Best 2x8 Ram

[DarkDevil9]

I am new to building computers and I was looking for some ideas on what RAM to get for my system. Looking to spend under 150$.

 

[glamdringfh]

What's your hardware? We'll need to know what motherboard and CPU you have in order to give you the best choice.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

What platform will you be building on DarkDevil?

 

[foolishcreature]

Do you need DDR4 or DDR3?

If your looking for DDR3 this is some pretty nice RAM - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D7EL0PK/?tag=pcpapi-20

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

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[foolishcreature]

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[DarkDevil9]

asrock z77 extreme4
intel 3770k
powercolor r9 290x turboduo
corsair tx 650w

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($81.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $81.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-18 09:12 EST-0500

 

[boju]

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DarkDevil9, if you don't use onboard graphics where higher frequency memory benefits and aren't too fussed about benchmarks just make it simple and go with memory speeds your board is native with without OC/overclocking, there will be no difference. 1600Mhz will be fine with Cas latency of 9 is perfect.

Your motherboard memory specs:
- Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology
- 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots
- Supports DDR3 2800+(OC)/2400(OC)/2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered

 

[DarkDevil9]

I already bought the g skill ripjaws 2133mhz. What means that my mobo supports 2133 with OC? I need to select xmp profile and change frequency to 2133?

 

[boju]

xmp will do that for you shouldn't need to adjust.

 

[boju]

Your motherboard is designed around 1600 and lower. Anything higher will require an OC as they describe it through XMP. Its the norm these days, i think the boards can take it without the bs sales. Anyway just to be safe, i wouldn't rely populating all memory slots expecting the same frequency reliably.

 

[DarkDevil9]

I will use this ram in dual channel mode. In 2th and 4th slot not 1st and 3th because of my cm 212 evo fan. Sorry for my bad english. Im Bulgarian.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I already bought the g skill ripjaws 2133mhz. What means that my mobo supports 2133 with OC? I need to select xmp profile and change frequency to 2133?

Select XMP profile 1 in the BIOS under DRAM settings.

You can mount the FAN UP A TAD HIGHER ON THE HEATSINK TO CLEAR RAM OR USE THE 2 SLOTS LIKE YOU SUGGESTED.