RAM selection 16gb

Huang Ray · May 9, 2014

G.SKILL Ripjaws X
or
Corsair Vengeance
or
Corsair Vengeance Pro
or
corsair dominator platinum
or other rams?

Also, can I have 1 8gb kit (2 4gb) and one 4gb? I have an ASUS formula vi.
Can it support 3 rams?

is 1600 mhz different than 1866 or 2400?
Is it worth the money?
I do not want it to be too expensive.
Some said I can overclocked 1600 mhz to 2400 but I do not get it... Please explain more to me. If you found any other good ram, please show me. Thanks

damric · May 9, 2014

Which CPU?

Huang Ray · May 9, 2014

damric :

i7 4770k, ofc

damric · May 9, 2014

For intel platform I would get more ram instead of fast ram.

Huang Ray · May 9, 2014

damric :

I think 16gb is more than enough for me, the most I will used for be use is about 10gb ish

damric · May 9, 2014

Ok so shop the fastest kit you can afford, or that matches your mobo color scheme

DarkSable · May 9, 2014

What exactly are you using this for?

8GB is enough to simultaneously run battlefield 3, photoshop, and 30 tabs in chrome.

Also, there's no reason to buy the fastest kit you can afford, as "slower" kits often have less latency. I would just go with the standard 1600MHz Cas 9. Ripjaws tends to be good value, and it's reliable.

damric · May 9, 2014

Often faster kits like 2400CL10 cost the same as 1600CL9, lol.

DarkSable · May 9, 2014

damric :

I don't bother with more than 8GB, since there's not much point, but if that's true for higher capacity kits, then you're right, there's no reason not to go with them.

Huang Ray · May 10, 2014

So, 8gb ram is ok I guess?
Also, Ripjaws X vs corsair vengeance
both 1600 mhz

DarkSable · May 10, 2014

^ Yep.

You can do 16GB if you need it, but if you're just gaming and multitasking, it's not needed.

I would take the Ripjaws X because it's shorter, so there will be less of a chance of heatsink clearance issues.

Huang Ray · May 11, 2014

DarkSable :

So the only difference between Ripjaw X and Corsair Veng. is their size? nothing else?
So,
http://www.amazon.com/G-SKILL-Ripjaws-240-Pin-Desktop-F3-12800CL10D-16GBXL/dp/B006T0CHLA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1399787340&sr=8-1&keywords=ripjaws+16gb
or
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006EWUO22/ref=ox_sc_act_title_8?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
?
Both color look good on Asus vi Formula because it's black and red. So, how about their warranty or their service??
Idk

DarkSable · May 11, 2014

You're over-thinking this, man. But if you look at those kits, you can see that they are in fact the same. That being said, they're bad picks - they're 1600MHz, but they have a Cas Latency of 10, which is worse than the standard 9, and far worse than the high end 8 for 1600Mhz.

That being said, there really shouldn't be much need for warranty or service. Usually with RAM they'll either have a stick dead on arrival, or they'll work just perfectly. And if one does show up DoA, it's not like they can repair it - you just set up an RMA and send it back. Pretty much any company will do that find, but at least if you buy from amazon, you RMA through them for the first 30 days. Not sure if Amazon has something similar, but I imagine they do.

Huang Ray · May 11, 2014

DarkSable :

You're over-thinking this, man. But if you look at those kits, you can see that they are in fact the same. That being said, they're bad picks - they're 1600MHz, but they have a Cas Latency of 10, which is worse than the standard 9, and far worse than the high end 8 for 1600Mhz.

That being said, there really shouldn't be much need for warranty or service. Usually with RAM they'll either have a stick dead on arrival, or they'll work just perfectly. And if one does show up DoA, it's not like they can repair it - you just set up an RMA and send it back. Pretty much any company will do that find, but at least if you buy from amazon, you RMA through them for the first 30 days. Not sure if Amazon has something similar, but I imagine they do.

So, which one is better? Can you give me a link from amazon?

Huang Ray · May 11, 2014

Also, is this good?
http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Modules-1600MHz-KHX1600C10D3B1K2-16G/dp/B007TTEHMW/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1399866379&sr=1-1&keywords=kingston+ram+16gb
or
http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-2400MHz-PC3-19200-KHX24C11T3K2-16X/dp/B00A771ZJG/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1399866379&sr=1-2&keywords=kingston+ram+16gb
Those two are cheaper

gskill support · May 13, 2014

With that CPU and motherboard, high frequency is very good. Also, if you can use up to 10GB, you should definitely get 16GB. DDR3 will be old soon, get 16GB and don't worry about RAM again. Also, with extra RAM, you can set up a RAMdisk that performs faster than SSDs. But if none of this sounds good to you, 8GB is fine too, and it is half the price.

http://www.amazon.com/G-SKILL-Ripjaws-240-Pin-Desktop-F3-17000CL11D-8GBXL/dp/B0050119O0/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1400019242&sr=1-1&keywords=gskill+ripjaws+x+8gb

http://www.amazon.com/G-SKILL-Ripjaws-240-Pin-Desktop-F3-12800CL10D-16GBXL/dp/B006T0CHLA/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1400019364&sr=1-1&keywords=gskill+ripjaws

G.Skill warranty and service is the best! :hello:

Thank you
GSKILL SUPPORT

Huang Ray · May 14, 2014

gskill support :

With that CPU and motherboard, high frequency is very good. Also, if you can use up to 10GB, you should definitely get 16GB. DDR3 will be old soon, get 16GB and don't worry about RAM again. Also, with extra RAM, you can set up a RAMdisk that performs faster than SSDs. But if none of this sounds good to you, 8GB is fine too, and it is half the price.

http://www.amazon.com/G-SKILL-Ripjaws-240-Pin-Desktop-F3-17000CL11D-8GBXL/dp/B0050119O0/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1400019242&sr=1-1&keywords=gskill+ripjaws+x+8gb

http://www.amazon.com/G-SKILL-Ripjaws-240-Pin-Desktop-F3-12800CL10D-16GBXL/dp/B006T0CHLA/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1400019364&sr=1-1&keywords=gskill+ripjaws

G.Skill warranty and service is the best! :hello:

Thank you
GSKILL SUPPORT

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