Good + cheap ram?

Whatisgoingonherethen · May 30, 2014

So, it's pretty straightforward.
I want 2x4gb sticks of ram but everywhere on amazon they're all at the £60 price range. Has anyone found any quick, reliable but maybe £10 cheaper ram anywhere?

SHADE117 · May 30, 2014

no, good 8GB of ram just cost that... (no matter what brand)
maybe on sale if you´re lucky

Nordein · May 30, 2014

Shade is correct. RAM is cheap you could say, but for the price you are willing to pay it is not realistically cheap at this point in time.

Whatisgoingonherethen · May 30, 2014

Nordein :

Damn, was hoping to cut down on price. On a budget. Could you tell me the performance difference between 1 stick of 8gb and 2 sticks of 4gb? Because I could get 1 stick of 8gb cheaper than 2 4gb's is there much performance drop?

Eduello · May 30, 2014

Cheapest 2x4GB kit I could find: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/geil-memory-gec38gb1333c9dc

Vlad Rose · May 30, 2014

Only way I can think of that you may find it for that cheap is if a website offers a sale on it (like NewEgg's Shell Shocker deals).

SHADE117 · May 30, 2014

Whatisgoingonherethen :

it doesn´t realy matter just remember when you upgrade you´ll have to get another 8GB stick

Whatisgoingonherethen · May 30, 2014

SHADE117 :

Okay, thanks.
Just found this:http://www.amazon.co.uk/G-Skill-Ripjaws-DDR3-2133-Dual/dp/B0050119O0/ref=zg_bs_430511031_2
It's 2x4gb ram and is 2133mhz or something like that.
However, I read in the rating section that sometimes it cant reach over 1600mhz, is that a problem?
Here's my system in-case there's a clash in the hardware:
Gigabyte 970a-ud3p
AMD fx 8320 (the person who had the problem had an FX cpu)
650w fully modular
r9 290
1tb HDD

SHADE117 · May 30, 2014

Whatisgoingonherethen :

SHADE117 :

Okay, thanks.
Just found this:http://www.amazon.co.uk/G-Skill-Ripjaws-DDR3-2133-Dual/dp/B0050119O0/ref=zg_bs_430511031_2
It's 2x4gb ram and is 2133mhz or something like that.
However, I read in the rating section that sometimes it cant reach over 1600mhz, is that a problem?
Here's my system in-case there's a clash in the hardware:
Gigabyte 970a-ud3p
AMD fx 8320 (the person who had the problem had an FX cpu)
650w fully modular
r9 290
1tb HDD

may I suggest: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9-Vengeance-Performance-Desktop/dp/B004CRSM4I/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1401458407&sr=1-1&keywords=corsair+vengeance+8gb

Nordein · May 30, 2014

Whatisgoingonherethen :

SHADE117 :

Okay, thanks.
Just found this:http://www.amazon.co.uk/G-Skill-Ripjaws-DDR3-2133-Dual/dp/B0050119O0/ref=zg_bs_430511031_2
It's 2x4gb ram and is 2133mhz or something like that.
However, I read in the rating section that sometimes it cant reach over 1600mhz, is that a problem?
Here's my system in-case there's a clash in the hardware:
Gigabyte 970a-ud3p
AMD fx 8320 (the person who had the problem had an FX cpu)
650w fully modular
r9 290
1tb HDD

Semi-correct. It all depends on if your motherboard can utilize the RAM to its' full capability.

Vlad Rose · May 30, 2014

Since you're using a dedicated graphics card, the RAM speed won't make much of a difference. The only time it really comes into play is with AMD's APU line and no dedicated graphics card, where the onboard graphics use system memory instead of its own.

SHADE117 · May 30, 2014

Nordein :

Whatisgoingonherethen :

Semi-correct. It all depends on if your motherboard can utilize the RAM to its' full capability.

it can max ram is 32GB only way to do that is with 4x8GB

Whatisgoingonherethen · May 30, 2014

may I suggest: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9-Vengeance-Performance-Desktop/dp/B004CRSM4I/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1401458407&sr=1-1&keywords=corsair+vengeance+8gb
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Out of curiosity, why? This ram has higher speeds and is cheaper:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/G-Skill-Ripjaws-DDR3-2133-Dual/dp/B0050119O0/ref=zg_bs_430511031_2
I'm not arguing, just curious as I may of missed something

SHADE117 · May 30, 2014

Whatisgoingonherethen :

Out of curiosity, why? This ram has higher speeds and is cheaper:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/G-Skill-Ripjaws-DDR3-2133-Dual/dp/B0050119O0/ref=zg_bs_430511031_2
I'm not arguing, just curious as I may of missed something[/quotemsg]

...haha its what I use and I´m realy happy with it, it´s also lower latency

Whatisgoingonherethen · May 30, 2014

aha, so is it a bit of personal bias? xD From a neutral position however what would you guys recommend:
1) This is cheaper and faster:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/G-Skill-Ripjaws-DDR3-2133-Dual/dp/B0050119O0/ref=zg_bs_430511031_2#productDetails
2) This is a bit more expensive, slower but made by a well known brand, more reliable?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9-Vengeance-Performance-Desktop/dp/B004CRSM4I/ref=zg_bs_430511031_1

das_stig · May 30, 2014

G-SKill, never had a compatibility issue yet ??

Vlad Rose · May 30, 2014

G.Skill is just was well known and just as reliable as Corsair. You're safe with either brand.

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