Which ram?

[mmmcheese]

Hello I would like to upgrade my ram i have seen some but not sure if it will be compatible.

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My current setup is

AMD Phenom II X4 955
Radeon HD 5770
Asrock M3A790GXH/USB3 790GX
500GB Samsung HD502HJ
Dual Layer DVD Drive
Coolermaster Elite 335
Be Quiet Pure Power 530
Crucial 1GB DDR3 1333MHz/PC3-10600 Memory CL9 1.5V Unbuffered Non-ECC x2

Looking to spend around £50 have seen this
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) [CMX4GX3M2A1600C9]
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-203-CS


Thanks

 

[jaguarmatt]

The Phenom II 955 doesn't usually care for ram above 1333mhz and usually doesn't like to use more than 2-3 ram modules.

You could reduce the speed on the corsair's down to 1333mhz and decrease the timings to make everything a bit more stable.


If you don't overclock you really won't even have to worry about it though. The Corsair ram is high-quality.

 

[mmmcheese]

The Phenom II 955 doesn't usually care for ram above 1333mhz and usually doesn't like to use more than 2-3 ram modules.

You could reduce the speed on the corsair's down to 1333mhz and decrease the timings to make everything a bit more stable.


If you don't overclock you really won't even have to worry about it though. The Corsair ram is high-quality.

I dont overclock. So if i buy this ram and put it in, it will work?

 

[John_Doe823]

There's also this G.Skill ram which is what I plan on using:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-050-GS&tool=3

It's cas 8-8-8-24 so it should be faster. It's also 1333 MHz, but can easily handle overclocking to much higher.