[SOLVED] Would I see a performance increase in my RAM when upgrading?

[Sean87NC]

Hello,
I am looking to upgrade some parts in my computer to increase performance. When I first built my computer, I was on a budget. I am not on a budget right now. I was looking at memory and it seems I can upgrade the memory for just a little more than what I paid for my current set.

Intel i7-9700k running 4.8GHz
Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (XMP enabled)
MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB GDRR5X DirectX 12 352-bit
MSI Z370M MORTAR Motheboard - Micro ATX
Phanteks PH-EC416PTG_BK Eclipse P400 Steel ATX Mid Tower Case
EVGA Supernova 750 G3, 80 Plus Gold 750W, Fully Modular
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler (CPU runs 31 idle and 70-78 on load)

I play a lot of the newer games that are out like Doom Eternal and just about everything on high/ultra settings. I have no issues. I can even stream in 2k while playing without performance decrease. I just ordered the Steam VR Index kit and I have some pocket cash leftover to upgrade the ram. Here is what I am looking at to upgrade. If I can get an honest opinion on whether it is worth upgrading. Would I even see a performance increase? I would just be using XMP to boost the clock speed so whatever the memory would boost to is what I would get.

Corsair LPX 32GB DRAM 3000MHz C15 Memory Kit for DDR4 Systems $149 on Amazon
Corsair LPX 32GB (2x16GB) 3200MHz C16 DDR4 DRAM Memory Kit $154.99 on Amazon

Price isn't an issue. That is cheap. Well maybe its higher than what it was at one point but the price isn't an issue for me. I also looked at 3400, 3600Mhz memory. I believe, but I may have to double check the MSI manual, it supports up to 3600 for sure. Maybe a bit more. I know if the XMP boost can boost a Corsair LPX 3600 up to 3600Mhz I would assume there would be an increase in performance. Any thoughts?

Regards,
Sean

 

[Calvin7]

Use of multiple kits of memory have no guarantee to be compatible together.

 

[Barty1884]

Would you see a performance boost? In some instances, yes. Probably in more consistent 1% and .1% framerates, not so much on your 'max'.

However, are the gains worth the time & effort to upgrade? Almost certainly not. Whether budget forms part of the equation or not, it's difficult to ignore.

Intel doesn't benefit quite as much from faster memory than some Ryzen chips (moreso 1000 and 2000 series), but there's still a gain to be had.

Unless you have a workload that requires 32GB, you're unlikely to see any difference (in gaming) between 2x16GB and 2x8GB, all things being equal.

If it's a matter of budget, it's not worth it.
If budget is no object and you just want to upgrade/tinker with something, go for it. There's no real justifiable reason to do so, but it's your money/system.

 

[Sean87NC]

Would you see a performance boost? In some instances, yes. Probably in more consistent 1% and .1% framerates, not so much on your 'max'.

However, are the gains worth the time & effort to upgrade? Almost certainly not. Whether budget forms part of the equation or not, it's difficult to ignore.

Intel doesn't benefit quite as much from faster memory than some Ryzen chips (moreso 1000 and 2000 series), but there's still a gain to be had.

Unless you have a workload that requires 32GB, you're unlikely to see any difference (in gaming) between 2x16GB and 2x8GB, all things being equal.

If it's a matter of budget, it's not worth it.
If budget is no object and you just want to upgrade/tinker with something, go for it. There's no real justifiable reason to do so, but it's your money/system.

Thank you. Other than gaming, there is no workload on my PC outside of watching Netflix and doing some video editing(rarely) if I feel the need to upload something to Youtube but my dream job of playing video games and making money doing so the rest of my life does not seem like something that will come to fruition. I will not upgrade the memory. The only PC part I can think that would be beneficial would be a water cooled system. I don't like that when playing my CPU runs at 70*c. Although, I read some reviews for some of the water cooled systems and people were saying they were getting the same temps I am getting on a fan system. So, that worries me. But, I guess its better than air cooled in any case. BestBuy has this RGB Corsair one for like $149 I can pick up on the way home from work. I may want a bigger fan size than 120mm.

 

[Sean87NC]

Use of multiple kits of memory have no guarantee to be compatible together.

I am not using multiple kits so there isn't a chance of incompatibility.