Is 2400 RAM to 3200 a worthwhile upgrade?

I have a 16GB 2400 RAM chip in my Acer Aspire 5. It's the most I can fit. There's 4GB RAM built in. Is 3200 going to make Studio One run any better? In each song, I use two or three Native Instruments Session Guitarists, Superior Drummer, EZbass and sometimes EZkeys.

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Vocalpoint

It will not. Been building custom DAWs since 2001 - haven't met a RAM stick yet that actually made a real world difference in using typical audio tools.

I still use standard 3200 (but moving to 3600 due to older motherboards aging out) in all my builds and they all fly at the same comfortable pace.

There are only 2 things that makes Studio One Run faster - more horsepower (CPU) and ensuring the system is running on NVMe drives - system wide. You will see/feel a real difference.

In your case - it might be time to look at a new machine.

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Vocalpoint

It will not. Been building custom DAWs since 2001 - haven't met a RAM stick yet that actually made a real world difference in using typical audio tools.

I still use standard 3200 (but moving to 3600 due to older motherboards aging out) in all my builds and they all fly at the same comfortable pace.

There are only 2 things that makes Studio One Run faster - more horsepower (CPU) and ensuring the system is running on NVMe drives - system wide. You will see/feel a real difference.

In your case - it might be time to look at a new machine.

AvMan

Thank you for for such a quick answer. I'll keep with the 2400.

AvMan

Acer says my Aspire runs 2400 RAM, tops. I'll buy a new machine in time.

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