best ram for gaming?

shaun88

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i'll be updating my ram soon for games, whats the best?
I got told games don't use more than 8GB
so would it be best getting 8 and look for the quickest timings like CL9 (9-9-9-24)
or go for 16gb to be on the safe side but 16 mainly has higher timings such as CL10 (10-10-10-27)
And also is 1600MHz the recommended for games as 2400MHz tend to have higher timings too
Thanks
 
YOu want the MHz high and the CAS low. However since the higher MHz balances out higher CAS, it makes little difference in most cases(depends on what your doing).

For gaming, you are better of just getting a balanced kit as the price difference above 1866MHz is not worth it. :)

Its a pleasure.