Hey everyone! I'm currently using a Ryzen 7 5800X paired with a 7900 XT GPU, and I've been wondering if my setup is really hitting its potential. I've been considering upgrading to either a 5700x3D or a 5800x3D, but they're pretty hard to find right now. My RAM is currently running at 2933 MHz with 16 GB, and I'm not sure if that's holding back my CPU performance. I mostly game and do some work on my PC, and I've been experiencing performance issues mainly in CPU-intensive games. Would upgrading my RAM make a noticeable difference in gaming performance, or should I focus on the CPU upgrade instead? Any advice would be super helpful!
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Generally, your RAM speed doesn’t massively impact frame rates in gaming, so you might be fine with your current setup. Just keep in mind that for some CPU-heavy games, having faster RAM could help with those 1% lows.
I’d suggest checking if your 2933 MHz RAM is set to XMP and that you’re using dual channel. This setup does improve performance slightly, especially in CPU-demanding scenarios. So if you’re having issues in those types of games, it might help a bit!
Yeah, I think I have XMP enabled and I'm on dual channel. It seems like I’m running into trouble mostly in the more CPU-heavy titles, so perhaps a RAM upgrade might still help.