Will upgrading my ram reduce lag spikes ?

[justin32]

Will upgrading my ram to 8gb reduce lag spikes ?
im getting alot of lag spikes in fortnite
mostly when i go to places with alot of ppl and buildings
My Current Spec
I5 3470
GTX 660
4GB RAM

 

[rgd1101]

wouldn't hurt, 4gb is not enough.

 

[das_stig]

4GB is considered the bare minium for a general purpose Windows machine, 8GB for gaming and 16GB for video/graphics work.

Your probably hitting the swapfile a lot, thus getting lag.

Also high quality graphics settings on GTX660 could be causing issues, try reducing a few settings like shadows and particles and see if it improves.

 

[geofelt]

Your GTX660 and 4gb is below recommended specs.
The I5-3470 is ok.
Here are the specs and some suggestions for improving:
https://www.killping.com/blog/ways-to-workaround-fortnite-lag/

Think carefully about how you upgrade ram.
Ram is sold in kits for a reason.
A motherboard must manage all the ram using the same specs of voltage, cas and speed.
The internal workings are designed for the capacity of the kit.
Ram from the same vendor and part number can be made up of differing manufacturing components over time.
Some motherboards can be very sensitive to this.

If your motherboard has 4 ram slots, I suggest buying a 2 x 4gb kit with the same specs as your current ram.
You know you will have 8gb that works.
Then try adding in your old ram. If it works, you have 12gb.
If not, sell your 4gb stick or keep it as a spare.