- Jan 20, 2013
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Hello all.
I'm upgrading my old machine (Core2Duo 3GHz 4gigs DDR2) to something more up to date and I'm in a need of advice.
I'm thinking of getting the following:
i5 4670K 3,4GHz CPU
Asus Z87-A mobo
I already have Radeon 7950 and I'm content with it and I have a ATX midi tower case with 850W 80+ Gold rated PSU that is about 8 months old.
My problem is the memory. I'm thinking of getting a Kingston HyperX black 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) 1600 MHz DDR3 CL10 XMP. But I'm curious that should I get 1866MHz memory instead? Or do you think 8 gigs would be enough for gaming on WIN7?
The brands of memory I'm able to buy here are limited to A-Data, Kingston, G.Skill, Corsair and Transcend.
tl;dr Is 8 gigs enough for gaming nowadays or should I buy 16gigs and is 1600MHz good enough or should I pay the premium to get 1866MHz? I'm on a tight budget.
I'm upgrading my old machine (Core2Duo 3GHz 4gigs DDR2) to something more up to date and I'm in a need of advice.
I'm thinking of getting the following:
i5 4670K 3,4GHz CPU
Asus Z87-A mobo
I already have Radeon 7950 and I'm content with it and I have a ATX midi tower case with 850W 80+ Gold rated PSU that is about 8 months old.
My problem is the memory. I'm thinking of getting a Kingston HyperX black 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) 1600 MHz DDR3 CL10 XMP. But I'm curious that should I get 1866MHz memory instead? Or do you think 8 gigs would be enough for gaming on WIN7?
The brands of memory I'm able to buy here are limited to A-Data, Kingston, G.Skill, Corsair and Transcend.
tl;dr Is 8 gigs enough for gaming nowadays or should I buy 16gigs and is 1600MHz good enough or should I pay the premium to get 1866MHz? I'm on a tight budget.
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