Memory upgrade worth it?

Blackhorse · 27 Jan 2011 at 22:13

Currently own 6gb ocz reaper tri channel 1800mhz

Got a Asus P6t deluxe v2 motherboard and i7 processor. I mainly game am I going to notice any benefits or is 6gb more than enough for now for that kinda thing?

cmndr_andi · 27 Jan 2011 at 22:29

If you game - then you really won't see any benefit in games when upgrading from 6GB.

However, if you are doing memory-intensive stuff like photoshop or CAD - then these task will definitely benefit from the extra memory available.

DDR3 prices don't seem to be going up any time soon - so I suggest sticking with what you have and upgrading when you feel you need to, you will end up paying less.

St0rmer66 · 27 Jan 2011 at 22:45

Most games would play perfectly with half the amount of RAM you already have. Why would you need 12GB on a primarily gaming system?!

Blue160 · 27 Jan 2011 at 23:04

As above. 4GB is plenty for every game except Metro 2033, so absolutely no point getting 12GB. Huge amounts of RAM can make overclocking more difficult as well.

Blackhorse · 28 Jan 2011 at 06:10

Cheers for all the replies!
It's what I thought but just wanted it clarified by the experts!!
Maybe look at it again in a years time!!

Blackhorse · 5 Feb 2014 at 14:43

Rather than clutter the boards with the same question again from myself, i thought id recycle this old one!

Basically other than the graphics card which is now a ASUS 7970 Plat and a beefy SSD its still the old rig from about 5 years ago

For purely a gaming rig is 6GB getting limited now? What would be the best upgrade if people thought the memory needed a revamp!?