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Need help picking right gaming ram!

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August 25, 2014 7:22:51 PM

Hey guys! I am looking into building my self a gaming computer and was wondering hat ram to get, I would prefer to get 16 gbs but the one I found was $174 (Corsair Vengence) and I figured their must be a better solution! Thanks!


Ram I found:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cml16gx3m2a...

Mother board:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z97extr...

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August 25, 2014 7:28:59 PM

just for info. huge amounts of ram really help in things like graphic design and huge renders. Battlefield 4 uses about 1.7gigs of ram while its running. If this is a gaming rig and you dont plan on getting into graphic design. you could save a good chunk of money and go with an 8gig pack. thats plenty.
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August 25, 2014 7:31:01 PM

There's no need to buy 16GB of ram unless you're doing heavy video editing or rendering.

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

Also, that's a ridiculous premium to spend for ram that really isn't worth it. You can get 8GB of 1600MHz, Cas 7 ram for $89 if you buy Ripjaws X, or 16GB of 1600MHz, slower Cas 9 ram for $145 at the cheapest. 8GB of 1600MHz, Cas 9 ram is only about $75.
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August 25, 2014 7:33:31 PM

Agreed with Dark Sable

Here are some popular options that a lot of people get

Gskill http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

corsair http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

these are 1600 speed which is the norm these days
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August 25, 2014 7:45:37 PM

Thank you all for so so much help! you have saved me so much money!! You all rock!
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