DDR3 Memory for a gaming rig

TwistedHelixis · 25 Nov 2016 at 16:44

Hi,

I have an ASUS z97 gamer pro motherboard with 2x 4gb crucial ballistix Tactical DDR3-1866MHz - which aparantly have good timings 9.9.9.27 I think.

Would like to get 16gb but not really sure about speed timings etc.

My motherboard will go to 3200mhz XMP and has 4 slots

I have about £100

The timings confuses me but it looks like the faster the mhz the slower the latency. Can someone point me in the direction of some fast memory for gaming.

Thanks

TwistedHelixis · 26 Nov 2016 at 09:27

OK I have been reading up and found 3 that should do -

HyperX Savage 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) 1866 MHz DDR3 CL9 DIMM XMP CL9

Crucial 16GB DDR3 1866MHz Ballistix Tactical 9-9-9-24

Corsair CMY16GX3M2A2400C11R Vengeance Pro Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 2400Mhz CL11 XMP

The last one is faster but has higher latency.

Am I along the right tracks or would anyone recommend something different?

TwistedHelixis · 27 Nov 2016 at 12:12

If it is solely to try and speed up gaming, then save your money and stick with 8gb

Would 16gb not make a great deal of difference over my current 8gb?

TwistedHelixis · 27 Nov 2016 at 12:55

Also what is best for gaming DIMM or UDIMM?

TwistedHelixis · 27 Nov 2016 at 15:42

What is your current spec

ASUS z97 gamer pro motherboard
2x 4gb crucial ballistix Tactical DDR3-1866MHz
Intel Core i5 4690K 3.5GHz Socket 1150
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming 4GB GDDR5 Graphics card
Samsung 850 EVO 500gb

TwistedHelixis · 28 Nov 2016 at 11:42

Thanks for taking the time to advise me. Currently don't have enough for a Graphics card but will save up for the 1070 which looks like a beast of a card.

Thanks