Adding more memory

[Kiaeneto]

I currently have 16gb (2 8gb) gskill trident z rgb @3200 paired with a 7700k. I'm looking at streaming would upgrading to 32gb help with streaming and would it help with gaming in general?

 

[Tanyac]

Short answer - Unlikely.
Have a look at task manager when playing games and streaming, How much of your memory is being used?

 

[Karadjgne]

Nope. Streaming is all about the cpu. Netflix needs just 512Mb, and Adobe recommends 1Gb for 720p and 2Gb for 1080p.

Gaming can use maybe at best 12-13Gb for 4k,1080ti sli, 7700k systems, so more than 8Gb possibly but less than 16Gb.

More than 16Gb usually only helps in rendering and a few other production apps, some of which do better with high speed ram like Autocad.