which memory to buy

mickeyfinagin

mickeyfinagin

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Hi .
Im looking at swopping out my current memory in my gaming rig and upgrading my other pc so it can be used to play bf3 as well.
this is what i have at present

Gaming rig
P8P67pro 'B3' motherboard
i5 2500k cpu
8gb Geil DDR3 PC3-12800 1600mhz memory
Gtx570

Second rig
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz
Asus M4A78LT-M 760G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard
OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
At present Gtx 550ti (have 2 so may sell and get a gtx560ti)

i now have a second copy of window 7 64 bit which I will install onto the second pc.

I am not sure if it would be best to buy another set of 2x 2gb memory ( overclockers dont sell this set anymore) or just sell that and put the geil set into it,then buy either 2x4gb or 4x4gb sets for my gaming pc.

I was looking at this memory
8GB GEIL EVO TWO (2x4GB) DDR3 2133MHz 11-11-11-36 Dual Channel kit but have read that its not worth going above 1600Mhz on a i2500k psu.
Any views.

or my other option for the same kind of price would be
2 sets of Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit.
I have upto £75 to spend , but have a Akasa Venom CPU Cooler which covers one of the slots, the Geil value plus set i have at present would just fit in this slot height wise.

what are my best options.
Thanks
 
yer that seems good memory, just put a set of that in my bros pc i just built.

Is there better 1600mhz memory that i will get a noticable performance boost over my current memory or is it mainly just brand names and cooling fins.
 
I would probably keep what you have in your rig, and get the kingston stuff for the AMD one!
(16GB is overkill for most rigs, especially only gaming)
 
beejjacobs said:
I would probably keep what you have in your rig, and get the kingston stuff for the AMD one!
(16GB is overkill for most rigs, especially only gaming)
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Why change what's in the AMD rig?

He has 4GB which is ample for gaming really plus the OZ stuff it's running on is CAS 8 the Kingston grey is CAS 9.

I've just bought several packs of the 4GB Kingston greys whilst on offer. Good RAM but I think the money would be better spent on a SSD (might need a few more pennies) or selling the 550 and then upgrading the GPU.

Well that's my opinion anyways
 
honosuseri said:
Why change what's in the AMD rig?

He has 4GB which is ample for gaming really plus the OZ stuff it's running on is CAS 8 the Kingston grey is CAS 9.

I've just bought several packs of the 4GB Kingston greys whilst on offer. Good RAM but I think the money would be better spent on a SSD (might need a few more pennies) or selling the 550 and then upgrading the GPU.

Well that's my opinion anyways
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True. I can't find it now, but I've heard some people getting improvement with 8GB of RAM in some games?
 
beejjacobs said:
True. I can't find it now, but I've heard some people getting improvement with 8GB of RAM in some games?
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Well he could have added another 4GB (the OCZ should drop it's timings inline with the kingston) HOWEVER the heatsink is blocking one of the ram slots :( If you removed/reseated the heatsink could you not fit another matched pair of RAM?

Tricky one really there is no "right" answer. I think the SSD would be the best bet but then there's the hassle of reinstalling the OS. The OP is well aware of the advantages of a SSD as he spec'd one in his bro's rig :)
 
Sorry I didn't see that, for that sort of money (£75) I'd get an SSD, or save the money for a GPU upgrade. The 550Ti is sort of half way between a budget and gaming GPU, a 560Ti will be much better if you can afford one.

Upgrade options I'd do in this order:
GPU > SSD > more RAM

EDIT:
Surveyor said:
Some examples here, here and here.

They all upgraded from 4GB to 8GB.
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Thank you!
 
mickeyfinagin said:
The case is ok for the price.
It includes 3 fans which are quite quiet.
Basic fan controll/display is a nice touch.
SSD bay included.

Compared to my old Antec 900 and my Cooler Master CM-690 II Advanced Dominator Case though it feels a bit tiny, and the slots at the back for graphics cards etc have to be snapped out and cant be replaced.

All in all though I am happy with it, and would give it a possitive score.
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Cool. yeah it always feels cheap having to snap those things out. Seems decent for the price though - SSD bay and fan control on such a cheap case seems great.
 
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