Ok what is up with the numbers after the DDR3?

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Ferrariassassin

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I am trying to find some (2X4=8) of ram so i can dual channel. And as i was looking i noticed different ones such as DDR3 1066, DDR3 1866, and DDR3 2400. What the heck does this mean? Take Ripjaw for example they make like 7 versions of (2X4) GB of ram and they look exactly the same yet one coast more and has a different number after DDR3? DOes the higher the number mean better the quality? What (2X8) GB of ram should i get? Here is my PC build if needed.

CASE: Rosewill Challenger
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Pro4
GPU: MSI R9 280 GAMING 3G 384-Bit
RAM: (Undecided)
OS: Windows 8.1
SSD: Crucial MX100 128GB
HDD: Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache
PSU: XFX TS Series 550W
DVD-Drive: ASUS 24X DVD Burner
 
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The numbers indicate the 'freq' that the sticks run at, higher is faster so your seelceted CPU is native to 1600 DRAM (this is DDR - DOUBLE data rate, so the true frequency is 800. You take that times 2 to get what most accept as the effective freq of 1600)... With your CPU I'd suggest 1866 with a CL of 8 or 9 (the CL (CAS Latency) basically tells you how long it takes for the DRAM to perform an action)...You will also see DRAM 'freq' that are much higher i.e. 2133, 2400, 2666, 2800, 3000 etc, but generally speaking, you will need a K model (overclockable) CPU to effectively run the DRAM at it's rated spec. For your combo I'd suggest 2x4GB set of Snipers in 1866/9 or if budget permits the GSkill Tridents in 1866/8 (same 2x4GB)
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rma work this way single module then dual one so they are sold like 2x4 for a total of 8 gig there are also 4 channel like 4 x4 for a total of 16 gig ad the 1066 is the speed of it so the higher the nuber faster is the ram but check your system specs the max ram speed it could handle from the motherboard and the cpu usualy 8 gig is enough for gaming .
 
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The numbers indicate the 'freq' that the sticks run at, higher is faster so your seelceted CPU is native to 1600 DRAM (this is DDR - DOUBLE data rate, so the true frequency is 800. You take that times 2 to get what most accept as the effective freq of 1600)... With your CPU I'd suggest 1866 with a CL of 8 or 9 (the CL (CAS Latency) basically tells you how long it takes for the DRAM to perform an action)...You will also see DRAM 'freq' that are much higher i.e. 2133, 2400, 2666, 2800, 3000 etc, but generally speaking, you will need a K model (overclockable) CPU to effectively run the DRAM at it's rated spec. For your combo I'd suggest 2x4GB set of Snipers in 1866/9 or if budget permits the GSkill Tridents in 1866/8 (same 2x4GB)
 
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SO what would be the best for my CPU and MB i own? And thank you man! Its so simple now! :)
 
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