16GB RAM or 480GB SSD

[TacticX]

My current laptop has 8GB-1333 RAM and a 240GB Kingston SSD. I'm planning to buy a 2TB External HDD for more storage and i should have enough budget left over to buy either 2x 8GB-1600 RAM modules OR a 480GB Kingston (Maybe Samsung) SSD. Simply put, I can either double my RAM to 16GB or double my storage. I have managed to keep my game installations well setup within the limited space and any movies/audio/game installers etc., i keep them on external HDD's. Even though, I still only have ~20-30GB of free space on my SSD. But at the same time, i play a lot of games like GTA V and Fallout 4 etc. and commonly see my free memory go as low as 1.5GB free (With 3-4GB SWAP). What would be a more effective upgrade for the long-term? 16GB of RAM or the 480GB SSD?
For further info, i would have around 3TB of eHDD (2 eHDD) space, but that requires USB ports to plugin and I've only got 3 (-2 for sound card and mouse)
Even further info, My GPU is a GT 640M so 2016+ AAA Games are out of the question.

Also, as I live in the Philippines the prices aren't as cheap as the US. Most 480GB SSD's here cost around 8000php ($175) whereas the 16GB RAM would cost 5500 in total ($110). The reason I'm asking is because i know that DDR3 is at it's cheapest now, but if I get the SSD and then end up running apps needing a lot of RAM, I'm stuffed. If i get the RAM and need more space i could always stick stuff on the eHDD's...but i don't know.

 

[Flyfisherman]

Hi
On Your laptop I wouldn't go for any more Ram or SSD. It's a tired computer.
It is a waste of money - in my opinion.

It is, my understanding, that your laptop already running at the edge with a SSD among other things -and slow.
You will not be able to run anything closest the the newest games, unless you cut down the graphics.
Best regards from Sweden

 

[TacticX]

I don't plan on playing the latest games anyway, but this isn't that low in performance. The GPU is dated but it still uses an i7-3610QM and handles everything i throw so far, even though modern games like GTA V i have to run on medium.

 

[Flyfisherman]

Hi my friend,
Exactly what is Your demands and desire?
Best Regards, From Sweden

 

[TacticX]

I'm just asking on opinion which would be more useful. Twice the SSD capacity or twice the RAM. I'm staring to lean more to the RAM side since I have a lot of eHDD storage available and my games and apps tend to use quite a bit of RAM. But 480GB of SSD storage seems quite useful too.