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Unrecognised   02-15-2012 at 08:09:27 PM
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What DDR3 memory should I get?
I've got a budget of around £60, flexible.
Currently have my eye on;
8GB Corsair Vengeance Black 1600Mhz
8GB GEIL EVO TWO 2133Mhz
8GB G.Skill RipJawsX 2133Mhz
16GB Corsair Vengeance Black 1600Mhz - Just a little more than 8GB.

Thank-you. :hello:

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price_th   02-15-2012 at 08:46:54 PM
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All are good choices. What you should look at is the MOBO specs as to what RAM speed it supports native vs. OC etc. Check the reviews too. I had good experiance with Corsair and have heard good thingson G.Skill. Not used Geil before.

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Unrecognised   02-16-2012 at 10:38:37 AM
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My motherboard does support 2133Mhz Memory, up to 32GB. I'm just not sure weather to get 2133Mhz RAM or 1600Mhz.

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Unrecognised   02-16-2012 at 11:17:01 AM
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Pretty much explains everything.
Thank-you DelroyMonjo!

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sewalk   02-16-2012 at 11:36:56 AM
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16GB of 1600 will perform much better than 8GB of 2133. Faster RAM just doesn't offer the benefit that more RAM does.

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vitornob   02-16-2012 at 12:01:10 PM
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If you using sandybridge, this CPU natively supports DDR3 1333mhz. Anything besides that would be waste and would only imply in some specific synthetic memory benchmark.

If you using sandybridge-E, go for DDR3 1600.

If you using AMD Llano or AMD FX you can go all up to 1866mhz, anything more than that is waste too.

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Unrecognised   02-16-2012 at 12:04:14 PM
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Will be using I7 2700K.

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joedjnpc   02-16-2012 at 01:33:08 PM
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If you are gaming there is no point in faster than 1600, you wont notice any improvement, to be honest I'd recommend 8 GB of Corsair 1333MHz RAM, cheap and will do you just fine for gaming.

------------------------------ Intel i7 920 D0 4Ghz, Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7970 3GB 384-bit GDDR5, Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 X58, Antec 1200 Big Tower Black, 8 GB Corsair Dominator GT 1600MHz, 1 x 128 GB OCZ SSD, 2 x 512 GB HDD, CoolMaster Silent Pro 1000W, 24" Samsung LED 1920X1080
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Unrecognised   02-16-2012 at 03:44:36 PM
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May just get the 1600Mhz Corsair (16GB).
Will it make much difference for Fraps, rendering, gaming?
I will be recording gameplay.
Thanks.

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sewalk   02-17-2012 at 06:47:28 AM
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If you set up a RAM disk as a recording destination, say 4GB or so, it could have a significant effect for Fraps. It should help a little with rendering but don't expect miracles. As for gaming, it depends on the game and very few do better with more than 8GB.

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Unrecognised   02-17-2012 at 11:00:19 PM
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What do you mean by RAM disk as a recording destination?

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sewalk   02-19-2012 at 05:45:35 AM
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A RAM disk is a virtual storage device which uses main memory. So long as you have plenty of RAM available, it is the fastest type of storage available but a reboot or power interruption will cause the loss of all data so it's typically employed as short-term temporary storage.

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