Please help me upgrade my Ram

[FishPolice]

My current system has enough ram to play current games but ideally I'd like to double it from 8GB to 16GB for a bit of future-proofing & headroom.

Motherboard: MSI P67A-GD65 (B3)
CPU: 2500K overclocked to 4.5GHz
GPU: just got myself a GTX 970 to replace my HD6950

Ram: Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit


Am I better off replacing my ram entirely with a pair of 8GB sticks that suit my overclock or do I just find another pair of 4GB sticks of the same ratings (looks like the Genesis Grey ones I have are no longer available)?

Only reason I am unsure is that (I think) I remember from ages ago that for overclocking it was better to use 2 rather than 4 sticks (maybe this was related to older mobo specs?)

Also, would I see a tangible benefit on my system upgrading to faster ram? If so, what should I consider?

Any advice gratefully received

 

[jbh110tdi]

Ive not got an answer for you but I'm looking for the answer to this.. Ive been thinking on getting some faster ram I currently have 16gb corsair vengeance 1600mhz running @ 1866mhz but im wondering if I would see a benefit off swapping them out for say 2 x 8gb 2400mhz

 

[Snookums]

Seeing as you're on a P67 chipset they only take dual channel. Only x99 take quad and its predecessor took triple.

That doesn't mean you can't use for sticks it just means you will be running 2 dual channels. But if you are just gaming the difference will be pretty much unnoticeable same with the difference between 8 and 16gb.

If you really want to future proof jsut grab another 2x 4gb of the same sticks. Plus 4 ram sticks side by side looks awesome.

As to whether you should get faster ram.... Don't bother you literally won't notice the difference.

So my words of advice, by 2 more sticks of the exact RAM.

 

[FishPolice]

So my words of advice, by 2 more sticks of the exact RAM.

Can I get away with the same rated ram (ie. DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel)

-just that Kingston don't make my ram any more.

Something like:
HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX16C9T3K2/8X)

Then again, if as you say there'll be no difference for gaming, perhaps I should just stay as I am with 8GB and wait till I do my next major system upgrade.

 

[Snookums]

AFAIK as long as you get the same speed and timings it should work pretty much flawlessly. But If your having seconds thoughts don't bother. Mainly because any upgrade on you CPU from now will be on a DDR4 platform making your RAM irrelevant anyway.