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Written by: Oratane - 22:15 Sep-17-2012

Hello their just wanted to give you guys some info on upgrading your RAM.

I have had 8gig's of RAM and thought it was prefect but then I asked myself this,so Josh will 16GB of RAM really increase your performance in-game?

The answer was no, so I dug I little deeper and found a page on Tom's Hardware in a post saying that multitasking will be quicker, level's in games will load quicker, and their will be "less graphical anomalies" and with more memory you will get more detail in-games as well.

I really was not believing this until I saw them try to prove their theory, they said that because GPU's can reserve texture storage's system memory that it would do this, after that I kind of believed him and so I am buying some cheaper RAM so I can get 16GB to run in my system, what do you think, is it a scam, would you get more RAM to suture-proof and work faster? =D 

 


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BF3PLAYER
15:26 May-01-2013

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How about 6 Gb Ram would be enough for a radeon hd 7790 ?
Oratane
22:24 May-01-2013

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It should be great! but duel channel 8GB will make an even bigger difference with response times in windows!
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I like editing videos,moding aswell, and I love multitasking of any kind. Are my 4GB of Kingston HyperX 1600MHz DDR3 gonna cut it?
Oratane
16:13 Mar-04-2013

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Is that duel channel? if not I would highly recommend duel channel to read and wright data at the same time, if it is duel channel rather go 8GB for future proofing and smooth editing and so on, so all in all, it could cut it but I recommend 8GB for future as finding the same RAM you had a year ago can be challenging.
iCanIsBradyx
19:34 Dec-17-2012

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After 12GB I feel the amount isn't of RAM you add isn't going to add much, but rather the speed(MHz) and type(DDR) that matters.
Oratane
12:33 Dec-18-2012

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Damn people still post on this blog? wow and thanx for the advice anyways I am pro at this now xD
iCanIsBradyx
21:23 Dec-18-2012

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It's only been 15 days :P
Oratane
15:23 Dec-19-2012

Feels like forever on GD buddy ;)
debat0r
19:13 Dec-02-2012

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I've got 2 sticks of 2gb and just 32bit so it's 3.5. I think it's enough for now...
Oratane
22:39 Dec-02-2012

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yeah should be fine =)
debat0r
09:17 Dec-03-2012

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Won't get anything less than 8 for a new one though
Oratane
13:21 Dec-03-2012

Ou ok
Google13
19:11 Dec-02-2012

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I have 2 gb of RAM and another 8gb will arrive shortly. GPU, YOU'RE NEXT!!!!
Oratane
22:39 Dec-02-2012

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4GB is enough for games =D
Core2Quad
16:06 Oct-30-2012

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I have 8gb Ram and its more than enough for me :) Get 16gb ram if you can as it will be better for you :D
Oratane
16:07 Oct-30-2012

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No, also I have 8GB and it is great =D
Core2Quad
02:06 Oct-31-2012

8gb is awesome for us :D
Darky1029
12:07 Oct-31-2012

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Whats next? y gonna mesure your dicks? :D
P.s Im jelous..I have 4 gb :D
Oratane
21:06 Oct-31-2012

Wow that was uncalled for, anyways 4GB is enough if your not wanting to max every game with great FPS ;)
Darky1029
21:20 Oct-31-2012

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I dont want to max out every game..Not at all :D
Core2Quad
12:52 Nov-01-2012

You cannot even if you want too :D Joking buddy :)
Darky1029
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Its ****ing true
Lilleke92
14:33 Nov-19-2012

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i have 3gb -.-
Oratane
16:05 Nov-19-2012

Suits your rig well but I would recommend you get another 2GB so you can get duel channel memory =)
Lilleke92
07:20 Nov-20-2012

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*4 x DIMM, Max. 8 GB, DDR2 1066*/800/667 Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel memory architecture*
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Seems like it. :D
Lilleke92
07:20 Nov-20-2012

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BUT !.. i should get a better CPU first.. it's bottlenecking my GPU like hell at the moment.
Oratane
13:08 Nov-20-2012

