

[tacoshy]

Originally posted by Jaunitta 🌸:

Please check with your manufacturer if your laptop supports it.
Increasing ram is good to a point, your system will only use so much the rest is just wasted.
This will be obvious to you when you look at the system specs installed memory ram ( x amount usable) ram is combined with ram on the gpu.

i7-9700K is not a laptop CPU...

Originally posted by Cloudy Canadian:

You most likely don't need more than 16GB of memory for what you use your PC for normally. But you can see some framerate improvement using 3000MHz instead of 2400MHz. Watch videos online and see if you think it is worth it. (I say it is only worth it IF you can get a decent amount of your money back selling your current memory.)

It won't. Intel is not depending on ram frequency. AMD only is because of the infinity fabric while current Intels use a Mesh Bus...

[CptWesker07]

Originally posted by Jaunitta 🌸:

Please check with your manufacturer if your laptop supports it.
Increasing ram is good to a point, your system will only use so much the rest is just wasted.
This will be obvious to you when you look at the system specs installed memory ram ( x amount usable) ram is combined with ram on the gpu.

lol It's not a laptop, it's a custom built rig!

[r.linder]

Originally posted by tacoshy:

Originally posted by Jaunitta 🌸:

Please check with your manufacturer if your laptop supports it.
Increasing ram is good to a point, your system will only use so much the rest is just wasted.
This will be obvious to you when you look at the system specs installed memory ram ( x amount usable) ram is combined with ram on the gpu.

i7-9700K is not a laptop CPU...

Originally posted by Cloudy Canadian:

You most likely don't need more than 16GB of memory for what you use your PC for normally. But you can see some framerate improvement using 3000MHz instead of 2400MHz. Watch videos online and see if you think it is worth it. (I say it is only worth it IF you can get a decent amount of your money back selling your current memory.)

It won't. Intel is not depending on ram frequency. AMD only is because of the infinity fabric while current Intels use a Mesh Bus...

No, there is certainly a difference when going up to 3000 from 2400 with Intel:

YouTube™ Video: 2400MHz vs 3000MHz vs 3200MHz RAM speed Test | i7 8700(k) 

Views: 74,837

Do high end CPU's benefit with high speed memory ? Tested in 11 games - 2400 vs 3000 vs 3200 mhz DDR4 RAM. Intel 8th gen processor.

But similarly with Ryzen, there is a great diminish in returns above that.

[OLDMAN🎅]

Originally posted by Cloudy Canadian:

You most likely don't need more than 16GB of memory for what you use your PC for normally. But you can see some framerate improvement using 3000MHz instead of 2400MHz. Watch videos online and see if you think it is worth it. (I say it is only worth it IF you can get a decent amount of your money back selling your current memory.)

did not made much fps difference and baby it douse

YouTube™ Video:  

Views: 0

[r.linder]

Originally posted by OLDMAN:

Originally posted by Cloudy Canadian:

You most likely don't need more than 16GB of memory for what you use your PC for normally. But you can see some framerate improvement using 3000MHz instead of 2400MHz. Watch videos online and see if you think it is worth it. (I say it is only worth it IF you can get a decent amount of your money back selling your current memory.)

did not made much fps difference and baby it douse

YouTube™ Video:  

Views: 0

Not much, but there's also barely a price difference.

[BoOsTeR]

you have to use 32GB + SSD , your pc have Throat ( gap ) now , buy 16GB more ram with a same boss clock

[𝔇ave]

Originally posted by BoOsTeR:

you have to use 32GB + SSD , your pc have Throat ( gap ) now , buy 16GB more ram with a same boss clock

say what?

[Baosas]

Wouldn't say there's bottlenecking, but provided that the prices look right to you, you can rarely go wrong with faster and larger RAM. 32 GBs might prove very pertinent in a few years.

Right now though, think 16 GBs is enough, unless you have very specific demands or like keeping everything running at once.

[Astro_80 (WASH YOUR HANDS!)]

Originally posted by CptWesker07:

So I have a i7 9700k 3.6ghz, 16gb ram 2400mhz ddr4 and a RTX 2080. Should I keep as is or toss out my ram and get a 32gb 3000mhz? Some people are telling me my ram is to weak and I'm getting bottlenecking.

You won't need more than 16GB for gaming. For other specific tasks such as video editing or rendering etc, more RAM is desirable.