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★∂Ж Ål✟ιmєtҽя ☠ 21 Jul @ 6:55pm

RAM upgrade

Im currently on 12GB (8+4) 2400 Mhz ddr4 RAM,
(B760m + i513500)

Should I move to 2x8 3200 Mhz RAM? or just get another 8 gb stick of 2400 MHZ Ram?

I mostly play CS2, would there be any huge difference in FPS? Pls guide.

Thanks!!

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Originally posted by Bing Chilling:

move to 2x8gb 3200mhz

for one. You'll gain a decent fps boost just from the memory speed alone.
and two. you'll be moving from single channel to dual channel (check your motherboard manual to make sure you are putting each stick in the correct slot) which will also give a noticeable boost in performance.

Overall it would be a 15-20% boost in performance, aslong as your GPU can keep up.

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Bing Chilling 21 Jul @ 9:16pm

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_I_ 22 Jul @ 12:29am

its a laptop, ram performance id directly proportional to its igpu performance

same sized dimms will have all ram in dual channel performance

mismatched speed/size is horrible, esp for laptops

speed is limited by the slowest dimm,
and mismatched size is 2x the smaller dimm in dual ch, and the remainder of the larger dimm in single ch

laptop 2x8d ddr4 kits, sorted by performance (freq / cl)
https://pcpartpicker.com/products/memory/#xcx=0&b=ddr4&ff=ddr4_sodimm&Z=16384002&sort=fwl&page=1&S=2666,8400

2666 cl 16 kit (2666/16 = 166) is faster than 3200 cl 20 (3200/20 = 160)

Last edited by _I_; 22 Jul @ 12:30am

★∂Ж Ål✟ιmєtҽя ☠ 22 Jul @ 2:49am

Originally posted by Bing Chilling:
move to 2x8gb 3200mhz

for one. You'll gain a decent fps boost just from the memory speed alone.
and two. you'll be moving from single channel to dual channel (check your motherboard manual to make sure you are putting each stick in the correct slot) which will also give a noticeable boost in performance.

Overall it would be a 15-20% boost in performance, aslong as your GPU can keep up.

Thanks for the reply

★∂Ж Ål✟ιmєtҽя ☠ 22 Jul @ 2:50am

Originally posted by _I_:
its a laptop, ram performance id directly proportional to its igpu performance

same sized dimms will have all ram in dual channel performance

mismatched speed/size is horrible, esp for laptops

speed is limited by the slowest dimm,
and mismatched size is 2x the smaller dimm in dual ch, and the remainder of the larger dimm in single ch

laptop 2x8d ddr4 kits, sorted by performance (freq / cl)
https://pcpartpicker.com/products/memory/#xcx=0&b=ddr4&ff=ddr4_sodimm&Z=16384002&sort=fwl&page=1&S=2666,8400

2666 cl 16 kit (2666/16 = 166) is faster than 3200 cl 20 (3200/20 = 160)

no its not laptop. any ways ive decided to ditch my 12GB Ram for 2x8 GB 3200.

_I_ 22 Jul @ 3:59am

my bad, i read it wrong

get a 3200+ cl 16- kit, 2x8g or 2x16g
https://pcpartpicker.com/products/memory/#F=6000000,10000000&S=3200,8400&Z=32768002&xcx=0&b=ddr4&sort=price&page=1

★∂Ж Ål✟ιmєtҽя ☠ 22 Jul @ 7:03pm

Originally posted by _I_:
my bad, i read it wrong

get a 3200+ cl 16- kit, 2x8g or 2x16g
https://pcpartpicker.com/products/memory/#F=6000000,10000000&S=3200,8400&Z=32768002&xcx=0&b=ddr4&sort=price&page=1

Thanks :)