Upgrading My memory ddr3 1600 mhz to 2400 mhz

[Termineyter]

Hey guys

Quick question, maybe a slightly longer answer needed.
Running I7 4790k with 1070 ti , motherboard MSI Z97-G45 GAMING, iNTEL Z97
My memory is now DD3 1600 crucial ballistix DDR3-1600, CL9-9-9-24 .

Would upgrading to G.Skill 16 GB DDR3-2400 Kit CL10 12-12-31 be an improvement of some sort?
Read some things about this, but a lot of different topics on this and a lot of different answers.


The upgrade would cost me around 120 euro. Do or don't?

Any thaughts??

THANks!

 

[pastymuncher]

Save your money. It makes hardly any difference on the Haswell platform. Have a read of this article which compares speeds from DDR3 1600mhz to DDR3 2400mhz. It's the jump to a modern platform with DDR4 where memory speed can make a big difference. From Kabylake onwards fast memory can give a boost of up to 20% in some games and for Ryzen DDR4 3000mhz and over is a must have.

 

[Omega_]

wont see a big difference. switching to ddr4 however would have quite a large impact on the performance of your pc.

 

[Termineyter]

Save your money. It makes hardly any difference on the Haswell platform. Have a read of this article which compares speeds from DDR3 1600mhz to DDR3 2400mhz. It's the jump to a modern platform with DDR4 where memory speed can make a big difference. From Kabylake onwards fast memory can give a boost of up to 20% in some games and for Ryzen DDR4 3000mhz and over is a must have.

WOW ok , those differences are little to none …
Thanks

 

[Termineyter]

wont see a big difference. switching to ddr4 however would have quite a large impact on the performance of your pc.

Ok , i will keep that in mind.
Thing is , i'm still pretty pleased with my setup now, and changing the RAM to DDR4 would result into changing motherboard en processor.
And i don't have the money for those kind of changes ,, unfortunatly

 

[mattyfez]

SSD hard drive will make a huge difference assuming you're running a crappy 5200rpm spin drive...