Just bought a new video card, looking for a good set of RAM cards to match

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Aaron Martin

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So, I'm currently on an upgrading spree. Just recently bought a GTX 750Ti, and I am now on the hunt for some RAM cards (16gb would be nice). I'm running a Dell XPS 8700. However, I am not that versed in the many versions of memory sticks, nor do I know what kind I have. But I have the configuration from Dell's website. Any help would be appreciated!

http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/product-support/ServiceTag/5PMH9Z1/configuration?detect=y&OSCode=WT64A&scanType=C

Also, a couple of questions
1-When I buy the new cards, can I just stick them in? Or does it matter where they go?
2-What should be done with the old ones-leave them in, move them around, what?
3-Wanting to buy them from Newegg, so if you find a perfect match(es), a link(s) would be appreciated?
 
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You don't need to upgrade the ram. 8gb is plenty for windows and any game you could possibly play on a 750ti. To buy more would be a waste of money as it'll not get used by anything other than rendering or similar application, which your cpu isn't really designed for.

According to the build sheet you have 2x4Gb @1600MHz.
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You don't need to upgrade the ram. 8gb is plenty for windows and any game you could possibly play on a 750ti. To buy more would be a waste of money as it'll not get used by anything other than rendering or similar application, which your cpu isn't really designed for.

According to the build sheet you have 2x4Gb @1600MHz.
 
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list of DDR3 2x 8GB dual-channel sets, 16GB total. speeds ranging from 1866 - 2133 - 2400.

descending by best rating to worst. narrow it down by filing in your price range on the left. then decide which color or heatsink style you like best:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007611%20601190327%20600006072%20600006133%20600006142%20600551113%20600052012&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=RATING&PageSize=36

it's never recommended to mix different sets of RAM. they are tested and packaged together to ensure compatibility and stability
 
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Op has an i5-4430. Any ram over 1600, possibly 1866, will be virtually useless as the MC pretty much requires at least some OC to deal with the higher speeds. Even of you get the XMP to set, chances are good the high speed ram will be unstable, more likely XMP won't set, and at most you'll get 1866, but more likely the ram will stick with default 1600.
 
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And that's just it. Where do the upgrades stop before you get to the point of throwing money at old tech. The 4430 isn't the best of the Haswell i5's, but it's better than other cpus. The mobo is a proprietary board that will never see OC etc etc etc. By the time op gets everything upgraded, kaby-lake will be prevalent and about the same price as older 1150 stuff. Op's system isn't bad now, it's functional for his needs now. He'd be better off starting a kaby-lake fund now so when his present pc is rdy to call it quits, it can be replaced.

With a 750ti paired with a 4430,he'll se no benefits at all from having 16Gb of ddr3 ram vrs 8Gb of ddr3 ram, just wasting $70.

Would have been better to take the money spent on the 750ti plus the $70 for the ram and invested it all in a Rx470 or saved a little more and invested in a Rx480 or gtx1060.
 
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