Solved DDR3 Reccomendation?

[iroro]

I need DDR3 (2x 8GB) that is cost effective and meets my gaming needs. Suggestions?

 

[Layback Bear]

If you want people to help you; fill out your ((My System Specs)) completely.

 

[Wishmaster]

System specs certainly would help. But in general:

Gskill, Corsair, or Mushkin would be my recommendations.
As this is for gaming, 1333 or 1600 mhz is plenty. No big difference between the two, and faster will show no benefit for gaming.
Timings and latency will not matter much either.

 

[smarteyeball]

16GB is not going to help with gaming either. 8GB is more than enough. Unless you do other stuff that requires 16GB, it'd be even cheaper to go 8GB.

 

[M1GU31]

Need specs like what motherboard do you have to know what speeds is can handle. Anyways I would go with G.skill,rip jaws or corsair.If your mobo supports 1600mhz then get those,better to just max it out.At least that is the way I see it.

 

[A Guy]

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/180324-system-info-see-your-system-specs.html

A Guy

 

[Zepher]

Corsair xms3 ddr3 1333 1.5 volts

 

[Layback Bear]

I want one. One what. A crystal ball that can tell me what ram to recommend when I don't at least know what motherboard and cpu is being use.
Have a nice day.

 

[Zepher]

I want one. One what. A crystal ball that can tell me what ram to recommend when I don't at least know what motherboard and cpu is being use.
Have a nice day.

What specs do you need?

I need DDR3 (2x 8GB) that is cost effective and meets my gaming needs. Suggestions?

He asked for cost effective ram for his gaming needs and I recommended the brand and model that I have used on a dozen different builds so far.

 

[pparks1]

I really have loved my G. Skill memory. The only other memory I have purchased in the past 5 years is Corsair.

 

[smarteyeball]

It's hard to go wrong with G.Skill - reliable, budget to extreme performance modules and generally compatible with just about any aboard. Plus they're easy to come by in Aus.

Never had any issues with any of my G.Skill kits.

 

[Zepher]

Doing an rma with g.skill can be a pain. They never get back to you for some reason.

 

[iroro]

My specs sheet is a little more filled out

 

[iroro]

16GB is not going to help with gaming either. 8GB is more than enough. Unless you do other stuff that requires 16GB, it'd be even cheaper to go 8GB.

The only reason i would go 16GB is because i do a lot of thingsin photoshop which requires quite a bit of RAM

 

[Zepher]

16GB is not going to help with gaming either. 8GB is more than enough. Unless you do other stuff that requires 16GB, it'd be even cheaper to go 8GB.

The only reason i would go 16GB is because i do a lot of thingsin photoshop which requires quite a bit of RAM

Example?

 

[iroro]

I cannot upload an example as it is against my policy to. The only projects i store on my local drive are the ones in progress and the ones on myh external are completed works.

But I only charge a small fee for quality avatars and signatures

 

[iroro]

So now that the specs are in what would be my best match?

 

[smarteyeball]

Doing an rma with g.skill can be a pain. They never get back to you for some reason.

Touch wood I've never had to RMA anything with G.skill.

The only reason i would go 16GB is because i do a lot of thingsin photoshop which requires quite a bit of RAM

That's cool then. As long as you have a need then it's not a waste.

So now that the specs are in what would be my best match?

The UD3 - is it an intel/1155 socket and not and AMD? (there's quite a few UD3 boards )

Without knowing exact board, it's hard to check the QVL (Qualified vendor List for RAM compatibility)

However G.skill kits tend to work on most boards so these are the best I can come up with without 'double checking'.

2x8GB 1600mhz 10-10-10-2N 1.5v (relatively loose timings for 1600mhz)
G.Skill Ares F3-1600C10D-16GAO 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 [GS-F3-1600C10D-16GAO] - $115.00 : PC Case Gear

4x4GB 1600mz 9-9-9-2N 1.5v (better timings)
G.Skill Ares F3-1600C9Q-16GAO 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 [GS-F3-1600C9Q-16GAO] - $115.00 : PC Case Gear

2x4GB (you'd need two kits obviously) 1866mhz 9-10-9-2N 1.5v
G.Skill Ares F3-1866C9D-8GAB 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 [GS-F3-1866C9D-8GAB] - $69.00 : PC Case Gear

2x8GB 1600mhz 9-9-9 2N 1.5v
G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-1600C9D-16GXM 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 [GS-F3-1600C9D-16GXM] - $135.00 : PC Case Gear

4x4GB 1866mhz 9-10-9-28 1.5v
G.Skill F3-14900CL9Q-16GBXL 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 [GS-F3-14900CL9Q-16GBXL] - $135.00 : PC Case Gear


Hopefully that will give you a starting point. All 'should' be compatible. There is also Corsair, but again without knowing your exact motherboard model, I'm hesitant to give you links and tell you that they will work without dramas.


1600mhz should be your minimum to aim for for the best speed for photoshop. (games as well).

Hope that helps.


And if you haven't used PCCG before - I'd highly recommend them. I do the bulk of my online PC shopping with them.

 

[iroro]

2x8GB 1600mhz 9-9-9 2N 1.5v
G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-1600C9D-16GXM 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 [GS-F3-1600C9D-16GXM] - $135.00 : PC Case Gear

seems like what i am after. thank you for the link mate.

 

[smarteyeball]

No worries mate