Worth changing RAM in a ten year old system?

IggyStooge · 13 Apr 2019 at 10:38

Hello all,

Can anyone tell me please if changing from 6GB (3x2GB) Corsair Dominator DDR3-1600Mhz to 12GB (3x4GB) Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600MHz would give a significant boost in more demanding games. I know 6GB is below the minimum required RAM for many games now.

The rest of the system is an i7 3.07 Ghz, ASUS P6X58D-E Mobo. 860 Evo SSD.

Would the Vengeance be OK with this system? I just want a cheap upgrade to get a few more miles from this system if it's worth it.

Thanks a lot.

PiKe · 13 Apr 2019 at 10:56

Run afterburner with OSD enabled and check RAM usage in the games you play.

IggyStooge · 13 Apr 2019 at 12:37

PiKe said:
Run afterburner with OSD enabled and check RAM usage in the games you play.

OK, I'll do that later.

JasonM · 13 Apr 2019 at 13:28

If your keeping the computer, then going from 6GB to 12GB is worth it.

IggyStooge · 13 Apr 2019 at 15:10

PiKe said:
Run afterburner with OSD enabled and check RAM usage in the games you play.

5704mb used in Watch Dogs 2. Low/Medium settings. Can Afterburner show RAM usage while in game? Can't seem to find an option for that.

Kelt · 13 Apr 2019 at 15:14

IggyStooge said:
5704mb used in Watch Dogs 2. Low/Medium settings. Can Afterburner show RAM usage while in game? Can't seem to find an option for that.

Yes it can.

There is an option to show in OSD.

IggyStooge · 13 Apr 2019 at 18:01

Kelt said:
Yes it can.

There is an option to show in OSD.

I don't have the 'Show in On-screen display' option for some reason. It should be above 'show in tray icon' and 'show in Logitech LCD Display' Anyone know why?

Kelt · 13 Apr 2019 at 20:40

IggyStooge said:
I don't have the 'Show in On-screen display' option for some reason. It should be above 'show in tray icon' and 'show in Logitech LCD Display' Anyone know why?

Should be there, only thing I can suggest is doing a reinstall of the latest version of AB.

Also ensure that "enable hardware control and monitoring" is checked.

MaXxBoulton · 14 Apr 2019 at 10:23

JasonM said:
If your keeping the computer, then going from 6GB to 12GB is worth it.

this + Get a 5650

MaXxBoulton · 14 Apr 2019 at 10:28

IggyStooge said:
Can Afterburner show RAM usage while in game?

i use NZXT CAM, that will show ram usage, but i dont need this info to know more is better.
The more ram you have the more files the game will load to it, GTAv will use 6gb of 8gb setup, but will use 9gb of 16gb set up
This is because the more files it can load to ram the faster it can load that info when needed.

using programs to monitor your ram usage will just show you system and the games know how to utilize the ram you have. adding more will be better

Quartz · 14 Apr 2019 at 11:31

IggyStooge said:
Can anyone tell me please if changing from 6GB (3x2GB) Corsair Dominator DDR3-1600Mhz to 12GB (3x4GB) Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600MHz would give a significant boost in more demanding games.

That board has 6 RAM slots. Don't remove the 2 GB DIMMS, rather add 3x 4 GB to give yourself 18 GB RAM.

IggyStooge · 16 Apr 2019 at 22:43

I got OSD working after reinstall. Ordered 12GB of Vengeance.

IggyStooge · 23 Apr 2019 at 11:39

Quartz said:
That board has 6 RAM slots. Don't remove the 2 GB DIMMS, rather add 3x 4 GB to give yourself 18 GB RAM.

Is it a good idea to mix RAM? I know it's the same make and speed.

I've just got the 12GB installed at the moment. CPU-Z is showing 668.1MHz as DRAM Frequency. Is this correct for 1333MHz SPD speed?

Kelt · 23 Apr 2019 at 12:10

IggyStooge said:
Is it a good idea to mix RAM? I know it's the same make and speed.

I've just got the 12GB installed at the moment. CPU-Z is showing 668.1MHz as DRAM Frequency. Is this correct for 1333MHz SPD speed?

1) Shouldn't be a problem.

2) Yep. DDR=Double Data Rate