- Mar 5, 2014
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Greetings!
I'm going to be upgrading the Ram in my current Gaming/Video/Rendering computer and I have a couple of questions about making sure that I A: Get the right speed, B: Can get it running at the correct speed once it's installed.
Here's my specs:
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P
Processor: AMD FX-8320 (Stock, no overclock, though I might look into overclocking soon)
GPU: EVGA GTX970 SSC (Factory overclock)
RAM: 16GB total (4 x 4GB Sticks of g.Skill Sniper 1333Mhz)
PSU: 620w Seasonic
I'm going to be taking my Ram up to 32GB. I know it's overkill for games, but I run Adobe After Effects and other video editing software and I can use the extra, I'm always running out while trying to process tasks.
I've settled on one of two sets from Newegg, the only difference I can see is the speed and timings:
(1866) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231612
(1600) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231610
I've been doing research today and I know that 32GB is the most my mobo will support. I also know that my FX8320 can only support 2 DIMMs of 1866, so my max speed will be 1600 in any case.
My questions are:
1. Since the 1866 memory has higher timings and I won't be using the full speed anyway (Have to downclock it to 1600), would it make any sense to get them, except for the price ($5 less than the 1600)
2. How difficult is it to overclock/make the ram run at 1600 on all 4 sticks?
Thanks in advance to anyone that replies, and let me know if you need any other info...
I'm going to be upgrading the Ram in my current Gaming/Video/Rendering computer and I have a couple of questions about making sure that I A: Get the right speed, B: Can get it running at the correct speed once it's installed.
Here's my specs:
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P
Processor: AMD FX-8320 (Stock, no overclock, though I might look into overclocking soon)
GPU: EVGA GTX970 SSC (Factory overclock)
RAM: 16GB total (4 x 4GB Sticks of g.Skill Sniper 1333Mhz)
PSU: 620w Seasonic
I'm going to be taking my Ram up to 32GB. I know it's overkill for games, but I run Adobe After Effects and other video editing software and I can use the extra, I'm always running out while trying to process tasks.
I've settled on one of two sets from Newegg, the only difference I can see is the speed and timings:
(1866) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231612
(1600) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231610
I've been doing research today and I know that 32GB is the most my mobo will support. I also know that my FX8320 can only support 2 DIMMs of 1866, so my max speed will be 1600 in any case.
My questions are:
1. Since the 1866 memory has higher timings and I won't be using the full speed anyway (Have to downclock it to 1600), would it make any sense to get them, except for the price ($5 less than the 1600)
2. How difficult is it to overclock/make the ram run at 1600 on all 4 sticks?
Thanks in advance to anyone that replies, and let me know if you need any other info...
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