Question upgrading ddr3 ram on old system

[McGarnagle]

I have an i5 4690k with 16 gigs of DDR3 ram (4 sticks of Hyper x fury ram two are 1600mhz KHS1600C10D3/4G and two are 1866 mhz KHS1866C10D3/4G) although a bit mismatched this ram works at 1600 mhz seemingly ok. Will 2 sticks of 8 gb 2400mhz CL 11 DDR3 ram improve gaming performance? I'm looking at used "DDR3 2400MHz G.Skill Ripjaws DIMM Overclock Gaming Memory" on ebay. Unfortunately they do not list a part number but I think it would work. Any estimates of FPS increase or any other info would be appreciated.

 

[COLGeek]

I assume you intend to remove the mixed pairs of memory you have now and replace with the "new" pair. Correct?

The gain won't be huge. What are the specs for the rest of your system (make/model of all installed components)?

 

[boju]

You'll notice some -

DDR3 1600 vs DDR3 2400 in 2015

Few years ago it didnt really matter between 1600 or 2400, it was an expensive option for those who wanted the best of the best. But now DDR3 prices have gone down and im looking to upgrade from 16gb to 32gb. Is it worth getting 2400 32gb ram? It is going to be used for gaming, 3d modeling...

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But if you really want to improve gaming at a more substantial level keeping your motherboard, a 4790 (or 4790k if you want to risk previous treatment as in OC albeit locked 4790 would be safer) with more threads will do more for you in a lot of titles than ram speed.

Intel Core i7-4790 3.60GHz Quad Core SR1QF CPU Processor | eBay

Pulled from retired systems. Please note that if you motherboard was released before the cpu, you will need to update your bios to a version that will support the cpu.

www.ebay.com

 

[McGarnagle]

I assume you intend to remove the mixed pairs of memory you have now and replace with the "new" pair. Correct?

The gain won't be huge. What are the specs for the rest of your system (make/model of all installed components)?

Hi thanks for the reply. Yes I'm contemplating changing the ram with the 2 8 gig sticks.
My system:
i5 4690k OC at 4.5 ghz with noctua NH u14s cooler,
16 gig of the kingston ram mentioned,
Z87-A motherboard,
GTX 1650 super
CX600M power supply

 

[McGarnagle]

You'll notice some -

DDR3 1600 vs DDR3 2400 in 2015

Few years ago it didnt really matter between 1600 or 2400, it was an expensive option for those who wanted the best of the best. But now DDR3 prices have gone down and im looking to upgrade from 16gb to 32gb. Is it worth getting 2400 32gb ram? It is going to be used for gaming, 3d modeling...

forums.tomshardware.com

But if you really want to improve gaming at a more substantial level keeping your motherboard, a 4790 (or 4790k if you want to risk previous treatment as in OC albeit locked 4790 would be safer) with more threads will do more for you in a lot of titles than ram speed.

Intel Core i7-4790 3.60GHz Quad Core SR1QF CPU Processor | eBay

Pulled from retired systems. Please note that if you motherboard was released before the cpu, you will need to update your bios to a version that will support the cpu.

www.ebay.com

Thanks for the reply! Very interesting article about ram. The 4790 is a good chip I'm surprised how cheap it is!

 

[boju]

Hi thanks for the reply. Yes I'm contemplating changing the ram with the 2 8 gig sticks.
My system:
i5 4690k OC at 4.5 ghz with noctua NH u14s cooler,
16 gig of the kingston ram mentioned,
Z87-A motherboard,
GTX 1650 super
CX600M power supply

Man, i used to run 1080Ti with 2600K at 4.5 and it performed really well, 10~15 fps less compared to 8700k. If you're looking for more performance, Gtx 1650 could certainly be upgraded too.

4790 will suffice an Rtx 3060 or even 3060Ti which the 1080Ti sits in-between. The psu would be questionable though, could maybe get away with it but again you could upgrade that as well and repurpose it in a new build if you decide to do so. Corsair Rm750x or Rm850x for example, alas Rm650x would do if you only went 3060Ti.

 

[McGarnagle]

Thanks for the advice. I gather upgrading the Ram probably isn't worth it. As you say a new GPU would be a better option. Thanks a lot!