Memory recommendations? Need 16gb.

[-Ironside-]

Hey all,
Need a suggestion for more ram, currently have 8gb and it's not enough. Cheap but not crap if possible. If you see anymore affordable upgrades that should be made, please feel free to mention. Have $200-$300 budget. Thanks!

Current build
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Ironside80/saved/#view=TG9MnQ

 

[Herc08]

If you ar epaying $200 for 16gbyou are doing something wrong. However, you are rocking a 5 year old processor, and it is probably time to upgrade. Are games becoming sluggish? What is your purpose of adding another 8gb?

 

[-Ironside-]

If you ar epaying $200 for 16gbyou are doing something wrong. However, you are rocking a 5 year old processor, and it is probably time to upgrade. Are games becoming sluggish? What is your purpose of adding another 8gb?

Games are becoming very sluggish along with browsing windows, netflix etc.I'm getting error messages on windows telling me there's not enough memory. The games being the big issue, it's almost impossible to do anything. The budget was for any upgrades.

 

[Herc08]

I would recommend getting a new motherboard. However, that may be a bit too much for you. You are possibly being held back by your CPU, and I recommend not wasting money on RAM on a dead-end. Also your GTX 960 may be hitting it's brick wall. If you can stretch your budget, you can try this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($158.69 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($88.33 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($65.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $313.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-07 16:55 EDT-0400