I am just about to order the components for my little ITX build, but the one thing I can not figure out is whether there is any benefit to performance with the ram over 1866. I have read not to use 1600 or it will slow the system down. Is there any reason not to order 2400 since there is no real cost difference?
Thank you in advance!
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD A8-6600K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120XL 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X-ITX+ Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard ($104.38 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($72.25 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($59.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $481.58
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-21 23:45 EDT-0400)
Thank you in advance!
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD A8-6600K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120XL 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X-ITX+ Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard ($104.38 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($72.25 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($59.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $481.58
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-21 23:45 EDT-0400)