8GB or 12GB ram

[Super_11]

Hi i recently bought new pc.Here are the specs:
ASRock A320M-DGS
Ryzen 3 2200G
4GB ram
GTX1050
1TB HDD 7200RPM
I have managed to save some money to spend on upgrades but i cant choose.Should i buy 1 more stick with 4GB ram and maybe SSD(roughly $70) or buy 1 stick with 8GB ram and make it 12GB total(roughly $80).i just wan to improve my pc performance because i get some lag spikes in some games like Fortnite(i just want to play with my friends without lagging like s..t).Give me some
advices.

 

[jaslion]

Hi i recently bought new pc.Here are the specs:
ASRock A320M-DGS
Ryzen 3 2200G
4GB ram
GTX1050
1TB HDD 7200RPM
I have managed to save some money to spend on upgrades but i cant choose.Should i buy 1 more stick with 4GB ram and maybe SSD(roughly $70) or buy 1 stick with 8GB ram and make it 12GB total(roughly $80).i just wan to improve my pc performance because i get some lag spikes in some games like Fortnite(i just want to play with my friends without lagging like s..t).Give me some
advices.

What you want to do is get either a 2x4gb or 2x8gb kit of the fastest ram you can afford. Ryzen performs a lot worse when not running in dual channel (which you can't do with 1 stick or mismatching sticks) and also performs worse with slower ram.

Mix and matching ram can work but often simply does not or it has a couple issues. So my advice is to just get a 2x4gb kit of the fastest ram you can get, get a decent bit of extra performance out of your ryzen that way and then sell the 4gb stick.

 

[Super_11]

Hi i recently bought new pc.Here are the specs:
ASRock A320M-DGS
Ryzen 3 2200G
4GB ram
GTX1050
1TB HDD 7200RPM
I have managed to save some money to spend on upgrades but i cant choose.Should i buy 1 more stick with 4GB ram and maybe SSD(roughly $70) or buy 1 stick with 8GB ram and make it 12GB total(roughly $80).i just wan to improve my pc performance because i get some lag spikes in some games like Fortnite(i just want to play with my friends without lagging like s..t).Give me some
advices.

What you want to do is get either a 2x4gb or 2x8gb kit of the fastest ram you can afford. Ryzen performs a lot worse when not running in dual channel (which you can't do with 1 stick or mismatching sticks) and also performs worse with slower ram.

Mix and matching ram can work but often simply does not or it has a couple issues. So my advice is to just get a 2x4gb kit of the fastest ram you can get, get a decent bit of extra performance out of your ryzen that way and then sell the 4gb stick.

Hi thanks for the reply.My current ram speed is 2666MHz and the cheapest ram stick here is from ADATA about $40.I think it would be better to buy it and buy ssd as well for the price of 8gb stick.But i have a question because my current stick i from TeamGroup 4gb.Will ADATA PREMIER AD4U2666W4G19-B work with my TeamGroup ram stick?Will there be any problems?

 

[jaslion]

Hi i recently bought new pc.Here are the specs:
ASRock A320M-DGS
Ryzen 3 2200G
4GB ram
GTX1050
1TB HDD 7200RPM
I have managed to save some money to spend on upgrades but i cant choose.Should i buy 1 more stick with 4GB ram and maybe SSD(roughly $70) or buy 1 stick with 8GB ram and make it 12GB total(roughly $80).i just wan to improve my pc performance because i get some lag spikes in some games like Fortnite(i just want to play with my friends without lagging like s..t).Give me some
advices.

What you want to do is get either a 2x4gb or 2x8gb kit of the fastest ram you can afford. Ryzen performs a lot worse when not running in dual channel (which you can't do with 1 stick or mismatching sticks) and also performs worse with slower ram.

Mix and matching ram can work but often simply does not or it has a couple issues. So my advice is to just get a 2x4gb kit of the fastest ram you can get, get a decent bit of extra performance out of your ryzen that way and then sell the 4gb stick.

Hi thanks for the reply.My current ram speed is 2666MHz and the cheapest ram stick here is from ADATA about $40.I think it would be better to buy it and buy ssd as well for the price of 8gb stick.But i have a question because my current stick i from TeamGroup 4gb.Will ADATA PREMIER AD4U2666W4G19-B work with my TeamGroup ram stick?Will there be any problems?

More likely than not it will not work. You can try but mix and matching ram (as said before) is a gamble. Ryzen is really bad with it and has a lot more issues with ram mixing than intel. If you want 100% compatibility get a 2x4gb kit.