Would upgrading from DDR3 1600 to DDR3 2400 be worth it?

[Robbmrp1]

Hello all,

I am considering upgrading my Desktop Memory and was wondering if it would be worth it. I want to get the most out of my machines as they are older and I'm not ready to upgrade the CPU's yet as it would be pretty pricey with having to get mobo's, CPU's and memory.

I have two systems that are running G.SKILL Sniper Gaming Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9Q-32GSR.

One system has an OC'd I7 2600K to 4.3 GHZ and the other an I7 3770K OC'd to 4.5 GHZ. Both systems have the same motherboard Socket 1155 Asus ASUS P8Z77-V LE with a Gigabyte G1 970 GTX Video Card and 240 GB SSD's. My OS and games are on the SSD.

Would it be worth it to upgrade from DDR3 1600 to DDR3 2400 as that's the highest memory compatible with the motherboard? I can get 32GB of DDR3 2400 right now for $185. Or is that a major overkill for Gaming? I can get 16GB for $100 so either would be fine cost wise.

Any insight you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[xapoc]

Honestly for most games 16gb is plenty, when going from 8gb to 16gb playing skyrim using over 150 mods, I noticed faster load times from map to map and that considering already using SSD, If monies is no problem then get 32gb ddr 2400 even if it meant marginal difference of 1-3 fps.

 

[Robbmrp1]

Honestly for most games 16gb is plenty, when going from 8gb to 16gb playing skyrim using over 150 mods, I noticed faster load times from map to map and that considering already using SSD, If monies is no problem then get 32gb ddr 2400 even if it meant marginal difference of 1-3 fps.

Thank you for your time and help.