Suggested RAM (16gb)

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I am currently running 2 4GB blue Corsair 1600 Mhz Vengeance looking to upgrade to double the capacity.

My rig features:
Sabertooth 990fx R2.0
AMD FX-8350
with dual display (1x HDMI & 1x DVI)
Cryorig H7 tower cooler
and a GTX 750-TI

I've heard good things about G.Skill in comparison to Corsair for OC. Though I haven't done any OC yet, I'd like to begin tampering (please don't mention the graphics card, I am well aware of its limitations.)
I was suggested the Snipers by a friend, but seems the Tridents will out perform them, but others say X series are just as good for the money. I do work with a pretty tight budget, so more bang for the buck is what I'm looking for here.

Thanks!
 
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volkgren
I know you said don't mention your GPU, but my honest opinion is that more RAM is not what your system needs and won't give you your money's worth of performance. There is no "bang for your buck" going from 8GB to 16GB on a gaming system with a GTX 750 Ti. You could sell the 750 Ti and use that money + the money you planned to spend on RAM and get a better GPU and gain much more performance.

Not only will you not see much performance gain from 16GB RAM now, but even if you did get a high-end GPU later you will still be limited by your FX series CPU. It is not wise to upgrade to 16GB DDR3 on an AMD FX system when you already need a better GPU and CPU. 8GB system RAM is enough for low-level gaming and going higher is pretty much a waste...
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I know you said don't mention your GPU, but my honest opinion is that more RAM is not what your system needs and won't give you your money's worth of performance. There is no "bang for your buck" going from 8GB to 16GB on a gaming system with a GTX 750 Ti. You could sell the 750 Ti and use that money + the money you planned to spend on RAM and get a better GPU and gain much more performance.

Not only will you not see much performance gain from 16GB RAM now, but even if you did get a high-end GPU later you will still be limited by your FX series CPU. It is not wise to upgrade to 16GB DDR3 on an AMD FX system when you already need a better GPU and CPU. 8GB system RAM is enough for low-level gaming and going higher is pretty much a waste of money if you're only gaming.

If you did want to ugprade to 16GB you will either want to get the exact same RAM you have and just add another 8GB; or sell your 8GB and buy a 16GB kit of preferably better RAM. Trying to use 2 different RAM kits together does not always work as intended.
 
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I agree, games can still get along fine on 8GB, and RAM has been rather expensive lately. Since newer CPUs from the last couple generations require DDR4, I wouldn't invest any more in DDR3 than is necessary. Especially if you're working with "a pretty tight budget" I would recommend putting that money toward something that will have a greater impact on gaming performance.

I would suggest a graphics card upgrade, but unfortunately a shortage has caused their prices to be rather high right now as well. The going rate for new graphics cards is currently around $50 more across the board compared to what the prices were like a year ago. That's better than it was a couple months ago, but still not a great time to be buying a card. The prices of most cards have been on a downward trend over the last month or two, but it will likely be a while still for them to get back to normal. Perhaps things will improve around the time Nvidia starts releasing their new generation of cards this summer. Rather than getting more RAM, it might just be better to hold on to your money and use it for something like a graphics card upgrade later.
 
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Best ram for a fx cpu is 1866MHz. Snipers are better binned than RipJaws and Aries since they mostly use a lower voltage. OC is still dependent on the silicon lottery though and if you plan on any OC of the ram other than xmp, you will need a full factory tested kit. Identical ram is meaningless when adding. A different batch is a different batch, regardless of OEM brand. I've had identical ram only 10 sticks apart on serial numbers not play at all, and totally different everything boot with no issues. It's all a pot-luck gamble. But even if the ram seems to work perfectly stable at factory settings, OC can and will change that drastically, so any imperfections in secondary and tertiary timings get exponentially bigger.

Unless there's a need, like some production software, more than 16Gb is useless as even the most intensive gaming only uses between @5Gb and 12Gb total system memory.
 
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