Hi!
I'm using a quite old PC (second half 2013) for gaming and general browsing.
I play light games like League of Legends or Stardew Valley, plus strategic/management games with generally low/medium HW requirements.
Not playing the most recent titles and having compromises with graphics settings, I used to find the build still fine and playable for my needs.
But lately, I'm incurring instability and crashes and standing to Windows Stop Code MEMORY MANAGEMENT and memory diagnostic it's HW error.
I would like to save the build, and I guess that if the auto diagnostic is correct the solution is to change the RAM.
So my question is if there is room for performance improvement just with a RAM upgrade, without any other change, and therefore if it is worth investing a bit, or if I should just get a minimum viable replacement.
In both cases, I would like to have your suggestion about which specific RAMs to buy.
Regarding the budget, it really depends on how much is it worth the investment in terms of performance improvement, but here I rely on you guys. As max, I have 200$ to spend, if necessary and useful.
Moreover, with HW of 8 years ago, still make sense to think about other possible upgrades with a sensible perforance improvement, or at this point is necessary a complete rebuild due to compatibility and/or bottle-neck issues?
Below the build details.
Thank you very much for your help!
Approximate Purchase Date: 2013 second half
Budget Range: max 200$
System Usage: gaming, browsing, office
Parts:
OS: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
CPU: Intel Core i5 4670 @ 3.40GHz
RAM: 8,00GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 799MHz
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 (CPUSocket)
Monitor: DELL U2515H (2560x1440@59Hz)
GPU: 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 (EVGA)
HDD: 931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EZEX-75ZF5A0 (SATA )
SSD: 111GB Samsung SSD 840 EVO 120GB (SATA (SSD))
I'm using a quite old PC (second half 2013) for gaming and general browsing.
I play light games like League of Legends or Stardew Valley, plus strategic/management games with generally low/medium HW requirements.
Not playing the most recent titles and having compromises with graphics settings, I used to find the build still fine and playable for my needs.
But lately, I'm incurring instability and crashes and standing to Windows Stop Code MEMORY MANAGEMENT and memory diagnostic it's HW error.
I would like to save the build, and I guess that if the auto diagnostic is correct the solution is to change the RAM.
So my question is if there is room for performance improvement just with a RAM upgrade, without any other change, and therefore if it is worth investing a bit, or if I should just get a minimum viable replacement.
In both cases, I would like to have your suggestion about which specific RAMs to buy.
Regarding the budget, it really depends on how much is it worth the investment in terms of performance improvement, but here I rely on you guys. As max, I have 200$ to spend, if necessary and useful.
Moreover, with HW of 8 years ago, still make sense to think about other possible upgrades with a sensible perforance improvement, or at this point is necessary a complete rebuild due to compatibility and/or bottle-neck issues?
Below the build details.
Thank you very much for your help!
Approximate Purchase Date: 2013 second half
Budget Range: max 200$
System Usage: gaming, browsing, office
Parts:
OS: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
CPU: Intel Core i5 4670 @ 3.40GHz
RAM: 8,00GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 799MHz
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 (CPUSocket)
Monitor: DELL U2515H (2560x1440@59Hz)
GPU: 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 (EVGA)
HDD: 931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EZEX-75ZF5A0 (SATA )
SSD: 111GB Samsung SSD 840 EVO 120GB (SATA (SSD))