haswell ram speed

[motogami]

would higher ram speeds be more efficient if i am not going to be using a dedicated gpu?
what recommendations would you have?

 

[dashboy1998]

What CPU are you getting?
An APU would be better if you are getting a dedicated GPU.

 

[smorizio]

they did a test already on toms hardware any ram over 1866 speed there was little speed gain for the extra money spend for the ram. they used 3000 speed ram as one of the test kits.

 

[HEXiT]

with intel it makes very little difference 1s you go over the native ram speed the cpu can handle...
in a few exceptional circumstances you will get a bump in performance but not so much in games... maybe 3-5 fps, so for the money you would spend on the faster ram you would likely get a better return by getting cheap ram and a gfx card.

 

[motogami]

What CPU are you getting?
An APU would be better if you are getting a dedicated GPU.

i5 4670k

 

[littleleo]

I would go with a DDR3-1600 8GB kit, if your motherboard supports 1866 natively and the price is the same or not too much more then the 1600 then get the 1866 kit.

 

[motogami]

in the future i will get a gpu, but as of yet i am not.
will be using the rig for gaming

 

[dashboy1998]

in the future i will get a gpu, but as of yet i am not.
will be using the rig for gaming

DDR3 1866Mhz seems to be the best for gaming.
http://youtu.be/dWgzA2C61z4

 

[motogami]

I would go with a DDR3-1600 8GB kit, if your motherboard supports 1866 natively and the price is the same or not too much more then the 1600 then get the 1866 kit.

1600/1333/1066 natively
so 1866 oc is listed. would that be okay?

 

[dashboy1998]

I would go with a DDR3-1600 8GB kit, if your motherboard supports 1866 natively and the price is the same or not too much more then the 1600 then get the 1866 kit.

1600/1333/1066 natively
so 1866 oc is listed. would that be okay?

I wouldn't OC the RAM slots nothing is gained and their is alot to lose.

 

[motogami]

I would go with a DDR3-1600 8GB kit, if your motherboard supports 1866 natively and the price is the same or not too much more then the 1600 then get the 1866 kit.

1600/1333/1066 natively
so 1866 oc is listed. would that be okay?

I wouldn't OC the RAM slots nothing is gained and their is alot to lose.

would i be better off not getting the 4670k? and 8 or 16gb ram?

 

[dashboy1998]

I would go with a DDR3-1600 8GB kit, if your motherboard supports 1866 natively and the price is the same or not too much more then the 1600 then get the 1866 kit.

1600/1333/1066 natively
so 1866 oc is listed. would that be okay?

I wouldn't OC the RAM slots nothing is gained and their is alot to lose.

would i be better off not getting the 4670k?

What GPU do you plan on getting and when?

 

[motogami]

gtx 760 maybe. possibly within the next 6 months
and should i get 8 or 16 gb of ram?

 

[dashboy1998]

gtx 760 maybe. possibly within the next 6 months
and should i get 8 or 16 gb of ram?

Stick with the I5-4570k and get 8GB of RAM.
Do you plan to overclock?
What motherboard?
And do you plan to do some gaming before you get the GPU? If yes, what games?

 

[Tradesman1]

8 is sufficient for gaming now, but if in the budget and depending on what you do other than gaming, I'd go 16 (again if in the budget). Haswell likes fast DRAM so I normally suggest 1866/9 as the entry level:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7364/memory-scaling-on-haswell

most all 4670Ks can run run 1866 and more often than not 2133 with no problem, simply enable XMP and select profile 1

 

[davcon]

^+1 Good advice!

 

[motogami]

cpu - i5-4670k
cooler - cooler master seidon 120xl
ram - G.SKILL Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3 1866
psu - antec bp550 plus 550w
mobo - msi z87i gaming ac
ssd - samsung 840 pro series mz 128BG (or plextor m5s 128GB)
case - bitfenix prodigy arctic white
gpu - gtx 760 (later)

gaming - diablo, battlefield, league of legends, elder scrolls, dnd
some 3ds max
budget (without gpu)>1k (prefer sub 800, so open to alternatives)
will be attempting to oc

 

[Tradesman1]

You'll love the Trident's, great sticks 😉

 

[motogami]

You'll love the Trident's, great sticks 😉

thats the brand ive used in previous builds

 

[motogami]

by the way.. would it be worth it to wait and see about the new cpus?

 

[Tradesman1]

Those will be a awhile, it's your call, think last I hear was May for the Haswell refresh

 

[littleleo]

Actually I hear the new Broadwell are slated for the 4th Quarter.

 

[littleleo]

I would go with a DDR3-1600 8GB kit, if your motherboard supports 1866 natively and the price is the same or not too much more then the 1600 then get the 1866 kit.

1600/1333/1066 natively
so 1866 oc is listed. would that be okay?

Its best to to go with the DDR3-1600 if that is the fastest your motherboard will handle natively. If you're really into overclocking your system CPU, RAM, and GPU then go for the 1866 or higher if it is supported.

 

[Tradesman1]

I would go with a DDR3-1600 8GB kit, if your motherboard supports 1866 natively and the price is the same or not too much more then the 1600 then get the 1866 kit.

1600/1333/1066 natively
so 1866 oc is listed. would that be okay?

Its best to to go with the DDR3-1600 if that is the fastest your motherboard will handle natively. If you're really into overclocking your system CPU, RAM, and GPU then go for the 1866 or higher if it is supported.

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It's a MSI Z87i as he mentioned, with a 4670K, they can generally run up through 2400/2666

 

[littleleo]

I would go with a DDR3-1600 8GB kit, if your motherboard supports 1866 natively and the price is the same or not too much more then the 1600 then get the 1866 kit.

1600/1333/1066 natively
so 1866 oc is listed. would that be okay?

Its best to to go with the DDR3-1600 if that is the fastest your motherboard will handle natively. If you're really into overclocking your system CPU, RAM, and GPU then go for the 1866 or higher if it is supported.

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It's a MSI Z87i as he mentioned, with a 4670K, they can generally run up through 2400/2666

The RAM spec are:

DDR3 1066/1333/1600/1866*/2000*/2133*/2200*/2400*/2600*/2666*/2800*/3000*(*OC) MHz

So the 1600 is the fastest he can run natively, and the 3000 is the fastest OC it can support. I suggest if he isn't in to overclocking get an 8GB kit of DDR3-1600.