2nd Graphics Card or More Ram

[PC_Gamer123]

I am a gamer and I play a lot of games, the majority of games work fine, but some games and when I try to record some it lags quite a lot and it gets annoying - #check out my YT channel... Jk.

These are my PC specks:

• 
  Motherboard: M5A99X EVO R2.0
  graphics card: gigabyte geforce GTX 960 4gb
  memory: 16gb ram G.Skill Ripjaws-X DIMM 240-pin
  Storage: Seagate 1tb SSHD Hybrid
  Processor: AMD FX 8 core 4.2GHz

What do you think, I'm not sure, tell me what you think is better to do get more RAM or get a second graphics card. Thanks if you answer

 

[JustAComputerUser]

I am a gamer and I play a lot of games, the majority of games work fine, but some games and when I try to record some it lags quite a lot and it gets annoying - #check out my YT channel... Jk.

These are my PC specks:

• 
  Motherboard: M5A99X EVO R2.0
  graphics card: gigabyte geforce GTX 960 4gb
  memory: 16gb ram G.Skill Ripjaws-X DIMM 240-pin
  Storage: Seagate 1tb SSHD Hybrid
  Processor: AMD FX 8 core 4.2GHz

What do you think, I'm not sure, tell me what you think is better to do get more RAM or get a second graphics card. Thanks if you answer

Getting a new graphics card maybe? Like the 970 or 980 depending on your money.

 

[yozo67]

Second GPU. 16GB is MORE than enough for modern games, tasks, and such. Games almost NEVER have trouble with more than 16 GB of RAM; in fact the highest recommended I have ever heard of was 12GB. A Second GPU/New GPU will contribute to higher FPS far more than more RAM.

Source: 380X and 16GB of RAM, most games run fine on high.

 

[Spencer_10]

Adding a second 960 4GB in SLI will actually give a lot of benefit in supported games, unlike the 970/980 in SLI
it can almost double your fps

But..

* Not all games are supported
* More noise
* More heat
* Input lag of 30ms and microstutter's
* extra PSU requirements
* Other strange occurrences like black screens and BSOD, game crashes etc

 

[yozo67]

Adding a second 960 4mb in SLI will actually give a lot of benefit in supported games, unlike the 970/980 in SLI
it can almost double your fps

But..

* Not all games are supported
* More noise
* More heat
* Input lag of 30ms and microstutter's
* extra PSU requirements
* Other strange occurrences like black screens and BSOD, game crashes etc

Honestly, if I were him, I'd just save some more and upgrade a single GPU. 1070 when it drops?

 

[Spencer_10]

Well yes , actually if you could sell your card for $200 and find a used 980ti for 400 then this is better than messing around with SLI,
But you need a good PSU

 

[Nonpossible]

I am a gamer and I play a lot of games, the majority of games work fine, but some games and when I try to record some it lags quite a lot and it gets annoying - #check out my YT channel... Jk.

These are my PC specks:

• 
  Motherboard: M5A99X EVO R2.0
  graphics card: gigabyte geforce GTX 960 4gb
  memory: 16gb ram G.Skill Ripjaws-X DIMM 240-pin
  Storage: Seagate 1tb SSHD Hybrid
  Processor: AMD FX 8 core 4.2GHz

What do you think, I'm not sure, tell me what you think is better to do get more RAM or get a second graphics card. Thanks if you answer

You have plenty of RAM. I'd say it's more likely your motherboard/CPU combo holding you back.