Adding more RAM, tips?

[Shocklink]

RAM will not improve game play unless the game itself uses that RAM. Almost all games run on a 32x architecture meaning the max RAM that game will use is 4Gb.

Popular games like CSGO, Battlefield 3 and Blockland all use 32x and can't use more than 4Gb of RAM. The list of games that request more RAM is so short, it still uses less if you manage your settings

Below is a list of all games (As of 2015) that COULD use more than 4 Gb of RAM

Battlefield 4
Call of Duty: Ghosts
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Dead Rising 3
FIFA 15
Galactic Civilation 3
Landmark
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
NBA 2K15
Ryse: Son of Rome
StarCitizen
TitanFall
Watch Dogs
Wolfenstein: The New Order

Speed of RAM is pointless, DO NOT waste your money on more expensive RAM UNLESS you are overclocking "Just for the numbers" (Google extreme over clockers competition, those are the people who benefit from it). Heres a great example and a test showing the difference between 1333Mhz and 2400Mhz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWgzA2C61z4 (2:15 if you just wana see a chart difference)

What you need to look for is compatibility across all your devices and your good. Don't go buying a 2400Mhz RAM if your MoBo can only support 1600Mhz and below.

for component speeds in gaming, gpu > cpu > ram
and extreme multi-tasking, cpu(more cores helps) > ram > gpu(depends on the programs, really)

100% Correct, so if you feel a bottleneck, start with GPU, then CPU, and finally RAM and even then if you have a CPU thats 3 years old its still gonna be powerful enough. I have a 2600k and that CPU is the last thing that requires upgrading.

P.S. - Everyone here talking about RAM speed, CAS, and what not have no clue what they are talking about.

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[BluetoothBoy]

While I do have to agree with you that most games cannot use more than 4GB of RAM and thus an upgrade shouldn't have any effect, I also cannot deny that I did see a noticeable improvement in PS2 upon upgrading my RAM (and yes, that's the ONLY thing that changed). I would love it if this could be explained but I'm not sure if anyone would know what is going on...

EDIT: After a little bit of research I may have discovered why it helped. Although PS2 can only use 4GB of RAM, apparently it has some pretty major memory leak issues, which, when pair alongside the rapid use of the 4GB of RAM due to ultra-textures and the system using RAM for other processes, I can see why increasing it might help.

[espio100]

P.S. - Everyone here talking about RAM speed, CAS, and what not have no clue what they are talking about.

I do :(

[Filipe]

I don't want to buy more RAM to improve gameplay I just want to improve the computer speed.

[BluetoothBoy]

I know, I just brought it up cause it was relevant.

Have you checked to see if you're using anywhere near 8GB under a high workload? Simulate your highest usual workload and check the memory usage in Task Manager.

[Filipe]

Oh yes like I said here are my specs:

OS - Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

CPU - Intel Core i7 860 2.80 GHz

RAM - 8 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 663 MHz

Motherboard - Intel Corporation DP55WG

Graphics - AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series

I have three memory slots taken and one free, two slots having 2 GB and one having 4 GB, all of them have 667 MHz.

[Metario]

Oh yes like I said here are my specs:

OS - Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

CPU - Intel Core i7 860 2.80 GHz

RAM - 8 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 663 MHz

Motherboard - Intel Corporation DP55WG

Graphics - AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series

I have three memory slots taken and one free, two slots having 2 GB and one having 4 GB, all of them have 667 MHz.

I7 860. Wow.
Your MOBO is compatible with <= 1600 MHz ram, nothing more, but your CPU is only compatible with 1333 MHz ram. So, that means, 1333mhz or less.
You can also get 16gb (maximum supported by your CPU). Pick whatever ram you like best, but make sure it's <16 gb and <1333 MHz. Have fun.

[espio100]

So, that means, 1333mhz or less.

Not really
He can always get 1600 and itll still work. Itll just get bottlenecked.
And I suggest you upgrading that CPU before your ram because that thing still uses 45nm lol. Well that is if you want you pc to run faster.

[Filipe]

Can I replace the CPU? I thought that's not possible.

[Blockzillahead]

Adding more RAM doesn't magically make your computer faster.

The first culprit for a slow PC would be your HDD.