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What Memory module with Maximus Hero VI, i7 4770K?

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November 25, 2013 2:15:25 PM

I am building a Gaming rig for BF4, COD Ghosts, Batman Arkham origins, Company of heroes 2.

I'm still looking for a graphics card but it would be one of these: R9 290X, R9 290 (still waiting for an aftermarket cooler), R9 280X toxic or GTX 780.

I have already bought the following parts:

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/28ucV) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/28ucV/by_merchant/) / [Benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/28ucV/benchmarks/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74770k) | Purchased For $215.00
**Motherboard** | [Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-maximusvi...) | Purchased For $183.00
**Power Supply** | [Antec HCG M 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-hcg750m) | $59.99 @ Newegg
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $457.99
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-25 17:06 EST-0500 |

My question is about the memory i should buy. My friend has recommended corsair Vengenace 2X8GB 1600MHZ, but I am also scouting for GSkill.

1. Everyone has said that you don't need 16 GB for games, in that case what's better? 1X8GB or 2X4GB? I would want to be future proof, and if I do buy 2X4GB that would be wasting one slot (bottle necking me to 24GB in future)

2. What's the difference between 1600, 1866 and 2400?

3. Are there benefits of going with a set which has built in heat sinks?

4. Finally, and most importantly, what should I go with 2X8GB, 1X8GB, 2X4GB? and which brand and what speed?

Thanks so much for your your advise.

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a c 2286 } Memory
November 25, 2013 5:02:47 PM

1. If it will fit in the budget, go for 16GB in 2x8GB (will help future proof a little - for games 8GB is becoming the entry point, with the release of BF4, other games will follow suit in utilizing DRAM more) if not 2x4GB to enable Dual Channel which will give you a 10-15% boost in DRAM performance.

2. 1600 is entry level, be better off going 1866 or even 2133, Haswell scales extremely well to faster DRAM - see here:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7364/memory-scaling-on-ha...

3. The heatsinks help reduce and disapate the inner heat buildup, also helps shied the DRAM from the heat generated from other components

4. On the Hero, the best I've found is the GSkill Tridents (see sig), followed by the GSkill Snipers - have run most of the GSkill sets from 1866 on up on my Hero along with a number of Corsair sets and a few sets of Muskin - the Tridents are the strongest - would again suggest 1866 in CL8 or 9 or 2133 in a CL9 set
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November 26, 2013 10:22:58 AM

Tradesman1 said:
1. If it will fit in the budget, go for 16GB in 2x8GB (will help future proof a little - for games 8GB is becoming the entry point, with the release of BF4, other games will follow suit in utilizing DRAM more) if not 2x4GB to enable Dual Channel which will give you a 10-15% boost in DRAM performance.

2. 1600 is entry level, be better off going 1866 or even 2133, Haswell scales extremely well to faster DRAM - see here:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7364/memory-scaling-on-ha...

3. The heatsinks help reduce and disapate the inner heat buildup, also helps shied the DRAM from the heat generated from other components

4. On the Hero, the best I've found is the GSkill Tridents (see sig), followed by the GSkill Snipers - have run most of the GSkill sets from 1866 on up on my Hero along with a number of Corsair sets and a few sets of Muskin - the Tridents are the strongest - would again suggest 1866 in CL8 or 9 or 2133 in a CL9 set



Sorry, wrong post!!!
what does - "would again suggest 1866 in CL8 or 9 or 2133 in a CL9 set" mean? CL8/CL9? is that the timing?
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a c 2286 } Memory
November 26, 2013 1:24:30 PM

CL (CAS Latency) is the first of the main timings and lets you know how many clock cycles it takes the DRAM to perform and action, DRAM can be a variety of CLs at 1866, best to go 8 or 9 (lower is better) or at 2133 CL9 going with a 2133 set that has a CL of say 10. 11 or 12 you can do better performance wise by getting a lower freq like 1866 with a tighter CL of 8
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November 26, 2013 2:11:22 PM

Tradesman1 said:
CL (CAS Latency) is the first of the main timings and lets you know how many clock cycles it takes the DRAM to perform and action, DRAM can be a variety of CLs at 1866, best to go 8 or 9 (lower is better) or at 2133 CL9 going with a 2133 set that has a CL of say 10. 11 or 12 you can do better performance wise by getting a lower freq like 1866 with a tighter CL of 8


thanks, I would start scouting for deals, so where does corsair vengeance fit in this order. given that frequency and CL's are same?

GSkill Trident > Gskill sniper > gskill ripjaw

Also, which of these is best? All Gskill trident.

1600@CL9, 1866@CL8, 2133@CL9 or 2400@CL10?
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a c 2286 } Memory
November 26, 2013 2:23:31 PM

Depends on the Vengeance model (there are many) - with your mobo/CPU combo though, think I'd put most of the Vengeance in around the Ripjaws (the plain wrapper RJs) - there's also the RJ X series and the RJ Z series, which are better and near the Snipers (all have good OC headroom)
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November 26, 2013 3:20:45 PM

Tradesman1 said:
Depends on the Vengeance model (there are many) - with your mobo/CPU combo though, think I'd put most of the Vengeance in around the Ripjaws (the plain wrapper RJs) - there's also the RJ X series and the RJ Z series, which are better and near the Snipers (all have good OC headroom)


Also, which of these is best? All Gskill trident.

1600@CL9, 1866@CL8, 2133@CL9 or 2400@CL10?
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a c 2286 } Memory
November 26, 2013 4:04:16 PM

The 2400/10, of the 1866, 2133 and 2400 sets each shows a slight increase in performance as you go up each step - the 2400's offer the greatest bandwidth and most are OC'able to 2666
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