[SOLVED] Upgrading RAM for gaming on integrated graphics laptop?

[j-on]

I have an i7-6500U Lenovo Yoga 260 that uses HD520 graphics along with 8GBs of ram to play basic games including Valorant, Minecraft, League of Legends and Rocket League. Would it be worth spending $100 to upgrade the RAM to a 1x16GB stick? It would also be helpful with school work as I find that if I have too many things running at once whilst watching a video such as a lecture it does struggle a bit but I'm not sure if that's a CPU bottleneck issue either.

 

[elmotaipale160]

I have an i7-6500U Lenovo Yoga 260 that uses HD520 graphics along with 8GBs of ram to play basic games including Valorant, Minecraft, League of Legends and Rocket League. Would it be worth spending $100 to upgrade the RAM to a 1x16GB stick? It would also be helpful with school work as I find that if I have too many things running at once whilst watching a video such as a lecture it does struggle a bit but I'm not sure if that's a CPU bottleneck issue either.

What is your ram right now? Is it 2x4 or 1x8? Upgrading to 1x16 is really not worth it and won't solve the bottleneck, you have to get dual channel memory (2 sticks) or a new laptop to decrease the bottleneck.

 

[j-on]

What is your ram right now? Is it 2x4 or 1x8? Upgrading to 1x16 is really not worth it and won't solve the bottleneck, you have to get dual channel memory (2 sticks) or a new laptop to decrease the bottleneck.

It's only a 1x8, so bottleneck side is the value for going to 16gb still there?

 

[elmotaipale160]

It's only a 1x8, so bottleneck side is the value for going to 16gb still there?

There isn't, only if you would like to open up more chrome tabs or do work like rendering. Buy 2x4 or 2x8 if you want a real upgrade. Sorry for the late answer