16 gb or 8gb ram for gaming at 1080p and for video streming

[Yash2000]

How much fam do i need for gaming at 1080p and video streming. I have i7 4790k and asus gtx 970 strix

 

[Tradesman1]

I'd go 16GB in a 2x8GB, there are already games that can eat up a 8GB set by themselves, and DRAM use by games will continue to grow 😉

 

[Yash2000]

If i get 2 kingston hyperx fury 8gb 1866mhz ddr3 ram ( not the kit, seperate rams) can i run them in dual channel? And i have a deepcool assassin cpu cooler so will the kingston hyperx fury fit in the slot?

 

[honkuimushi]

It might work, but it's not guaranteed. You generally want both sets of RAM to be as well matched as possible. I would just go with a kit. And dual channel kits are often cheaper than buying two DIMMs individually.

 

[Yash2000]

16 gb ram kits cost that much that i can buy 3 seperate ram sticks. Im talming about 2 same kingston ram sticks so can i run them in dual channel?

 

[Tradesman1]

Get then in a single package so they have been tested to play nice together, no guarantees buying single sticks