- Mar 29, 2016
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Hello guys,
So, DDR3 are really cheap these days and so are the dual channel kits and whatever.
I'm actually using a quite 2 years rig which is:
i5-4670K @ Stock Speed, GA-Z97-D3H and an old video card (HD7850) which I'm planning to switch later this year. And of course, my rams are still 1333Mhz, kind of old too, and plus, does not have XMP, which I think is a better feature to use with intel rigs.
QUESTIONS:
1- Wouldn't it be more viable if I bought 2x8 @ CL11 2400Mhz sticks for an example, and downgrade it to 1600Mhz and tight the timings? Would I be able to achieve CL8?
2 - Or Should I just buy a 1600Mhz sticks @ CL9 and be cool with it? Or even a 1866Mhz CL9 and downgrade it a bit to achieve CL8 or even less?
That's pretty much my doubts, if I should buy higher Mhz sticks (thinking about the future, IDK) and downgrade it to run natively with my MB and get tighter timings or just go with lower mhz sticks.
Thanks in advance guys!
So, DDR3 are really cheap these days and so are the dual channel kits and whatever.
I'm actually using a quite 2 years rig which is:
i5-4670K @ Stock Speed, GA-Z97-D3H and an old video card (HD7850) which I'm planning to switch later this year. And of course, my rams are still 1333Mhz, kind of old too, and plus, does not have XMP, which I think is a better feature to use with intel rigs.
QUESTIONS:
1- Wouldn't it be more viable if I bought 2x8 @ CL11 2400Mhz sticks for an example, and downgrade it to 1600Mhz and tight the timings? Would I be able to achieve CL8?
2 - Or Should I just buy a 1600Mhz sticks @ CL9 and be cool with it? Or even a 1866Mhz CL9 and downgrade it a bit to achieve CL8 or even less?
That's pretty much my doubts, if I should buy higher Mhz sticks (thinking about the future, IDK) and downgrade it to run natively with my MB and get tighter timings or just go with lower mhz sticks.
Thanks in advance guys!
Are you OCing the CPU at all? Currently for your CPU I'd look at 2133/9- 2400/10 which is the sweet spot for price/performance, and possibly even higher?
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