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arthurrag

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Hi,
I want to build a fast system but then do not want to just throw money at it. On the topic of memory.
> is it work looking into water cooling my ram?
>Should I go with 2400 with its longer latency times or 1600 for their shorter times?
I want to be able to overclock the memory but I'm not sure if this is just done via frequency or voltage or both. Looking for suggestions and some guidance.
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Higher frequency memory is usually faster than lower frequency with better timings. If you have a Intel based system memory speed has so low effect on overall system speed that it doesn't really make a difference. You won't need water cooling for memory in any normal conditions. If the memory you buy supports XMP you just enable that from bios/uefi and it automatically sets the highest supported memory frequency and timings and sets the voltages accordingly. You need the higher voltage on high frequency memory to keep it stable. If you decide to manually overclock your memory remember that using too high voltage could damage the modules. For AMD based systems you gain more from high memory speed.

Personally I wouldn't spend too much...
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Most times water cooling RAM is not worth it. Unless you are trying to push some crazy extreme overclock then just make sure you have good airflow in your case and you'll be fine. And if you do not do the loop correctly, you can actually cause higher temps because of the congestion the RAM blocks can cause.

Along the same lines as crazy overclocking - there's a point at which the only time you'll notice the difference in memory speed is in a synthetic bench mark. So basically everything above a certain speed - depending on CPU/chipset is just marketing for those who want to dump liquid nitrogen over their CPU.

Here's a link on the Corsair site about performance and RAM speed - bur remember, they are trying to sell RAM.

http://www.corsair.com/en-us/blog/2014/march/haswellrealworld
 
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Higher frequency memory is usually faster than lower frequency with better timings. If you have a Intel based system memory speed has so low effect on overall system speed that it doesn't really make a difference. You won't need water cooling for memory in any normal conditions. If the memory you buy supports XMP you just enable that from bios/uefi and it automatically sets the highest supported memory frequency and timings and sets the voltages accordingly. You need the higher voltage on high frequency memory to keep it stable. If you decide to manually overclock your memory remember that using too high voltage could damage the modules. For AMD based systems you gain more from high memory speed.

Personally I wouldn't spend too much effort on memory if you aren't going to try to reach super high frequencies for the cpu with LN2 cooling (liquid nitrogen) or something similar.
 
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> is it work looking into water cooling my ram?
no.
>Should I go with 2400 with its longer latency times or 1600 for their shorter times?
depends on the cpu if u have a good cpu buying a low frequency ram may limit the functions of the cpu.
 
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arthurrag

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Two awesome answers. Exactly what I was looking fo. I wont water cool it. and the XMP will do all I really want.

so far this is my build

Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core

Cooler Master Seidon 120M 86.2 CFM Liquid

Asus Z97-PRO ATX LGA1150

G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600

A-Data SP900 M.2 256GB M.2-2280 SSD

Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" SSD

EVGA GeForce GT 740 2GB FTW

Antec GX700 ATX Mid Tower

Raidmax 700W ATX

HP DVD1265I DVD/CD Wri


 
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