Yeah but that RAM is cheap and wil make a noticeable difference ;)
Lilleke92
14:08 Nov-24-2012

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naaaah... i think i wont be upgrading the pc anymore.. thinking of buying new pc.. part after part.. thinking of a i7 machine.. but i7 cpu costs like A LOT! :D
Oratane
21:23 Nov-24-2012

i5 is all you need ;)
Lilleke92
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yea.. i5 3450 is 170 euros.. a few euros more is the i5 3470.. lol. and i5 3470K is 190 euros.. :D soo.. if i'll buy a PC part every month.. i would get the new PC in a few months. :D
Oratane
10:43 Nov-25-2012

Awesome choice sir!
Lilleke92
18:30 Nov-27-2012

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lol. I just checked your rig, saw the amount of %'s it was better than mine, and just decided, that a 3470K is a must-have for me :D. can it run newest games on ultra ? :D
Oratane
20:19 Nov-27-2012

With ease ;)
Lilleke92
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great success ! :D
jdsjoel
22:14 Oct-12-2012

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My RAM should be fine for a while. :D Shame about the GPU...
Oratane
22:20 Oct-12-2012

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Lol you have ALOT of RAM, and yeah get a better GPU ;)
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Yeah, really good resolution and RAM. But weak GPU.
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Hehe my pc is not very well ballanced.
Darky1029
15:23 Oct-29-2012

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Sup :D
Oratane
15:39 Oct-29-2012

Ahahhaha, nice one Darky xD
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"*picture* This is RAM right?" OMG hahahahahahahah :D :D :D :D . To be honest, I went from 4gb ddr2 800mhz to 8gb ddr3 1333mhz and i havent really noticed any fps increase in games at all...But what i do have noticed is that my computer boots up faster, and programs open alot faster :D.
Oratane
09:15 Oct-05-2012

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Glad you liked the pic, and also that sounds about right, programs should open quicker and so on as their is more "Random access memory" =P
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16 rams is your computer? How the hell are you supposed to fit that?
ocgs15
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http://memecrunch.com/image/4edbbd4418613349cc000000.jpg
http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/234/772/71e.jpg
XD
Corona
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WHAT? Hahahahah
ocgs15
15:51 Sep-23-2012

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lame joke coon
lame joke eel
:P
Mazasrb
19:43 Sep-23-2012

AH AH AH :D
Oratane
20:52 Sep-23-2012

It was not lame!, I thought it was funny XD
ocgs15
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funny but in a lame kinda way :P
Oratane
12:27 Sep-24-2012

Yeah it actually was pretty lame =P
Corona
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Hahaha, I see. What was I thinking? :D
Oratane
15:59 Sep-27-2012

I dont know, I cant read mined's! XD
Corona
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Why not?
Mazasrb
11:15 Sep-29-2012

You can't oh i didn't know, lol i can! :D
Oratane
12:40 Sep-29-2012

Really, what am I thinking? =D
Mazasrb
17:48 Sep-29-2012

You...... *reading* in progress*...... you think "woooow he can read my mind...really.. let's test him, i believe him but anyway..."
Oratane
17:52 Sep-29-2012

Na I dont believe you =D
Mazasrb
18:49 Sep-29-2012

Yes you do! as i can see =D
Oratane
19:19 Sep-29-2012

Ok ;)
Corona
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:D
Mazasrb
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I have "suture-proof" RAM too :D
Oratane
18:26 Sep-21-2012

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what the hell is that? D=
Mazasrb
18:30 Sep-21-2012

A type in your blog.HAHAHA :D
Oratane
18:31 Sep-21-2012

Ou I am glad! XD
Mazasrb
18:32 Sep-21-2012

*Typo lol :D
Oratane
18:44 Sep-21-2012

XD so what did you want to say? =D
Mazasrb
18:50 Sep-21-2012

I want to say that you typed 'suture' instead of future in your blog :D Clear? ;)
Oratane
18:53 Sep-21-2012

Lol =D
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