Approximate Purchase Date: about 2-1/2 years ago
Budget Range: $500ish
System Usage from Most to Least Important: solely for gaming
Are you buying a monitor: Yes
Parts to Upgrade: ram, monitor, another SSD
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: doesn't matter
Parts Preferences: n/a
Overclocking: no idea
SLI or Crossfire: what?
Your Monitor Resolution: what are people using these days?
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Mainly I play Skyrim. Recently tried a new list that's very heavily modded and my game struggles a bit. I think I need more memory. Currently I've only got 16g and I'd like to upgrade to 32g (I know I'll have to buy two 16g sticks and toss my current 8g sticks out). Y'all helped me build my PC back in Nov of 2019 so here I'm back asking you fine folks for help again. I'm not terribly savvy with PC knowledge but I'm smart enough to follow YouTube videos and build my current setup.
Anyway, what RAM should I get?
My monitor is also an old piece of garbage (Gateway FHX2300), what should I get for that? Currently have a 23", something larger would be nice.
My SSD is only 1T, I'd like to add a 2T - unless you think something larger is more cost effective.
Lastly, am I on the right track? Is the ram my bottle neck given my other pc specs? According to userbenchmark.com it's supposedly a good setup for gaming.
Thanks!
Current Specs:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor
Motherboard: Asus Tuf Gaming X570-Plus
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600
Storage: Adata SX8200 Pro 1TB
Video Card: AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB
Case: Cougar MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply
Budget Range: $500ish
System Usage from Most to Least Important: solely for gaming
Are you buying a monitor: Yes
Parts to Upgrade: ram, monitor, another SSD
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: doesn't matter
Parts Preferences: n/a
Overclocking: no idea
SLI or Crossfire: what?
Your Monitor Resolution: what are people using these days?
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Mainly I play Skyrim. Recently tried a new list that's very heavily modded and my game struggles a bit. I think I need more memory. Currently I've only got 16g and I'd like to upgrade to 32g (I know I'll have to buy two 16g sticks and toss my current 8g sticks out). Y'all helped me build my PC back in Nov of 2019 so here I'm back asking you fine folks for help again. I'm not terribly savvy with PC knowledge but I'm smart enough to follow YouTube videos and build my current setup.
Anyway, what RAM should I get?
My monitor is also an old piece of garbage (Gateway FHX2300), what should I get for that? Currently have a 23", something larger would be nice.
My SSD is only 1T, I'd like to add a 2T - unless you think something larger is more cost effective.
Lastly, am I on the right track? Is the ram my bottle neck given my other pc specs? According to userbenchmark.com it's supposedly a good setup for gaming.
Thanks!
Current Specs:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor
Motherboard: Asus Tuf Gaming X570-Plus
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600
Storage: Adata SX8200 Pro 1TB
Video Card: AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB
Case: Cougar MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply