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Does More RAM Improve Gaming Performance?

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octavio182

I have 4 years with my laptop and can't buy a new one at the moment (maybe in 2-4 years), it works fine and i can play games in low-medium, but i can't play new AAA games, so, the other day i saw in a local store an 8GB ram card at $40 (600 Mex$) my laptop has 6GB of ram (4GB+2GB), so i tought that maybe if i upgrade the 2GB to an 8GB ram, i could play new games in low-medium and improve the old games (like skyrim).

So... will it help in something?

Product Name | m4-1050la
Microprocessor | 2.50GHz 3rd generation Intel Core i5-3210M Processor with Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.10GHz
Memory | 6GB DDR3 SDRAM (2 DIMM)
Memory Slots | 2 user accessible
Video Graphics | Intel HD graphics 4000 with up to 1664MB total graphics memory
Hard Drive | 750GB 5400RPM hard drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection

Thanks for your help and obligatory GA

7 years ago

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Sould i upgrade from 6GB to 12GB?

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killer999death

I watched a Linus Tech Tips video on youtube just a few days ago that tackles this matter. It is a yes and no.

In some games the difference will hardly be noticable as it will be only 1-5 frames difference but in other games you might experience slight stuttering

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CR7CAMIAO

6 GB are enough for pretty much any game atm. You should start saving up for a new computer instead.

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SquireZed

So, it's not so much that more RAM will speed things up as much as too little RAM will slow things down. In your case, RAM is not the place your hardware would bottleneck, so it wouldn't provide much help.

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