8Gb to 16Gb - Recommendation

Leopardos

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Hello everyone,

I want to upgrade my RAM from 8 to 16 Gb, My PC Spec:
Intel i7-2600k Stock speed ( not OCed )
Asus P8Z68-V Pro
4x2 Gb 133Mhz
GTX 1070

Which Memory would be best for me ?
HyperX FURY 2x8GB DDR3 1600Mhz CL10 or HyperX FURY 2x8GB DDR3 1866Mhz CL10 Kit ?

EDIT: I want to upgrade memory for gaming, is it worth to upgrade or not at all? since I only see 6-7GB usage while gaming, will the Mhz Difference help ?

Thanks
 
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nopainnogain

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Considering the i7-2600k specs, I don't think that the extra MHz will help. Beside that, it's not a good moment to buy RAM of any kind. Unless you're assembling a new system, stay away from the RAM market...

It would be better to save the money for a future upgrade (a new system with 16GB of DDR4 RAM).

My two cents.
 
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BonzaiDuck

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I was going to say he could get another pair of the same kit that he has. But I suspect those Ripjaws X 1600's will OC to 1866 and something like 10-9-10-. . .

There are two DDR4-1866 kits in one of my systems: 2x8GB +2x2GB of the same Ripjaws X 1866. Not the very, very best of the G.SKILL, but a close second. The best was a set of DDR4-1866 9-9-9-24 RipJaws Z. There is also another Ripjaws kit of 1866 8-9-9-24.
 

catilley1092

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Being that the price & brand is the same, why not pick up one of these kits?

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231589&ignorebbr=1

I just purchased a total of 4 kits to stuff two Z97 MB's to the max (32GB in each PC), have both of the 'Devil's Canyon' CPU's produced in the i7-4790K & i5-4690K. Was running the GSkill 1600MHz Aegis (same capacity), with these newer ones & Intel XMP Profile 1 enabled, what a difference!

http://speccy.piriform.com/results/ztDTZ5rypfKwixE848qdzJh

Have read many articles that the 2nd & 3rd gen CPU's supports XMP, so considering that much more performance for the same cost, you may end up purchasing another kit later. On my main rig, having a Noctua NH-D15 cooler, didn't even have to remove the heatsink on the first slot closest to the CPU, just had to raise one CPU fan a little, although did have to on the i5-4690K build with Cooler Master 212 Hyper EVO, the latter a purchase I regret. By the time I added two Noctua cooling fans (at a cost of $52) to replace the loud, flimsy included one, could had purchased another easy to install Noctua NH-D15 straight out, and also saved myself a lot of work in installing that 1st RAM module (not to mention having to give up a beautiful RAM heatsink). While many calls the Hyper 212 EVO 'big', they've not laid eyes on a premium cooler, the Noctua NH-D15 has twin aluminum/copper coolers rizing, the 2nd 140mm fan is sandwiched in between the two. On the Hyper 212, one has to attach two fans to the same one.

So please don't make the mistake I did in purchasing inferior RAM, just because the Intel site says one will support only DDR3 1333/1600, the MB OEM determines this, and most usually has a compatibility list of known working kits, although usually not kept up to date, so may not reflect newer model kits. When in doubt, I always ask the Newegg community, and since I'm a Premier customer, get free shipping both ways, as well as no restock fees on most items on many sites.

DDR3-1600 RAM kits are very generic, once you've seen one stick or kit, you've seen most all, 11-11-11-28 timings on most every kit out there. Very little creativity, like lowering the timings within the modules to have superior performance.

BTW, did I mention that's Super Fast RAM in the kit above for the same price?

Cat
 
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bigboxes

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Considering the i7-2600k specs, I don't think that the extra MHz will help. Beside that, it's not a good moment to buy RAM of any kind. Unless you're assembling a new system, stay away from the RAM market...

It would be better to save the money for a future upgrade (a new system with 16GB of DDR4 RAM).

My two cents.

Agreed. You just aren't going to see returns on higher than 1600Mhz for that cpu/platform.
 

nopainnogain

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Yeah, it's about time to upgrade for him and he can spend all that money on the next platform.
Yep. To wait a bit would also makes sense. But IMO to buy old tech at expensive prices would not make any sense.

I'm in this thread because I almost did exactly the same thing (with my wife's computer) a year ago. At that time, BTW, prices were much better than today.
 
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