What RAM should I get?

MrSnict · Jan 1, 2014

Im looking for an 8gb sticks of RAM. This is a gaming build. Pretty powerful. Should be able to run DayZ, crysis3 and the like.

What kind/brand of Ram should I get?
There are so many and I dont really understand what makes each better.

I dont mind going to 16gb, but I dont see why I would need to. I dont intent to overclock, or watercool. Any thoughts welcome.

This is the one I was thinking of buying:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingston-Technology-Series-1600MHz-Desktop/dp/B00A77202C/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1388597916&sr=8-8&keywords=ram+8gb

shawn81 · Jan 1, 2014

Helps to know what hardware you are putting it into.

MrSnict · Jan 1, 2014

shawn81 :

At the moment, this is my idea.

Tower: HAF922

GPU: Gigabyte R9 280X 3072 MB GDDR5

Mobo: AsRock 970 Extreme3

Proccesor: i5 4670

PSU: Corsair 650watt

shawn81 · Jan 1, 2014

Id go with http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233245 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231689 . Should get the most out of it with either of those, or something very similar.

MrSnict · Jan 1, 2014

shawn81 :

Ahh thanks brother. That looks good.
I was wondering though as I was looking at some Kingston XMP "beast" series ones.

Any reason why not there? I defer to your judgement because I have really no idea which are more powerful/better value.

shawn81 · Jan 1, 2014

The Kingston would work fine. But your board supports up to 2100Mhz so youd be losing out on a little bandwidth, wouldnt affect you much at all but, the difference is there none the less.

Tradesman1 · Jan 1, 2014

As was mentioned earllier - would need to know what it's going with - and what you mention the Rock 970 mobo and a 4670 CPU

"GPU: Gigabyte R9 280X 3072 MB GDDR5

Mobo: AsRock 970 Extreme3

Proccesor: i5 4670

PSU: Corsair 650watt"

isn't going to be it - the 4670 is a Intel socket 1150 CPU and the mobo mentioned is an AMD AM3+ mobo for AMD CPUs - they just won't work together period

Tradesman1 · Jan 2, 2014

Appears to tell you what you have - which would imply you are planning to add same, which would be mixing sticks or sets of DRAM which can always be problematic - in other words not a good idea... Can also get same info from CPU-Z

MrSnict · Jan 2, 2014

Tradesman1 :

Really? Doesn't the Asrock run with both?

Tradesman1 · Jan 2, 2014

The ASRock 970 is an AMD mobo, Socket AM3+ so NO, you can't put an Intel i5 4670 in it, the 4670 only runs on Intel socket 1150 mobos - you could get the Rock's Z87 (not 970) Extreme 3 and it will run on that, they also have the the Z77 Extreme 3 which is yet another socket, the 1155 and NO the 4670 won't run on that either............

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