Upgrade to 8gb worth it?

[Nevakonaza]

So i currently have 4gb of ram.

G-Skill 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600MHz Ripjaws Memory Kit CL7(7-8-7-24) 1.6V

And was wondering do you guys think it would be worth getting another 4gb to make a total of 8GB?

I don’t particularly use programs that are ram hungry, But my system uses around 1.6G idle...not sure what it used under load.

Why im asking about the upgrade, I want to make sure my rig will handle the up coming Battlefield 3 with no problems,Especially since it will have huge maps but i assume im good to go as my GPU has 2GB of dedicated vram?

What you think?

My system specs-
i7 860 @ 3.8Ghz
|Gigabyte GA-P55-US3L
4GB Ripjaws 1600Mhz CL7
HD6950 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 2GB (900/1325)
Vertex 2 60Gb SSD
500GB +250GB HDD
Asus Xonar D1
7 Home Premium X64.

[_dangtx_]

open up resource monitor and check.

last i checked 64 bit was to be used on systems with a minimum of 4 gigs which yours has ...:)

still,if you want to play it safe ram is cheap these days.

get a 2x4 kit and keep your 2x2 for practice or an older rig's needy upgrade's path

[trayton]

I personally just upgraded to 16GB of RAM (see my sig), and I love it personally as I have no lag even switching between windows or games (have a few games where it takes a few to respawn so I play CS:S and HON at the same time with no lag whats so ever!

[ccbrooks]

I went from 8 to 16gig. Its cheep and I did notice better performance

[bkh2]

With RAM prices being so low right now, you can't go wrong if you have the money. Consider buying an 8GB kit (2x4GB) and add it to your existing RAM for a total of 12GB. The price difference between a 4GB kit is minimal compared to an 8GB kit.

[enaberif]

Any difference that you notice between 4 to 8 gb is all very minimal... as even 64bit OS is still limited to most apps being 32bit.

Only reason you see huge amounts of ram in systems is cause its so cheap

[lowfat]

Originally Posted by enaberif

Any difference that you notice between 4 to 8 gb is all very minimal... as even 64bit OS is still limited to most apps being 32bit.

Only reason you see huge amounts of ram in systems is cause its so cheap

This. Ram is extremely overrated these days. Building a new system it makes sense to move to 8GB since it is dirt cheap. But if you already have 2x2GB, then there is no reason to upgrade IMO.

[ipaine]

Originally Posted by lowfat

This. Ram is extremely overrated these days. Building a new system it makes sense to move to 8GB since it is dirt cheap. But if you already have 2x2GB, then there is no reason to upgrade IMO.

Well before you declare that I would ask one question of the OP, do you have or run any virtual machines? I ask as going up to 8GB can make a difference if you have a virtual machine running in the background. Also while yes most apps are still only 32bit and only use 4GB at the most, we all do more and more multitasking. We all have more and more running in the background and having that extra 4GB can make a difference. I know I routinely see only 2 or so GB free on my system when running something like the Witcher and many other games.

[enaberif]

32bit apps are limited to 2gb per process so even if you have 10 things running they can only allocate so much and will never use more than 4 :P

[_dangtx_]

well, my ff sometimes goes to 1 gig, i.e. half maybe, a few more programs and it gets easy to 3-4 gigs plus winders so
i wouldnt call that normal usage but still :)