New memory for pc. dunno what to buy form those four. if you want suggest more

ssr_ · Dec 5, 2015

so i have my pc (newly bought) but i lack the ram.
so i am between those (can only buy from this shop unfortunately here where i live so if you suggest me some rams, i must look up the cost to tell you):
So my specs are: intel i5 6600, gigabyte geforce gtx 970 windforce 3x oc, asus z170-p d3(https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/Z170-P-D3/specifications/), samsung ssd 850 evo sata 120gb, seagate barracuda 1tb, thermaltake toughpower 750W 80+ gold, corsair carbide series spec-01(case).
So rams:
1) corsair vengeance cmz16gx3m2a1600c9 (16gb,2x8gb,1600mhz,cl9,ddr3) --> at 91 euros
2) kingston hyperX savage 16gb 1600mhz cl9 ddr3 (2x8gb) --> at 92 euros
3) corsair vengeance 16gb 2133mhz ddr3 cl10 (2x8gb) --> at 135 euros
4) corsair vengeance pro 16gb ddr3 2400mhz cmz16gx3m2a2400cl11R --> at 101 euros
so which one is the fittest for money-efficiency?

DonkeyOatie · Dec 5, 2015

You made a good choice with your motherboard. That motherboard is reported to run overclocked DDR3 even at 1.65V!!! http://www.kitguru.net/components/motherboard/anton-shilov/asusteks-intel-z170-mainboards-will-work-correctly-with-ddr3-1-5v1-65v-modules/

RAM is a commodity, so all DDR3 CL9 are the same, get the cheapest unless you like the look or need to match the color.

If you get the 1600DDR3 2400Mhz, you may be able to take advantage of the speed on your motherboard if the article I linked to works for you. If G Skill Trident X is available for less price (it is a very good 2400Mhz RAM) get that instead.

If you are otherwise uncertain, 'officially' you motherboard needs DDR3L memory that runs at 1.35V. None of the memory above runs at that voltage,

ssr_ · Dec 5, 2015

So will it be a problem if it isnt ddr3 LP? if yes, is this one good enough?
Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB DDR3-1600MHz (CML16GX3M2A1600C9)
(btw i am a little scared to do overclocking but thx for the link, ill keep that in mind)

DonkeyOatie · Dec 5, 2015

You don't need to do much to overclock it, just change one software switch and the XMP will take care of the rest.
That LP is fine.

My Middle School (11 - 14 yo) students do it all the time. It's very easy to activate the XMP.

ssr_ · Dec 5, 2015

okok i ll give it a try so which one should i get? what do you think?

DonkeyOatie · Dec 5, 2015

Before that. What's the system for, gaming or business use (making gold)?

ssr_ · Dec 5, 2015

gaming mostly but for some autodesk and music tuner.

DonkeyOatie · Dec 5, 2015

Get the 101 Euro 2400Mhz memory. It will default to some slow speed (use CPU-Z to find out what) and you can use the BIOS/UEFI to activate one of the XMPs.

ssr_ · Dec 5, 2015

so after that it ll be faster than the 1600 one?

DonkeyOatie · Dec 5, 2015

Yes. I did some testing over the summer and got 5 to 15% faster, with the lower in gaming and the higher in computation.

ssr_ · Dec 5, 2015

So the lower one is what we need right? so 1600 it is. or did you mean sth else by lower?

DonkeyOatie · Dec 5, 2015

No, I mean that 2400Mhz memory will give you 5% more speed in gaming and up to 15% more speed in computation when compared to the slower 1600Mhz memory.

ssr_ · Dec 5, 2015

ok. last question, but the cl is lower in 1600, so doesnt it make up for the loss? is the gap to great to consider it?

DonkeyOatie · Dec 5, 2015

1600 CL 9 is about as fast as 1866 CL 10 or 2133 CL 11. The improvements that I reported included the CL Latency difference. I was using exactly the same sticks of memory, the slow setting was 1600Mhz CL 9, the fast 2400Mhz CL 11.

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