RAM is where your PC keeps everything it is using right now. If the game, Windows and your browser all fit, extra RAM does nothing. If they don't, the PC borrows your drive and the game stutters.
Stack up a game, browser tabs and background apps in the interactive, then try 8, 16, 32 and 64 GB to see where each one runs out. Includes dual-channel and XMP/EXPO tips for buying.
A two-stick 16 GB kit: enough for most games if you keep background apps modest, and it runs in dual channel.
photos, specs, all 3 shops →32 GB gives room for a big game, a full browser and chat apps at once, so the bar rarely hits the line.
photos, specs, all 4 shops →Only worth it if you also edit video, run virtual machines or play the heaviest modded sims; for play alone it is more than you need.
photos, specs, all 3 shops →
