Upgrade RAM?

kenpachi7 · 5 Sep 2011 at 10:38

Hi I have an i5 760 cpu, asus p7p55d-e and 8gb 1333mhz g-skill ram dual channel, 4 modules 2gb each, I was thinking of upgrading to 1600 mhz, I noticed my board can have 2200 (oc) ram as well, does tht essentially mean I can have 2133 mhz ram, do I need to tweak settings to get it to support, please explain fully what ram I can get for my board, and also if its worth upgrading? I currently run my cpu at 4ghz

mp260767 · 5 Sep 2011 at 12:31

has your currently memory been highlighted as holding back your overclock, if it hasn't i cant really see a point of the upgrade ?

kingbal · 5 Sep 2011 at 13:02

i doubt you would notice the difference.

kenpachi7 · 6 Sep 2011 at 00:09

not worth the upgrade thn best puting money towards a stronger graphics card i have gtx 465 thinking of 580gtx, i ran prime 95 it wont run more thn 10 min past 4ghz unsure if its the ram holding back.

mp260767 · 6 Sep 2011 at 00:35

if you havent already, would be best posting your setting in the overclocking/cooling forum matey

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Buchanan0204 · 6 Sep 2011 at 00:58

Don't bother with the upgrade. Not worth it.

SheepBeast · 6 Sep 2011 at 01:03

not worth it. above 1333 MHz RAM speed makes little difference (especially if you only upgrade to 1600MHz)

just keep the money. if you're system is stuttering in some games it is very likely the graphics card which is the limiting factor.

Blue160 · 6 Sep 2011 at 10:10

I just went from 1600 to 2000, and the only difference at all is WEI went from 7.8 to 7.9.

panyan · 6 Sep 2011 at 10:36

Blue160 said:
I just went from 1600 to 2000, and the only difference at all is WEI went from 7.8 to 7.9.

LLOOOLLL - worth the money then?

Blue160 · 6 Sep 2011 at 11:00

I put my old RAM in a mate's PC after his went bad, because I fancied something new. Not strictly worth the money but it's very shiny..............

kenpachi7 · 6 Sep 2011 at 11:39

Thanks for all replies, saving for the meaty 590 GTX