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Help With DDR3 1600 RAM

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September 19, 2014 1:37:20 PM

I am having a ton of trouble deciding what RAM to get. I have 2 slots and Dual Channel on my Mobo and everyone says use it if u have it. I'm going with 2 X 2GB, DDR3 1600.

I'm shopping on Newegg, Corsair and G.Skill seem have the best rated RAM. Some of the reviews say that it's preset for 1333 and u have to manually change it in the BIOS to 1600.

Is there any RAM that is 1600 out of the box that works with my LGA1150 Mobo?


Mobo:Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2V LGA 1150 Intel H8
CPU: Intel G3258 3.2Ghz

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September 19, 2014 1:42:40 PM

If you want 4gb of ram then your selection is perfect. The G3258 natively supports 1333MHz, but there are tons of ram out there that are 1600 it won't pose a problem for your processor. You can either make a slight upgrade to the G3460 or just go into your BIOS settings and manually make your ram run at its recommended speed and timings. The latter is my recommendation since it doesn't cost you anything. Either way your ram will run at 1600MHz without a problem. Hope that helps.

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September 19, 2014 1:49:00 PM

So my G3258 CPU is rated for a 1333 RAM, Cause I don't plan to do any overclocking, I am very new to computers and not sure how I gonna do the whole BIOS thing, let alone change the specs on something.


So with my G3258 I should probably go with a 1333MHz RAM?

How big of a difference is there between the 1333MHz and 1600MHz?
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September 19, 2014 1:54:13 PM

G.Skill has the best rated RAM and great prices but every single one of there DDR3 1333MHz RAM, says:

"Compatible with Intel LGA1155/LGA1156 and AMD AM3/Llano/AM3+ platforms
Intel XMP support for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Generation Intel Core Processors "


So will it work with my LGA1150 Mobo? OR do I have to do something to the settings to make it work?
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September 19, 2014 2:15:31 PM

In terms of gaming performance you won't really notice a difference between 1333 and 1600, it's just that 1600 has become the standard these days. What makes the most difference by far is your GPU, followed by your CPU.

There is a terrific site called pcpartpicker.com that lets you assemble and automatically checks your system for compatibility. Here is a link for you:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-7700K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.69 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $241.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-19 17:14 EDT-0400

If you head there you'll see that there is a flag because I've deliberately placed an incompatible part (the CPU) on the build. If you remove it all the flags go away. GSkill ram (and virtually all others made today) will work perfectly with your mobo, they are designed to be compatible with most everything so you don't have to worry.

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September 19, 2014 2:54:35 PM

The GSkill's should basically be plug and play , pop them in and go
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