I am gathering parts for my first build in 10 years, so be gentle. I am doing an Ivy Bridge Z77/i7-3770K build. I am planning to do some overclocking but nothing extreme. I don't plan to tweek the rig after I finish building it, so I just want to get it right the first time. At the end, I want to end up with a stable machine that is a good value. It won't be cheap, but I am looking for good deals and am not going all out getting premium components either.
So: I jumped on a deal on a 32GB kit of DDR3 1600 memory last week for $136. Today, I am seeing the 1866 flavor of the same brand of memory on sale for $150. I don't mind paying the extra $14, so should I bother going for the faster kit? Will it be anymore stable when I overclock the CPU? Or does it even matter?
Like I said, I will gladly pay the extra $14 if there are any benefits. On the other hand, I am not sure if Newegg will charge a restocking fee on the original kit - anyone with an experience?).
Here is the Newegg comparison of the RAM I am talking about:
1600 vs. 1866
So: I jumped on a deal on a 32GB kit of DDR3 1600 memory last week for $136. Today, I am seeing the 1866 flavor of the same brand of memory on sale for $150. I don't mind paying the extra $14, so should I bother going for the faster kit? Will it be anymore stable when I overclock the CPU? Or does it even matter?
Like I said, I will gladly pay the extra $14 if there are any benefits. On the other hand, I am not sure if Newegg will charge a restocking fee on the original kit - anyone with an experience?).
Here is the Newegg comparison of the RAM I am talking about:
1600 vs. 1866
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