Add another two sticks or buy a new Kit ?

spacejunk · Sep 11, 2014

Hi guys,

I currently have G.Skill Ripjaws Z F3-2400C10D-8GZH 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3, but find I am running low when multitasking.

Should I just buy another two sticks of that or would I benefit more from buying a full higher speed kit ?

LukaBoki · Sep 11, 2014

You can buy another 2 sticks,but it is recommended to buy them together,not separately.

lightcloud · Sep 11, 2014

If you multitask a lot. I would personally get another 2x4GB and you have yourself a quad channel mate.

spacejunk · Sep 11, 2014

Ok, thanks guys. I only have 4 dimms and I would prefer not to have to upgrade again next year and have wasted money on small modules, with that in mind and cost not really being an issue, could you guys recommend a good 16 or 32gb kit ?

lightcloud · Sep 11, 2014

What's your budget?

LukaBoki · Sep 11, 2014

Kingston HyperX Beast of Fury,Corsair Vengeance,G.Skill Sniper or G.Skill RipjawsX or Z.

spacejunk · Sep 11, 2014

lightcloud :

Around $550 would be the limit I think.

I was just thinking about buying two of these http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=186_218&products_id=23771

Are those modules any good ?

lightcloud · Sep 11, 2014

I see you are another fellow Aussie too.

Yes they are great. But here's a 32GB one.
http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f32133c11q32gzl

However I don't see much use in a 32GB one, so try a 16GB. A great one in my opinion.

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f32133c9d16gtx

LukaBoki · Sep 11, 2014

Get two of these:
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=21325&cPath=912

spacejunk · Sep 11, 2014

lightcloud :

Ahh nice one, the Red color is the deal-breaker for me as I have a nice black/Green thing going on with this rig.

These are both indeed good modules, but the color is all wrong for me unfortunately.

@LukaBoki - Yeah, they are nice. Will I be losing much performance with them as opposed to a 2133 rated kit ?

lightcloud · Sep 11, 2014

What's the couloir you want I'll do my best to help out to find the best one to suit you?

LukaBoki · Sep 11, 2014

I can tell you that there is not much difference between 1333 and 2400 MHz RAM.So you have nothing to worry bout there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWgzA2C61z4
What colour do you want?

spacejunk · Sep 11, 2014

The Case is all black as is the Mobo with Green accents. The HDD bay fans are glowy green.

It's pretty much a stealth rig but with Green highlights. Thank for all the help with this.

Edit: Oh I didn't know that about the Ram specs thanks!

lightcloud · Sep 11, 2014

To be honest there isn't much good ones out there with a splash of green.

So this is an average one. Maybe get two of this. A quad channel 32GB RAM.

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-kvr16n11k216

LukaBoki · Sep 11, 2014

Well,there is no good green RAM,but RED RAM can go with your build.
Here,these are RAM with CL9/CL10 and 1866 MHz,black/red color scheme.
http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/memory/#s=301866&t=11&qq=1&Z=16384002,32768004&L=90,100&C=19

spacejunk · Sep 11, 2014

No, Red ram can definitely not go with my build lol. I hate the Color Red. :S

Black is fine. But they must have Heat spreaders. These are nice but they are out f stock. http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=912&products_id=28794

lightcloud · Sep 11, 2014

NO NO NO NO. That is a DDR4 RAM and will not fit into a motherboard that supports DDR3 (I presume you have this kind of motherboards).

lightcloud · Sep 11, 2014

Here's a black one.

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-khx21c11t3k432x

spacejunk · Sep 11, 2014

lightcloud :

Yes! those are my babies. Added to cart. Thank you guys, very much appreciated. Wish I could choose two best answers lol.

lightcloud · Sep 11, 2014

Yes I want that to be on the list. As there is usually more than one person that helps. You deserve the credit too LukiBoki.

Anyways glad to help buddy.

spacejunk · Sep 11, 2014

Yes, thanks to LukaBoki as well.

LukaBoki · Sep 11, 2014

No problem,mate.

Have fun with your new RAM.

spacejunk · Sep 11, 2014

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