Question What should I upgrade to?

[Waylax]

I currently have a single 8gb stick of RAM, and I want to either purchase another one of the same brand and specifications, or ditch my current stick and get 2 new 8gb sticks all together, as I have been having stuttering issues in certain games and have been unable to find what's causing it. Will adding more RAM decrease or eliminate stuttering? What should I buy / do?

 

[rgd1101]

full system spec? include make and model of the psu
cpu/gpu temp and usage during the issue?
ram/ssd/hdd usage during the issue?

 

[Waylax]

full system spec? include make and model of the psu
cpu/gpu temp and usage during the issue?
ram/ssd/hdd usage during the issue?

Intel i5 9400F
MSI RTX 2060 Super 8gb
8x1 A-Data DDR4 3000
Asus Prime B360M-A
1TB Samsung 860 EVO SSD
500gb NVME Intel SSD
Thermaltake Smart Series 600 Watt
CPU / GPU / RAM / SSD Usage vary game to game.

 

[lynx1021]

It is best to have a matched set but if you can find another one of your Adata 8GB with the same part number it might work. When you have 2 modules you put them in skipped sockets like A2 and B2 (recommended) or A1 and B1 for dual channel configuration.