I'm building a new computer in September, primary uses will be Rendering, Recording, Streaming, Gaming, Photo editing and my first attempts at overclocking. I'm trying to settle on what memory speed I should buy and then work on overclocking (might just leave the 2400 memory at stock).
Building a 4770k z87 rig
My motherboard:
ASUS Maximus VI Hero
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131989
Two options of ram I'm considering:
Corsair Dominator Platinum 16gb (2x8gb) 2133
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233401
Corsair Dominator Platinum 16gb (2x8gb) 2400
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233347
I'm only looking at a $20 price difference for a nominal performance increase, but from what I've read its better to buy the higher stock settings ram than pick up lower clocked ram and bring overclock it.
And while its true that the performance increase from 1600 to 2133 isn't that much, and even less for 2133 to 2400, it is a lot less time that I'll be spending editing and rendering my projects which can sometimes be rather lengthy.
Also, if I decide to upgrade later to 32gb, could these speeds put undue strain on my processor? (My video editing software can use over 16gb of ram on some of my projects)
Building a 4770k z87 rig
My motherboard:
ASUS Maximus VI Hero
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131989
Two options of ram I'm considering:
Corsair Dominator Platinum 16gb (2x8gb) 2133
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233401
Corsair Dominator Platinum 16gb (2x8gb) 2400
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233347
I'm only looking at a $20 price difference for a nominal performance increase, but from what I've read its better to buy the higher stock settings ram than pick up lower clocked ram and bring overclock it.
And while its true that the performance increase from 1600 to 2133 isn't that much, and even less for 2133 to 2400, it is a lot less time that I'll be spending editing and rendering my projects which can sometimes be rather lengthy.
Also, if I decide to upgrade later to 32gb, could these speeds put undue strain on my processor? (My video editing software can use over 16gb of ram on some of my projects)
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