Building a PC, not sure what RAM to choose. Black Friday Deals

merrixk

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I'm currently in the works of building my first PC and I noticed that there was a Black Friday sale on RAM although i'm not too sure on which one to pick.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231445

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231689



My current build set up is :
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($178.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.95 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: Linksys AE2500-NP 802.11a/b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($78.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VS248H-P 24.0" Monitor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $931.83
 
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I'd go with the RJ X 2133 set, by far it's the best performance and bandwidth wide, with your CPU you may or may not be able to carry the full 2133, but if not, can run at 1866 and tighten the timings to a CL8 at 1866 for near 2133 performance and much better than either 1600 set

Tradesman1

Legenda in Aeternum
I'd go with the RJ X 2133 set, by far it's the best performance and bandwidth wide, with your CPU you may or may not be able to carry the full 2133, but if not, can run at 1866 and tighten the timings to a CL8 at 1866 for near 2133 performance and much better than either 1600 set
 
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