Additional memory

leemonk

leemonk

leemonk

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Hi,

I'm looking to add some extra memory to my system. This is what I currently have:

Product Name Price Qty Line Total
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £149.99 1 £149.99
Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £66.66 1 £66.66
TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316GM1600HC11DC01) £49.99 1 £49.99

I'm not sure what I should purchase to be compatible with my current setup.

Can anyone please offer some advice.

I dont want to break the bank as I'm planning on a decent upgrade in around 6 months time.

Regards

Lee
 
Hi,

Thanks for the replies.

I use the PC mainly gaming and streaming stuff to the TV/PS/ATV. The games I play tend not to be to graphically demanding, such as Football Manager, Hearts of Iron. THough, I do play EvE a little.

Didn't really think you could get to a point where more ram isn't worth it??

If wanted overkill, what sort of memory should I be looking at?

Though, I am still interested in knowing if I would get any benefit. If there is no benefit at all then I probably will not bother, but if there is, even a little, then I might still go for it.
 
Can't really see it worth adding more unless you generally leave half a dozen big programs open and game at the same time, etc.

Even for multiboxing eve online I'm fine with 16GB.
 
Thanks.

When I play EvE I tend to dualbox and very occasionally triple box (wormhole sites).

That said, apart from Firefox I generally close most things down when I game.....

I'll keep my money in my pocket for now....

thanks all.

Lee
 
From my experience multiboxing eve with max settings if you want it to switch quickly and cleanly from client to client 16GB handles upto 6-7 clients fine.
 
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