What RAM speed for Z97 board and i54460?

Upgrademe

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I have 6gb (3 2gb sticks) of 1333 and wondering if that's good enough for this new build? Or will it limit something? It's the Asrock z97 atx anniversary board I plan to get. Mainly gaming PC

I'm willing to get 1600/1866/2133. I'm also waiting for 300 series cards to release
 
You have triple channel RAM Z97 wants dual channel. You could use 2 of those but 4 GB is too little.

2 x 4GB 1600 1CAS 9 - ($55) http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbrl
2 x 4GB 1866 CAS 8 - ($65) http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f314900cl8d8gbxm
2 x 4GB 2133 CAS 9 - ($75) http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f32133c9d8gxl
2 x 4GB 2400 CAS 10 - ($76) http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f32400c10d8gzh

The advantage of 2400 CAS 10 over 1600 CAS 9 can range from 0% in games like Metro 2033 to 115 in games like F1