Help! I come here because you guys seem the most helpful on this subject.
My first build: decided on Asus 8PZ7-v PRO mobo with i7-3770k cpu.
But RAM selection is a mind-boggoling excersize: GSkill offers over a hundred options, Newgg and Amzaon are equally obtuse and I have spent hours on this and other sites trying to decipeher the key decision parameters. I give up and need help.
I would like to install 16GB of RAM and am considering overclocking it mildly. I gather that:
- I should buy all the RAM in "paks" but, is 8Gb x2 better than 4Gb x4 ?
- The Asus mobo is set up for 1600mhz "base' freq RAM, so I should look for SPD 1600mhz regardless of tested freq'y.
- If the DIMM pak is rated say DDR3-21333, I'm not sure but believe that by activating XMP it will overclock the base 1600mhz to a higher freq'y? ... automatically?
G.Skill offers multiple lines: Ares, RipjawsX, RipjawsZ, TridentX, Snper etc. How do I select among them?
OK - I threw a dart and came up with these options:
RipjawsX F3-12800CL9Q-16GBXM (4x4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
RipjawsZ F3-17000CL11Q-16GBZL (4 x 4GB) DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000)
RipjawsZ F3-17000CL9Q-16GBZH (4 x 4GB) DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000)
Ripjaws X F3-1600C9D-16GXM (2 x 8GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
I gather they all fit the GSkill criteria for Asus P8Z77 which should I use and why? ... or is there a more appropriate choice.
Thanks in advance.
Fred Kres
My first build: decided on Asus 8PZ7-v PRO mobo with i7-3770k cpu.
But RAM selection is a mind-boggoling excersize: GSkill offers over a hundred options, Newgg and Amzaon are equally obtuse and I have spent hours on this and other sites trying to decipeher the key decision parameters. I give up and need help.
I would like to install 16GB of RAM and am considering overclocking it mildly. I gather that:
- I should buy all the RAM in "paks" but, is 8Gb x2 better than 4Gb x4 ?
- The Asus mobo is set up for 1600mhz "base' freq RAM, so I should look for SPD 1600mhz regardless of tested freq'y.
- If the DIMM pak is rated say DDR3-21333, I'm not sure but believe that by activating XMP it will overclock the base 1600mhz to a higher freq'y? ... automatically?
G.Skill offers multiple lines: Ares, RipjawsX, RipjawsZ, TridentX, Snper etc. How do I select among them?
OK - I threw a dart and came up with these options:
RipjawsX F3-12800CL9Q-16GBXM (4x4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
RipjawsZ F3-17000CL11Q-16GBZL (4 x 4GB) DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000)
RipjawsZ F3-17000CL9Q-16GBZH (4 x 4GB) DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000)
Ripjaws X F3-1600C9D-16GXM (2 x 8GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
I gather they all fit the GSkill criteria for Asus P8Z77 which should I use and why? ... or is there a more appropriate choice.
Thanks in advance.
Fred Kres
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