Quick question here, background on the PC first...
So this Pc is a bit of an old gal. i5-3570k (mild OC), 8GB DDR3 1600mhz ram, and I just fitted an RTX2060 (a gift), I also finally ditched my reliable VGA monitor (was VGA to HDMI cos yeah..) for a new 24" with something the kids call DisplayPort and 1080p..
So I'm not a heavy gamer, I never play multiplayer really at all, or if i do that's on RTS games which are clearly less graphically demanding than AAA FPS games.
That said I do want to play a few new AAA titles, hence the GPU upgrade. Mainly Metro Exodus, and to catch up on Evil Within 2/Resi 7, then probably whatever sci-fi/horror FPS games come out in the near future.
At the moment I've just started playing Evil Within 2 and in fairness despite it having a few poor port related isssues, it's frame rate doesn't seem to dip so far, staying at 70-100 generally. But I do notice even at Idle right now, my PC is using practically 50% of its memory according to task manager, and obviously more when playing. As said I've noticed no slow down on this game, but is it likely I will in other like Metro or at 1080p will this be enough?
Obviously my Ram is outdated, but 8GB of DDR 3 1600mhz is around £50, despite it showing its ages, would it be a worthwhile investment to help get another year or so out of it? If I do I assume it's best practice to get the exact same ram as I currently have? (2x4GB of Corsair vengeance, so get another 2x4GB)
cheers for any advice.
So this Pc is a bit of an old gal. i5-3570k (mild OC), 8GB DDR3 1600mhz ram, and I just fitted an RTX2060 (a gift), I also finally ditched my reliable VGA monitor (was VGA to HDMI cos yeah..) for a new 24" with something the kids call DisplayPort and 1080p..
So I'm not a heavy gamer, I never play multiplayer really at all, or if i do that's on RTS games which are clearly less graphically demanding than AAA FPS games.
That said I do want to play a few new AAA titles, hence the GPU upgrade. Mainly Metro Exodus, and to catch up on Evil Within 2/Resi 7, then probably whatever sci-fi/horror FPS games come out in the near future.
At the moment I've just started playing Evil Within 2 and in fairness despite it having a few poor port related isssues, it's frame rate doesn't seem to dip so far, staying at 70-100 generally. But I do notice even at Idle right now, my PC is using practically 50% of its memory according to task manager, and obviously more when playing. As said I've noticed no slow down on this game, but is it likely I will in other like Metro or at 1080p will this be enough?
Obviously my Ram is outdated, but 8GB of DDR 3 1600mhz is around £50, despite it showing its ages, would it be a worthwhile investment to help get another year or so out of it? If I do I assume it's best practice to get the exact same ram as I currently have? (2x4GB of Corsair vengeance, so get another 2x4GB)
cheers for any advice.