Upgrade memory from DDR3 1600 to DDR3 2133? (i5 2500k, gtx 970, 1080p monitor)

[wannabegamr]

My motherboard: (2011 asrock overclocking board using an i5 2500k) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157230

I have 8GB of low-latency DDR3 1600: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820178265 (x2)

Would it be worth upgrading to faster ram with slightly higher latency for 1080p gaming with a gtx 970 I'm about to order?

Thinking about this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231518&cm_re=ddr3_2133-_-20-231-518-_-Product

The computer still runs quite fast with the SSD and as is, but the current video card is crap - wondering if ppl here have seen a noticable benefit from upgrading memory speed...

Thanks!!

 

[datguy20]

You won't have any noticeable performance gains. 1600 RAM is fine for nearly any tasks. See this if you want Linus' opinion https://youtu.be/dWgzA2C61z4

If your thinking of either upgrading RAM or a graphics card, I'd pick the graphics card any day (not that there's anything wrong with the GTX 970).

EDIT: woops, didn't see that you were also comparing 4 vs 8 GB ram. Most recommend 8GB for gaming, as some newer games do use over 4GB, and Windows is a greedy OS that uses over a GB of ram as well.

 

[wannabegamr]

Thanks for the info - I do have 8GB of DDR3 1600 now (latency is actually set to a stable 7 manually on the mobo - confirmed with memtest). Thinking critically, I'd probably be better served by spending more on the video card rather than more on upgrading memory speed or anything else. I'm probably going to order the gtx 970 in the next day or two (I like to sleep on stuff). Since I don't have a SLI board, I wonder if it's worth the extra $150 to just spring for a gtx 980 instead? I like systems that stay viable for many years, and may pick up one (or three) 4k displays down the road. Replacing the 970 down the road might be pricier than just spending the extra cash for the 980 now and keeping the system for another few years before building new again...

(for perspective, I'm planning on migrating my gta v play from 360 to pc soon as well as begin to dabble in battlefield and play around with Steam VR when it hits the market)

 

[Sapphire Thunder]

As said, you won't notice difference between 1600 and 2133Mhz.
So you don't need to upgrade it. The next RAM upgrade you will need is either to go up to 16Gb or upgrade to DDR4.
But it's not yet time for that.

 

[spentshells]

The memory controller on the 2500k can not actually take advantage of the faster speeds above 1600