Best Memory for my new gaming build?

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Well I am building a new rig for gaming, so what is my best choice for ram? I am wanting to get 16GB of RAM.

Here is my current build so far..
CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($103.99 @ Newegg)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($5.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($124.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($659.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master HAF X Blue ATX Full Tower Case ($227.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 850W 80 PLUS Silver Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.49 @ Amazon)
Other: Kingston HyperX KHX-FAN-B Fans ($23.99)


Thanks for the help!
 
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Memory does just about absolute 0 in terms of performance gains. Just get yourself a good set of 4x4gb 1600mhz. Anything higher is severely diminished marginal returns. Anything lower and there is a slightly noticeable difference, but even then not much.
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Memory does just about absolute 0 in terms of performance gains. Just get yourself a good set of 4x4gb 1600mhz. Anything higher is severely diminished marginal returns. Anything lower and there is a slightly noticeable difference, but even then not much.
 
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I was thinking this RAM here - CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory Model CMZ16GX3M2A1600C9

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233299&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

Would that work well?
 
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That would be fine, I personally go for 4x4gb sticks simply because 32gb is overkill and it's a little cheaper, plus iirc should you choose to lower capacity dimms tend to be easier to overclock.
 
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What I have picked out is 16GB not 32 gb.
 
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Sorry let me clarify lol. I meant getting 2 8gb dimms doesn't make sense unless you plan to upgrade to 32gb at some point. That's why I brought it up
 
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oh okay, thank you haha. Thanks a lot!
 
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