Selecting Compatible Ram for Motherboard

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bluehabit

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I was going to buy a GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-UD5H LGA 1150 board and a i7-4790.

My only question is how should I go about selecting compatible RAM frequency? The board supports DDR3 so obviously I should go with that. But when it comes to frequency, what should I shop around for? Do I want to try and find the highest frequency supported for maximum performance? I don't intend to OC the machine.

On the board specifications it says it supports: 3200(OC)/3100(OC)/3000(OC)/2933(OC)/2800(OC)/2666(OC)/2600(OC)/2500(OC)/2400(OC)/2200(OC)/2133(OC)/2000(OC)/1866(OC)/1800(OC)/1600/1333

Thanks everyone
 
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You can pick up 2400mhz G Skill Trident X...
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You're pretty much good with 1600mhz. It's the sweet spot for price/performance and even if you do wind up buying higher mhz RAM, if it doesn't work with your MB you can always just set it to 1600mhz (which will most likely be set at default anyway).

G.Skill has some nice, cheap RAM (and I don't mean cheap as in low quality)

Why would you get the 4790 when you can get the 4790k? I mean if you are on a tight budget I totally understand but unlocked multipliers make it a lot easier for overclocking. Also if you are going to spend 180 on a board, whats 205?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132125&cm_re=Asus_Maximus_VII_Hero-_-13-132-125-_-Product

Sorry I'm not saving you money but I am trying to help because I just ordered my 4790k and that same board with new G.Skill RAM yesterday :p
 
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Hey Swiftleo, thanks for the comments. The reason I am not really wanting to OC is I just don't really feel comfortable fiddling with that stuff anymore. I did a relatively moderate (low voltages, after market heat sink etc) OC on my Q9950 back in the day and its lifespan got cut down quite a bit. Ever since then I have been scared to do it.

Besides I don't play many games that much more nowadays, its mostly a work computer for video editing. Not sure how much extra performance I could eek out by OCing. I may have even picked the wrong motherboard if I dont intend to OC .

Back to talking about RAM frequencies, would I want to get something higher than 1600 perhaps for video editing?
 
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You can pick up 2400mhz G Skill Trident X 16GB for about 180. I can't say that the higher frequency will help as I do not video edit, but I know two things. You will want 16GB if your doing video editing, and you will want atleast 1600mhz RAM.

The price difference between the 1600mhz and 2400mhz G.Skill is very minimal so if you want it, go for it. If it doesn't improve, you can always just clock the frequency down to 1600mhz to save power/increase longevity.
 
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