I've been noticing some stuttering in my system lately, and it's got me wondering if upgrading my RAM from 16GB to 32GB would help. While I know that more RAM can generally improve performance, I'm curious to know if I can expect any noticeable changes if I decide to go ahead with the upgrade. Specifically, what should I check before making this decision?
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Honestly, it seems unlikely that the amount of RAM is your main issue right now. It's worth checking your current usage before spending more money.
Upgrading RAM helps if you're running low on memory for applications. If you've only started experiencing this issue recently, it's unlikely to be solely a RAM problem unless one of your RAM sticks has malfunctioned.
Definitely check your RAM utilization first. If you're hitting max capacity, your performance can take a hit, and adding more RAM could fix that issue. If you're not maxed out, though, increasing the RAM might not have much impact.
Yeah, upgrading will help, but with RAM prices being what they are now, you might have wanted to do it earlier to save some cash.
Are you experiencing stuttering mainly in games or just in general? If you're not using all your RAM when it stutters, then a RAM upgrade probably won't solve the problem.
It's mostly stuttering in video games.