Which RAM would be good for Msi Gaming 5 motherboard?

[TechSeven]

Hello forum

Question

I have an Msi Gaming 5 motherboard.

I feel like my computer isn't performing as well. I will reinstall windows 7 sooner or later and i think that should be good enough.

But i want to add more RAM, if anyone could find some links please maybe from ebay uk?

I want 32gb but if there is 16gb i might take that.

 

[SIW2]

If it is this, Specification for Z97 GAMING 5 | Motherboard - The world leader in motherboard design | MSI Global you are looking for DDR3.
Check cex

ddr3 2400mhz 8gb

ddr3 1600mhz 8gb

 

[TechSeven]

Yes correct


i already have 8gb.



I want 32gb. If not then ill go with 16gb.

 

[SIW2]

You would need 4 x 8gb sticks for 32 gb. Or 2 x8gb sticks for 16gb. They are about £25 a stick at cex.

 

[TechSeven]

What latency and speeds etc am i looking for? I have no idea about this stuff or please send some direct links i can choose from?

 

[SIW2]

If you read the manual, it will tell you.

I already posted links for 1600 and 2400, coz that is all they have at cex.

Either will work on your mobo. Depends if you want to overclock.

At the link I posted for your mobo, it says

DDR3 1066/1333/1600/1866*/2000*/2133*/2200*/2400*/2600*/2666*/2800*/3000*/3100*/3200*/3300*(*OC) HMz

Manual For Z97 GAMING 5 | Motherboard

 

[TechSeven]

Yes thanks

 

[townsbg]

Do you need that much ram? Consider how much you use at one time. If it isn't more than say 6-8 gb than most of it will sit there wasted. You won't in that case get any additional performance improvement than with 12 or even 16 gb. If you don't need that much then save yourself the money and get just what you need.