Choosing between 2 kinds of RAM

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Please don't compare them pricewise since these 2 kinds of RAM are about the same price in The Netherlands:

G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f32400c10d8gzh

or

Team Xtreem 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2666 Memory
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/team-memory-txd38g2666hc11cdc01

If you want to know for what system I'm gonna use it:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3cijD

According to Corsair the 2400 does perform better then RAM running at lower clock speeds for about the same price, but what I really want to know is what are the differences in performance if you compare 2400 with 2666?

Which one should I take? It looks like the Team Xtreem would be better.
 
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You won't notice a thing with those speeds. Maybe 1 FPS?
You could also grab a cheaper 1600mhz / 1866mhz CL9 from Corsair or Kingston and have 2/3 FPS less then those kits.

RAM just doesn't inpact performance as much for a build of that kind. APU's however do benefit from higher speeds.

Edit*: Go for the G.Skills.
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You won't notice a thing with those speeds. Maybe 1 FPS?
You could also grab a cheaper 1600mhz / 1866mhz CL9 from Corsair or Kingston and have 2/3 FPS less then those kits.

RAM just doesn't inpact performance as much for a build of that kind. APU's however do benefit from higher speeds.

Edit*: Go for the G.Skills.
 
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But if the price is about the same, why wouldn't I go for the 2666mhz? And have you read this?
http://www.corsair.com/en-us/blog/2014/march/haswellrealworld

Article of Corsair shows decent gains on haswell with faster ram. At stock a 4770k with 2400 completely closed the 10fps gap to a 4.5ghz 4770k w/1600 in Starcraft2

*Edit: Hmm, 2666 just seems like overkill I might go for 2400 then.
 
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In my oppinion, RAM is not really the place to look for huge performance increase. Most higher clocked rams get quite expensive fast which is money better spend in a better GPU.

I am running an i7 4930K @ stock with 1600mhz CL10's and it runs great. Read that if i'd OC the CPU @ 4.2ghz a 1866mhz would be better but the increase in performance would only be like 2~4 FPS. So i picked the ones that where 1600mhz CL10's which looked great for my color scheme and went for it. Price range isn't that different with 1866mhz it was just what i was comfortable with it in Price / Looks / Performance.
 
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What are the timings on that RAM?
With ram you need to watch 2 things:
- Clockspeed (mhz)
- Latency (CL)

 
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The 2666MHz is 11-13-13-35 but it looks like it is made for the z77 chipset, in my build I have z87 so that might not work.
 
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Thank you, will read this first then but I guess I know the outcome already, either 1600MHz or 1866MHz RAM will be fine as LavyDunois already said :).


 
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