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So, I just wanted to pick the brains of my fellow Gaffers and ask for a bit of advice.
I'm in the process of purchasing a computer from a friend and I have a question regarding RAM.
Like most of you, I often hear the term "bottleneck" used and in my experience it's usually related to a lopsided GPU or CPU combination, and so I'm not sure how much a particular amount, type, speed etc...of RAM might hold me back.
The computer is in near mint condition and I'm getting it for a reasonable price, so I do have a little bit of money left to upgrade, though I'd rather use it for some new peripherals if it's not necessary.
It has a 4080, an i9 14000k, and the 32 GB
of RAM (3600 DDR4).
My question, therefore, is would that hold this system back?
(I should add I've asked questions before about RAM but the information in that thread wasn't really helpful in answering this question)
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Should I get DDR5?
Is that amount, 32 GB, sufficient?
My old computer has 16 GB and I've read in different places that 16 is still enough, but only just - and in the coming years I will see it struggling to cope and as such 32 will become the bare minimum, so is 32 enough or should I even consider 64gb?
This was why I asked whether the term bottleneck applied to RAM.
Ultimately, would it be better to upgrade the 32 to a faster (?) version (from 3600 to 6000?) of 32gb and from DDR4 to DDR5?
I should add that this system will be used almost exclusively for gaming (at 1440p).
I mention this as I know heavy workloads, design etc...can be more demanding in some respects and require more performance.
As I've said, I'm looking for some advice and I felt like I'd get much more concise information on here than trying to trawl Google getting contradictory or incorrect advice.
Thank you in advice, Gaffers.
I'm in the process of purchasing a computer from a friend and I have a question regarding RAM.
Like most of you, I often hear the term "bottleneck" used and in my experience it's usually related to a lopsided GPU or CPU combination, and so I'm not sure how much a particular amount, type, speed etc...of RAM might hold me back.
The computer is in near mint condition and I'm getting it for a reasonable price, so I do have a little bit of money left to upgrade, though I'd rather use it for some new peripherals if it's not necessary.
It has a 4080, an i9 14000k, and the 32 GB
of RAM (3600 DDR4).
My question, therefore, is would that hold this system back?
(I should add I've asked questions before about RAM but the information in that thread wasn't really helpful in answering this question)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Should I get DDR5?
Is that amount, 32 GB, sufficient?
My old computer has 16 GB and I've read in different places that 16 is still enough, but only just - and in the coming years I will see it struggling to cope and as such 32 will become the bare minimum, so is 32 enough or should I even consider 64gb?
This was why I asked whether the term bottleneck applied to RAM.
Ultimately, would it be better to upgrade the 32 to a faster (?) version (from 3600 to 6000?) of 32gb and from DDR4 to DDR5?
I should add that this system will be used almost exclusively for gaming (at 1440p).
I mention this as I know heavy workloads, design etc...can be more demanding in some respects and require more performance.
As I've said, I'm looking for some advice and I felt like I'd get much more concise information on here than trying to trawl Google getting contradictory or incorrect advice.
Thank you in advice, Gaffers.
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