I am getting a MSI gaming 5 MB and I am planning on getting 16gb of 4 way ram at DDR3 1866 (Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory). And I'm not sure if they're compatible. Also I'm not sure if I'll need to buy a WiFi card or does the motherboard come with a inuilt one any help would be great thanks
Will the motherboard and this RAM work?
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Good choice on MoBo, bad choice on RAM, you should avoid Corsair Veng series, they're high profile and obstruct in cooler installation. And why 4X4?
They'll run as two pairs of 2X4GB anyways, besides putting more strain on the memory controller. And worst of all, you won't have any upgradibility, ie, if you want to get more memory, you'll have to discard all of them, which's a waste of money and resources.
My suggestion: G.Skill RipJaws X or Corsair LP 2X8GB.
Only the Gaming 9 AC has WiFi, you'll need to get adaptor if you want WiFi on Gaming 5.
They'll run as two pairs of 2X4GB anyways, besides putting more strain on the memory controller. And worst of all, you won't have any upgradibility, ie, if you want to get more memory, you'll have to discard all of them, which's a waste of money and resources.
My suggestion: G.Skill RipJaws X or Corsair LP 2X8GB.
Only the Gaming 9 AC has WiFi, you'll need to get adaptor if you want WiFi on Gaming 5.
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Have to be a little more specific on all counts.
Exact model of RAM, Motherboard, CPU. Why 4x4 instead of 2x8? 2x8 Leaves you room to upgrade and uses a little less power in the meantime.
If this is the motherboard, it does not come with WiFi.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130770&cm_re=msi_gaming_5-_-13-130-770-_-Product
Exact model of RAM, Motherboard, CPU. Why 4x4 instead of 2x8? 2x8 Leaves you room to upgrade and uses a little less power in the meantime.
If this is the motherboard, it does not come with WiFi.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130770&cm_re=msi_gaming_5-_-13-130-770-_-Product
yeah I though so about the wifi I just wasn't to sure because it is my first build and everythings rather confusing. and thanks I will switch to 2X8GB G.skills RipJaws X
and 4x4 because I don't even know I did't know if the MB could handle them and basically I was just confused so I came on here to check thank you and please may you elaborate on the whole discarding thing it confused me.
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The MoBo can definately handle 4X4Gb w/o any considerable performance decrease, but the real drawback is:
Your MoBo has 4 slots, and all get populated.
Down the road, you want to upgrade memory for xyz reason to like 24GB or 32GB.
You read up on net about compatibility, and find you'll have to discard the current sticks (FROM THE MOBO) to put in new sticks as sticks are not so fond of working with non-pairs.
The same applies to 2X8GB but they're known to work more often than not as they're in their DIMM config. Whereas, you need to take atleast 2 4GB sticks out and you lose 8GB of memory when you plan to upgrade.
Your MoBo has 4 slots, and all get populated.
Down the road, you want to upgrade memory for xyz reason to like 24GB or 32GB.
You read up on net about compatibility, and find you'll have to discard the current sticks (FROM THE MOBO) to put in new sticks as sticks are not so fond of working with non-pairs.
The same applies to 2X8GB but they're known to work more often than not as they're in their DIMM config. Whereas, you need to take atleast 2 4GB sticks out and you lose 8GB of memory when you plan to upgrade.
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