{"id":3608,"date":"2019-10-15T07:00:26","date_gmt":"2019-10-15T11:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=3608"},"modified":"2019-10-16T13:58:40","modified_gmt":"2019-10-16T17:58:40","slug":"should-i-add-2-more-sticks-of-ram-to-my-computer-even-if-i-have-32gb-of-ram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/15\/should-i-add-2-more-sticks-of-ram-to-my-computer-even-if-i-have-32gb-of-ram\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Should I add 2 more sticks of RAM to my PC if I already have 32GB of RAM?&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><small>(Answer requested by Alejandro Calle)<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For any &#8220;should I add more RAM?&#8221; questions, regardless of the amount, let Windows&#8217; <strong>Task Manager<\/strong> be your guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Open Task Manager (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/405806\/windows-task-manager-the-complete-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">info<\/a>), select <strong>More Details<\/strong>, and then open the <strong>Performance<\/strong> tab.  Position the Task Manager window so it&#8217;s out of the way, but visible.<br><\/li><li>Use your PC normally for several days, and watch the <strong>Memory<\/strong> graph.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The graph will fluctuate a lot, but if it mostly looks something like this&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"189\" height=\"61\" data-attachment-id=\"3610\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/15\/should-i-add-2-more-sticks-of-ram-to-my-computer-even-if-i-have-32gb-of-ram\/mem1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/mem1.jpg?fit=189%2C61&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"189,61\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mem1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/mem1.jpg?fit=189%2C61&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/mem1.jpg?resize=189%2C61&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3610\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 you don&#8217;t need more RAM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But if it routinely looks something like this&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"198\" height=\"60\" data-attachment-id=\"3611\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/15\/should-i-add-2-more-sticks-of-ram-to-my-computer-even-if-i-have-32gb-of-ram\/mem2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/mem2.jpg?fit=198%2C60&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"198,60\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mem2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/mem2.jpg?fit=198%2C60&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/mem2.jpg?resize=198%2C60&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3611\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 then yes, you might be able to productively use additional RAM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have a 32GB system (the above graphs are from my own PC), and although I can still max out the RAM once or twice a month in routine use, that&#8217;s an unusual circumstance related to a few specific tasks that most people never encounter. Most of the time my Memory graph looks like the first one; meaning that adding more RAM mostly wouldn&#8217;t help me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unless you&#8217;re also doing nonstandard stuff with your PC, odds are you won&#8217;t see a lot of benefit from adding RAM above 32GB &#8212; that&#8217;s a lot of RAM! But you don&#8217;t have to guess: Task Manager can tell you for certain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More RAM info <a aria-label=\"here (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/langa.com\/?s=ram\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:right\" class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em><strong>Permalink: https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=3608<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"104\" height=\"6\" data-attachment-id=\"1999\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2019\/02\/10\/around-boston-the-nearly-snowless-winter-continues\/seperator-short-grey\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SEPERATOR-short-grey.png?fit=104%2C6&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"104,6\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SEPERATOR short grey\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SEPERATOR-short-grey.png?fit=104%2C6&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SEPERATOR-short-grey.png?resize=104%2C6\" alt=\"[seperator]\" class=\"wp-image-1999\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:left\"><strong>COMMENT \/ QUESTION<\/strong>  on <strong>THIS ITEM?<\/strong> <em>See the<\/em> <strong>Comment box<\/strong> <em>at bottom of this page!<\/em><br><b><em><br><\/em>NEW QUESTION? <\/b><em>Ask<\/em><b> <u><font color=\"#000117\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/font><\/u><\/b>!<br><br>(<em>Want free notification of new content? 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Use your PC normally for&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-a-reader-asks","category-hardware"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paaiox-Wc","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1156,"url":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2018\/11\/26\/a-reader-asks-how-much-ram-do-i-need-for-my-laptop\/","url_meta":{"origin":3608,"position":0},"title":"A reader asks: How much RAM do I need for my laptop?","author":"Fred Langa","date":"2018-11-26","format":false,"excerpt":"Q: How much RAM do I need for my laptop? 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