- Mar 6, 2010
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Hey guys it's been long time since I've been on this forum.
Anyway this is what I'm running at the moment:
CPU: Intel Core i7-5930k;
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-X99M-Gaming 5 (http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5221#sp)
RAM: Crucial Ballistix 8 GB (DDR4-2400 CL15); (http://www.microcenter.com/product/437030/Ballistix_Sport_8GB_2_x_4GB_DDR4-2400_(PC4-19200)_Dual_Channel_Desktop_Memory_Kit)
OS: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit;
PSU: Corsair RM650i;
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290;
Sound Card: Asus Xonar Phoebus;
SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB;
HDD: 1x WD Green 3TB and 1x Seagate 5TB
Cooler: Corsair H80i GT;
ODD: Pioneer Blu-ray drive;
Recently I've noticed that my machine has been creeping up to the limit of my 8GB of RAM so I'm thinking about moving to 16GB of RAM. I was trying to decide between either getting the same kit and upgrading that way or tossing what I have and moving on to a dedicated 4x4 kit like this one:
http://www.microcenter.com/product/456796/16GB_DDR4-2800_(PC4-22400)_CL16_Desktop_Memory_Kit_(Four_x_4GB_Memory_Modules)
I use my machine mostly for gaming purposes and to transcode my Blu-Rays over to a format that my phone can play back. For gaming I haven't noticed any slowdowns but when running Handbrake for the transcoding I've noticed RAM usage hit 90-92% usage easy (the primary reason for this upgrade). I guess to sum up my post here are the main questions:
1. Would it better for me to toss my existing RAM and get the higher speed 4x4 kit?
2. And if I do, would I notice the speed difference and better stability that comes with having a dedicated kit that have been tested to work together?
Anyway this is what I'm running at the moment:
CPU: Intel Core i7-5930k;
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-X99M-Gaming 5 (http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5221#sp)
RAM: Crucial Ballistix 8 GB (DDR4-2400 CL15); (http://www.microcenter.com/product/437030/Ballistix_Sport_8GB_2_x_4GB_DDR4-2400_(PC4-19200)_Dual_Channel_Desktop_Memory_Kit)
OS: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit;
PSU: Corsair RM650i;
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290;
Sound Card: Asus Xonar Phoebus;
SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB;
HDD: 1x WD Green 3TB and 1x Seagate 5TB
Cooler: Corsair H80i GT;
ODD: Pioneer Blu-ray drive;
Recently I've noticed that my machine has been creeping up to the limit of my 8GB of RAM so I'm thinking about moving to 16GB of RAM. I was trying to decide between either getting the same kit and upgrading that way or tossing what I have and moving on to a dedicated 4x4 kit like this one:
http://www.microcenter.com/product/456796/16GB_DDR4-2800_(PC4-22400)_CL16_Desktop_Memory_Kit_(Four_x_4GB_Memory_Modules)
I use my machine mostly for gaming purposes and to transcode my Blu-Rays over to a format that my phone can play back. For gaming I haven't noticed any slowdowns but when running Handbrake for the transcoding I've noticed RAM usage hit 90-92% usage easy (the primary reason for this upgrade). I guess to sum up my post here are the main questions:
1. Would it better for me to toss my existing RAM and get the higher speed 4x4 kit?
2. And if I do, would I notice the speed difference and better stability that comes with having a dedicated kit that have been tested to work together?
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