Recommendation for MSI Z97 MOBO and i5-4690k CPU

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
thinksachi

thinksachi

Distinguished
Dec 6, 2014
62
0
18,640
I see tons of options out there for 8GB memory ram. Any suggestions as to which I should get?

I get confused when I see stuff like PC3 12800 and PC3 14900 and 1600 mhz.
 
Solution
Tradesman1
Important question, what will you be doing with your rig? If primarily gaming 8GB will do for now, if doing things like multi-tasking, video, imaging, VMs etc would go 16GB....same applies to freq of the DRAM I'd suggest 1866 as the entry level (1866-2133) is the sweet spot for gaming pricewise) if doing the higher end (the video, etc0 look to 1866-2400).

Dual channel provides up to a 10-15% performance increase
Sort by date Sort by votes
A

Acapella

Distinguished
Jul 25, 2013
267
0
18,860
Hello! I'm assuming you're overclocking with the motherboard and processor selection you provided. 1600 mhz RAM is relatively standard, and anything above that is higher performance RAM. The PC3 14900 is higher performance than PC 12800. And yes, there are tons of options. If I had to recommend a kit to you, I'd pick this one. The price is really good for the performance it provides, without a sacrifice in quality. That's my two cents. Hopefully others will also chime in to give more opinions. Have a nice day!
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Tradesman1

Tradesman1

Legenda in Aeternum
Jun 5, 2013
67,883
40
126,960
Important question, what will you be doing with your rig? If primarily gaming 8GB will do for now, if doing things like multi-tasking, video, imaging, VMs etc would go 16GB....same applies to freq of the DRAM I'd suggest 1866 as the entry level (1866-2133) is the sweet spot for gaming pricewise) if doing the higher end (the video, etc0 look to 1866-2400).

Dual channel provides up to a 10-15% performance increase
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Solution
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom