What's the best ddr4 ram brand?

IShotLightning

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Hello I'm looking to get 8 gb of ddr4 ram I dont know which brand to get so could you please help me! and what is better dual channel or single channel?
 
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Well this is a hard question to answer, but, the most important and only question is what type of motherboard you have?

There are Dual channel, Quad channel motherboard as well as single channel (the very old ones).
Now, you obviously have a motherboard with DDR4 memory support, then there are two possibility's for that:
Dual or Quad channel.

Can You tell us exactly what motherboard and model?
When it comes to memory's there are a few things to keep in mind:

1. Always install memory sticks from one memory kit. They are matched together.

2. Always make sure that the chosen memory's is indeed supported by the motherboard and its processor.
Different types of memory's, different frequencies, timings etc. the memory stick with the...
Well this is a hard question to answer, but, the most important and only question is what type of motherboard you have?

There are Dual channel, Quad channel motherboard as well as single channel (the very old ones).
Now, you obviously have a motherboard with DDR4 memory support, then there are two possibility's for that:
Dual or Quad channel.

Can You tell us exactly what motherboard and model?
When it comes to memory's there are a few things to keep in mind:

1. Always install memory sticks from one memory kit. They are matched together.

2. Always make sure that the chosen memory's is indeed supported by the motherboard and its processor.
Different types of memory's, different frequencies, timings etc. the memory stick with the lowest speed will always set the speed for the rest of them.

3. Very important that the voltage of the memory are supported by the processor; meaning that a memory stick with to much voltage let say 1.7V when the processor spec. clearly says 1.5V - will damage and shorten the processors life span.

4. Make sure that the height of the memyry modules can fit under the CPU-cooler (if it is not original).

For DDR3 memory: 1.5 volts, plus or minus 5%
For DDR3L memory: 1.35 volts, plus or minus 5%
For DDR4 memory: 1.2 volts, plus or minus 5%

Use a memory configurator such as Corsair http://www.corsair.com/en-us/memory-finder
Kingston http://www.kingston.com/us/memory/search/options
G-Skill http://www.gskill.com/en/configurator
Etc.
Best regards from Sweden
 
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Mowgli2909

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First and foremost, what's your set up. Motherboard, CPU. Is it Z170 and LGA 1151, or X99 LGA 2011-3? Next checkout the motherboard Manufacturer's QVL for RAM, based on this you then must take into account your budget. Corsair Vengeance High Performance XMP2 Low Profile is a steal at the moment, not to mention very good. No point in buying DDR4 RAM if it's not compatible with your system.