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fabians19

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Hi i buyed for my build a \like 6 months ago 4 (2x2) gb of this ram http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002EJ2P2G/ref=oh_details_o01_s01_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

the thing is that right now that memory seems to be gone now the only you can find of that adata is 2x4, can i just buy another brand of a single 4gb? i cant just spend 80$ in a new set of 8gb atm. Also you think that 4 gb should be enough for a while? do games consume really more than 4gb?

Edit: the link i posted is 2x4 but its exactly the same i bought of 2x2

My Specs are

FX 8320
ASUS M5A99FX 990FX
Geforce 660ti

 
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1) No avoid mixing rams.system crashes will occur(you will fall to the power of blue screens:no:.trust me:))
2)If you buy just a 4gb ram single slot.it is not an optimal configuration(2x2=4gib its about 20% faster)
3)4 GB is enough currently for medium-high graphic setting(i,e if you have the gpu & cpu power to back it up).But there are games out there that demands more


recommendation:Get 4x2=8gb of ram.if you are out of money wait till you have.probably best to do so:)
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Do you have 4 memory slots? You could buy 2x2 GB of some other brand and run those in the other dualchannel as well, just make sure the specs are same as your old memory. CAS latency and rated Mhz.

I have 2x Corsair and 2x Crucial, CL9 1600 Mhz, all the same timings, no problems.
 
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1) No avoid mixing rams.system crashes will occur(you will fall to the power of blue screens:no:.trust me:))
2)If you buy just a 4gb ram single slot.it is not an optimal configuration(2x2=4gib its about 20% faster)
3)4 GB is enough currently for medium-high graphic setting(i,e if you have the gpu & cpu power to back it up).But there are games out there that demands more


recommendation:Get 4x2=8gb of ram.if you are out of money wait till you have.probably best to do so:)
 
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When it comes to gaming, 2400 Mhz and CL11 is the slowest memory you can find. It's just a percents difference or so, nothing really noticable. But it should have good bandwidth, if you are shuffling lots of data, editing graphics or video I suppose could use that bandwidth.

But if you primarily play games, get CL8 or CL9 memory, Mhz don't matter too much (unless you overclock). 1600 Mhz or better.

I haven't played a game that requires more than 4 gig. But...Windows eats 1.5 gigs so you only have 2.5 left. Lots of games eat around 2 gigs of RAM. Thats why 8 gig is pretty much todays minimum.
I always wish Linux was a better gaming platform.
 
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