best RAM for my Dekstop

[calvindoro]

well i have something to ask
i wanna build my rig and i already decide my motherboard will be asus z97 pro-gamer (or u have other suggestions will be great as long as it in the same price range)

and i getting confused about which one will be my RAM
this is my choices
1. Gskill DDR3 PC19200 16GB GAB Quad Channel F3-2400C11D-16GAB / 11-13-13-31 ARES series
2. Corsair DDR3 Vengeance Pro Gold PC19200 16GB (2X8GB) - CMY16GX3M2A2400C11A

here in Indonesia both of it have same price range (the difference only about 5 USD)

and then which one will be better
using 2x8GB or 4x4GB?


regards

 

[Tradesman1]

Go the 2x8GB as it's less stress on the MC (memory controller), both are good sets and should be fine, just checking - you do have a K model CPU? Yes/No? as you may need a slight CPU OC to run full 2400

 

[calvindoro]

thx for ur quick answer

well i already decided to go for i5 with K series
but well it can change to i7K series if i have more money after i buy it all the components
but since i'm not going to overclock it really often so i think K series will be my second choice (it so expensive in here)

dude is it really doesnt matter which brand you use for a RAM? i read it few times and almost everyone said that RAM manufacturers is not really matters since the spec is almost the same

 

[Tradesman1]

It depends, I like to use strong sticks so I generally go GSkill which tends to use stronger chips than needed for spec which leaves OC headroom for the DRAM and are priced very well, might look at my artickle (Item 1) here:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ddr-dram-myths,4155.html

 

[calvindoro]

wow thx dude
really appreciate ur help

regards

 

[Tradesman1]

No worries 😉