Ram + GFX Card Suggestions

[Lord LaLa]

I'm currently running a stock factory built HP Envy Phoenix PC (Build): http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03538065

I am looking to update components now and am wondering on the specs people would advise.

I'm looking to currently swap out the current 8GB Ram and upgrade it to a decent 16GB (2x 8GB sticks) and I'm unsure of which ones would be best with the build the comp is already at.

I am also debating on changing the GFX card but I wonder what you guys would advise for that. Budget is relatively tight but I just want to know what you guys would advise in general. Preferably looking for sites in the United Kingdom for prices.

 

[JSand]

Before i make suggestions what do you generally use your PC for? And what is your budget for upgrades?

Looking over your PC specs and parts i'm fairly impressed with how upgrade-able your PC is.

Generally speaking 8GB is more than enough for the average PC gamer, if you want to upgrade to 16GB of ram you're maxed out at DDR3-1333 or DDR3-1600 so any 2x8GB kit of ram will do you just fine (I'd suggest buying a reputable brand just to be safe incase of RMA's i.e. corsair, kingston, crucial, samsung)

Any of these will do:
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/memory/#s=301600&Z=16384002&m=11,17,23,28,29,31,32&t=11

As far as a GPU upgrade goes it all depends on your budget as your PSU can support a wide array of GPU's.

 

[Lord LaLa]

Run gaming but also sometimes have stuff in the background. I like to run my games high/max spec and for the Ram budget is £150 GBP Max (for all your $ guys out there, thats ~$220 USD)

 

[JSand]

Run gaming but also sometimes have stuff in the background. I like to run my games high/max spec and for the Ram budget is £150 GBP Max (for all your $ guys out there, thats ~$220 USD)

The budget for your RAM is £150? That's a lot of money for ram lol...

Whats your overall budget then with GPU + Ram?

 

Run gaming but also sometimes have stuff in the background. I like to run my games high/max spec and for the Ram budget is £150 GBP Max (for all your $ guys out there, thats ~$220 USD)

The ram should net you under $100 man. I just recently picked up two cheap sticks totalling 16gb of ram and it's been doing me wonders. Check them out here:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=9861200&CatId=11478

Pick up two of those and you should be good to go!

 

[Brendan]

I've got 8GB of RAM in my current build, and it doesn't really feel like enough. This is mainly because I've got a three monitor set-up, and by the time I have a game up on one, Sythe/Facebook up on the other and Youtube/Other media player up on another, it's getting pretty full.

For "Futureproofing" I'd recommend spending the little bit extra for 16gb.

 

[JSand]

I've got 8GB of RAM in my current build, and it doesn't really feel like enough. This is mainly because I've got a three monitor set-up, and by the time I have a game up on one, Sythe/Facebook up on the other and Youtube/Other media player up on another, it's getting pretty full.

For "Futureproofing" I'd recommend spending the little bit extra for 16gb.

You need a better graphics card.

 

[Brendan]

You need a better graphics card.

My Graphics card handles fine, I've got a GTX 970. When I have a load of tabs open on chrome and all the other stuff, my Memory usage is over 80%.

 

My Graphics card handles fine, I've got a GTX 970. When I have a load of tabs open on chrome and all the other stuff, my Memory usage is over 80%.

8GB should be more than enough for what you're doing. You likely have a shitload of useless or redundant processes bogging down your system in the background.

Anyway @OP I'd push up to 12 max and spend the rest on a new card. I think you'll be happier with a new graphics card over more RAM, considering 8GB is still fine these days. My beast of a gaming rig still sports 8GB, never had a problem.

 

[Brendan]

8GB should be more than enough for what you're doing. You likely have a shitload of useless or redundant processes bogging down your system in the background.

Anyway @OP I'd push up to 12 max and spend the rest on a new card. I think you'll be happier with a new graphics card over more RAM, considering 8GB is still fine these days. My beast of a gaming rig still sports 8GB, never had a problem.

I actually found that I had a RAM leak, which solved my issue.

 

8GB should be more than enough for what you're doing. You likely have a shitload of useless or redundant processes bogging down your system in the background.

Anyway @OP I'd push up to 12 max and spend the rest on a new card. I think you'll be happier with a new graphics card over more RAM, considering 8GB is still fine these days. My beast of a gaming rig still sports 8GB, never had a problem.

Damn dude, you're telling him to upgrade and I just bought myself a 960 lol

 

Damn dude, you're telling him to upgrade and I just bought myself a 960 lol

It's all about preference. I prefer my FO4 on Ultra at at least 40 frames