I'm upgrading my system and I will purchase 8GB DDR3@1600Mhz CL9 9-9-9-24 Corsair but I still need to decide if I should get 4x2GB or 2x4GB. The rest of the setup will be Intel i5-2500K + Asus P8P67Deluxe. In theory 4x2GB will induce some more strain to the system but I don't think that would count that much. Any other ideas? Thank you.
Personally I would prefer 2x4GB config, especially if you are not concerned about the timings. So far, I have not heard of issues running 4x2GB though.
I'll suggest a 1.5V sticks, the SB IMC seems to handle these better. I would prefer 2x4GB if the price is not much higher, as this configuration seems to have a lot less possible problems with the ICM of the CPU, better space computability with after-market CPU coolers and leaves you space to upgrade to 4x4GB (if you ever feel the urge to ).
Hmm.. The rule of thumb (if you are overclocking or tweaking the timings) is the fewer number of modules, the easier it is to overclock or tweak the timings. Also, the fewer the modules - the lower the power consumption. I personally prefer 4 GB x 2, as opposed to 2 GB x 4. Plus, if you go with 4 GB x 2, you have the option of upgrading to 16 GB in the future!
comes to ram the more the better even cant utilise it i would go for 2X4gb as well, prices are affordable nowdays time to grab as much you can
I've decided to go with 2x4GB Corsair Vengeance@1600-CL9. I'll do some test when the system is done and post back the results. Thank you for the replies.
Do you overclock you system? If not, I would recommend you to get normal value RAM. They are more then sufficient, since the latest Intel processors do not really require high memory bandwidth as they used to.
Yes, I'll get the i5-2500K and guess I'll keep it on 4GHz+ of course that depends on how stable it will be.
I still need a week or so to receive all the components then I will start benchmarking. Meanwhile I will test with the current setup to have some results to compare.
If you are getting the latest i5, I think there's even less reason to get high performance RAM modules since the only way to overclock is increasing multipliers.
Yes, it all depends on the market. Also when you buy Corsair (and other good brands) you get a warranty you can count on!
PC part prices here in Eastern Europe are somehow kind of different from the rest of the world . Some expensive stuff are sometimes cheap, But most of the times cheap stuff is expensive here
