Should I go for 1600 MHz 8x1GB DDR3 or 1333 Mhz 4x2GB DDR3?

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Which one would give better performance? The cost of a new 8x1 1600 would be 53 USD. The cost of used 4x2 1333 will be 30 USD.
I also have the option of buying a used 4x2 1600 for around 40 USD.

Which one should I go for? Is buying a used RAM safe?

I have a motherboard with 2 RAM slots only. I plan to mainly use for gaming and some school work and video editing.

Thanks very much!
 
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well then you maybe better off with the 2x4 over one stick you want to keep the duel data rate/channel and not single over all and best to buy memory in a factory matched kit and not one stick here and one stick there cause theres no guarantee of compatibility or stability when you do that
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You mean 1x8 and 2x4 right? If yes, go for 2x4 since it's alot cheaper and should perform better than a single stick.
And i think it's safe to buy used RAM since you cant do something bad to your RAM. It probably was never OCd.
 
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I agree with the monkey. I deeply regret going with 2x4GB some 3 months ago.....

"oh, 8GB is more than enough for current and future games, and applications! Don't worry!"

bollocks!
 
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Yes I mean 2 sticks of 4 GB. Ok should I for 1600 Mhz which will be around 40 USD or 1300 Mhz which will be around 30 USD. Both are used.

Thanks
 
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any particular programs or games which you have experienced problems with while using 4x2 GB?
 
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You'll run into some problems with "just" 8gb RAM @1440p for 1080p it's fine. I only know that a friend of mine had a few crashes in a Total War game @1080p with 8gb RAM but only at max settings. For anything else it's fine.

But 16gb RAM will prove usefull in some video editing applicaitons. I mean it's totally fine and possible with 8gb but 16 will do a bit better i think.

It's up to you if you want to pay extra for a bit faster editing and stuff.
If you're on a budget go for 8gb. But go for the 1600mhz one.
 
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Can't afford 8x2 yet, so I think I should go for 8x1 now and possible upgrade in future.

This RAM good enough? http://www.netshop.no/m4n?seid=etailer-product&prodid=173020&viewMode=3
 
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well then you maybe better off with the 2x4 over one stick you want to keep the duel data rate/channel and not single over all and best to buy memory in a factory matched kit and not one stick here and one stick there cause theres no guarantee of compatibility or stability when you do that
 
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