Is Buying More RAM a WASTE for Gamers? (2022)

Thanks to Crucial for sponsoring this video! Check out Crucial’s DDR5 RAM today at: Still gaming in 2022 on 8GB of RAM (hopefully) in dual channel? We tested some newer games to find out whether or not you’ll benefit from an upgrade, or if you’re good to go for a little while yet. Discuss on the forum: Buy a stick of Crucial DDR5 8GB RAM: Buy a kit of Crucial Ballistix DDR4 (2x8GB) RAM: Buy an EK AIO 360 DRGB: Buy an Intel Core i9-12900K: Buy a Samsung 980 Pro 2TB: Buy an RTX 3080 Ti: Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group. ► GET MERCH: ► SUPPORT US ON FLOATPLANE: ► AFFILIATES, SPONSORS & REFERRALS: ► PODCAST GEAR: FOLLOW US --------------------------------------------------- Twitter: Facebook: Instagram: TikTok: @linustech Twitch: MUSIC CREDIT --------------------------------------------------- Intro: Laszlo - Supernova Video Link: iTunes Download Link: Artist Link: Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High Video Link: Listen on Spotify: Artist Link: Intro animation by MBarek Abdelwassaa Monitor And Keyboard by vadimmihalkevich / CC BY 4.0 Mechanical RGB Keyboard by BigBrotherECE / CC BY 4.0 Mouse Gamer free Model By Oscar Creativo / CC BY 4.0 CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro 0:47 Why RAM is important 1:36 How we tested 2:30 CS:GO 3:14 How DDR5 is different from DDR4 4:01 Far Cry 6 5:46 Tiny Tina’s Wonderland 6:53 Why is DDR5 better now? 7:34 Warhammer 3 8:15 AC: Valhalla 8:28 So what should I buy? 9:16 Outro