Upgrading from 8GB DDR3 1600 CL9 to 16GB DDR3 2400

[wuss king]

Good evening guys,

Last month I purchased a Asus z97 AR motherboard, and a i7 4790k CPU. I also bought a GTX 1080. I had parts from a previous build, which included memory 8GB DDR3 1600mhz CL9 (G.skill ripjaws). Since I purchased these new parts, I considered buying a 16gb memory kit. My target frame rate in games would be 60 FPS, as I am playing through my 4K TV. So far playing Batman Arkham Knight in 4k without anti aliasing has been smooth.
Specs:

MB: Asus Z97 AR (supports up to DDR3 3200 (oc)
CPU: i7 4790k
Memory: G.skill ripjaws DDR3 1600 CL9
GPU: Asus Strix GTX 1080
HDD: Samsung Evo 850 500GB
Display: 4K TV 60hz


There are 3 reasons why I considered buying new ram:

1.) Digital foundry reported increased frame rates in games (Fallout 4), by adding higher bandwidth memory. If I were to purchase new ram, I would think DDR3 2400 would be the cheapest and fastest of the DDR3 variety? Is this BS, due to bad game coding?

2.) I read on the inter webs, that 16GB of ram will be the new standard for games. Is this BS? Is this poor optimization, that newer games are requesting more ram ? The price between DDR3 1600 and 2400 seems to be the same. Should I buy 8GB of the same G.skill ram? I heard that different kits of the same brand and speed may not work properly.

3.) Not entirely the best reason for upgrading memory, but since I upgraded most of the parts on my PC, why not change the memory!?

Thanks in advance!

 

[ajpaolello]

1. I think it varies game to game and also it is not typically a huge difference. Not BS technically speaking, but I would weigh the benefits vs the cost and see if it matters to you

2. For years people have been saying that 16gb will become standard. Technically it has not happened yet. However some games have recommended 16 gb of RAM. I would look up to the requirements for the games you want to play and go from there. I will admit that 16 gb of ram is pretty sweet though. And yes please buy 16 gb of ram together and not two different 8 gb sticks.

3. I see nothing wrong with this 😛