Upgrading PC RAM

[dr_wanqenstein]

Hi all -

I got my brand new PC Specialist desktop 2 years ago this very month during what was the great GPU shortage of the pandemic! Happy to report no issues, however, I'm thinking it might be time to upgrade my RAM from 16gb to 32gb.

Specs below if needed:

Case	CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE Change to: LIAN LI LANCOOL II GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard	ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)	16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card	8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP Change to: 8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive	512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
1st Storage Drive	2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive	NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply	CORSAIR 850W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET Change to: CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable	1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling	STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER Change to: CoolerMaster MasterLiquid Lite 240 High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste	STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card	ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card	10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
Wireless Network Card	WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options	MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS

l guess what I'm asking here is for advice on what to upgrade to? I have very little knowledge of PC building and relied heavily on this forum to get the above build in the first place!

Should I just order another two 8gb sticks of the same RAM as above? Are they easy to fit myself? I'm sure if I opened the case up I'd be able to find the RAM and where it's located.

Thanks,

 

[Scott]

What's making you think you need to up the RAM? What are the uses? 16GB is still perfect just now. If you were buying a new system then 32GB would be recommended to keep it fresh for a few years but there are very few needs for more

 

[TonyCarter]

I'd suggest a faster boot SSD, and/or SSD storage drive might pep it up more than more RAM.

 

[Steveyg]

More RAM doesn't increase performance. RAM is one of those things that's it's either used or it isn't and no in between so you only add more RAM if your current RAM is being maxed out

I'd echo @TonyCarter and say a dedicated M.2 SSD for your games would be a much more worthwhile upgrade. You see a much bigger difference gaming from an SSD than from a HDD