Should I upgrade to DDR4 for a gaming focused build?

[DavidStridh]

Hi!

As stated in the title, I'm looking to upgrade the memory of my gaming pc. At the moment I have 8 gbs of DDR3-1333 memory and I'm looking to upgrade it to 16 gb. However, my motherboard only supports up to DDR3-1600.

I've got a budget of about 700$ and I've been thinking of upgrading my processor to something like a ryzen 1600, which I've heard can really benefit from faster RAM. I'm just wondering if it'd be worth it to spend money on a DDR4 RAM kit.

This is my current build - https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9hfv9W

Thanks for the help!

 

[SkyNetRising]

Just upgrade ram to 16GB DDR3. It will be multiple times less expensive than changing cpu and motherboard also.

What issues exactly are you facing on your current system?
It's still pretty decent rig. Only thing missing is SSD.

 

[DavidStridh]

Just upgrade ram to 16GB DDR3. It will be multiple times less expensive than changing cpu and motherboard also.

What issues exactly are you facing on your current system?
It's still pretty decent rig. Only thing missing is SSD.

Well some games that I play say that I lack the memory to have a good gaming experience Just cause 3 is the most recent example.

My friend told me that the reason I might be lagging in some of the games we play is due to my memory and that I should look to upgrade it. However I didn't want to just take his word for it. Which is why i asked

 

[SkyNetRising]

You can use msi afterburner to monitor ram and pagefile usage.
You can use Resource Monitor to monitor ram usage also.

Launch MSI afterburner and your game, play until you encounter performance issues
and make a screenshot of Afterburner hardware monitoring window with graphs visible:
ram usage, pagefile usage, cpu usage/temperature, gpu usage/temperature, gpu memory usage, fps.
Post the screenshot.

 

[DavidStridh]

You can use msi afterburner to monitor ram and pagefile usage.
You can use Resource Monitor to monitor ram usage also.

Launch MSI afterburner and your game, play until you encounter performance issues
and make a screenshot of Afterburner hardware monitoring window with graphs visible:
ram usage, pagefile usage, cpu usage/temperature, gpu usage/temperature, gpu memory usage, fps.
Post the screenshot.

My resource monitor thing has everything written in swedish, can I still post it like that?

 

[SkyNetRising]

MSI afterburner will show much more info.
But sure - you can post Resource monitor screenshot also.

 

[DavidStridh]

MSI afterburner will show much more info.
But sure - you can post Resource monitor screenshot also.

https://gyazo.com/7b23dfe42e937b2c00cdb3382a14ae25

 

[SkyNetRising]

You have to detach hardware monitoring window to see graphs.
There is a small button with red letters "DETACH" - press it, locate graphs listed earlier and make another screenshot.

 

[DavidStridh]

You have to detach hardware monitoring window to see graphs.
There is a small button with red letters "DETACH" - press it, locate graphs listed earlier and make another screenshot.

https://gyazo.com/48243cd555bb45ff3e47ee4a14b3162b

https://gyazo.com/ca64070beca500307de9eda3cc0a1d66

https://gyazo.com/60c7b5b18b73dad7ae1ad4af941b416b

 

[SkyNetRising]

Great screenshots.
CPU usage/temperature, gpu usage/temperature looks great. No bottle necking there.

In last screenshot you can see, that pagefile usage goes above the amount of physical ram on your pc.
So - your system would definitely benefit from more ram.

 

[DavidStridh]

Great screenshots.
CPU usage/temperature, gpu usage/temperature looks great. No bottle necking there.

In last screenshot you can see, that pagefile usage goes above the amount of physical ram on your pc.
So - your system would definitely benefit from more ram.

Thank you very much!