Help with Ram upgrade

[ozzyfan]

Currently I have 8 GB of Ram in my computer and I want to upgrade it to 16 or 24 but I don't know about the speed I should get below are two sets I was looking at.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231455&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=IGNEFL120115&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL120115-_-EMC-120115-Index-_-DesktopMemory-_-20231455-S0D

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231659&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=IGNEFL120115&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL120115-_-EMC-120115-Index-_-DesktopMemory-_-20231659-S0E


My current build is:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qjhL3C
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.78 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($52.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($18.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($80.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $741.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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[affinitydesigns]

Don't spend the extra money on the faster speed. It's show to have nearly no impact on actual gaming performance. 1866 will be fine. Save $30.

 

[ozzyfan]

Don't spend the extra money on the faster speed. It's show to have nearly no impact on actual gaming performance. 1866 will be fine. Save $30.

I'm new to computer building will I be able to use the 1600 and 1866 at the same time just put them in the 2 open dim slots ? and if I have 1600 and put the 1866 in will any speeds be changed or should it just work the way it should ?

 

[affinitydesigns]

Don't run your 2x4 stick. Memory issues are the worst and even like-branded memory can be incompatible with each other. 16GB vs 24GB will give you literally no performance benefits in nearly any normal usage. You could be plagued by random crashing and all kinds of difficult to diagnose issues. Just run the two 16GB in their XMP profile and you'll be good.

 

[ozzyfan]

Don't run your 2x4 stick. Memory issues are the worst and even like-branded memory can be incompatible with each other. 16GB vs 24GB will give you literally no performance benefits in nearly any normal usage. You could be plagued by random crashing and all kinds of difficult to diagnose issues. Just run the two 16GB in their XMP profile and you'll be good.

So I should get the 16 GB over another set of 2 8GB ?

 

[derek3ton]

DDR3 1866 and 2133 aren't supported by your mobo anyway. Pic from these for best results with your pc.

DDR3/DDR3L 1600/ 1333/ 1066

 

[affinitydesigns]

What made you want to upgrade in the first place?

 

[ozzyfan]

What made you want to upgrade in the first place?

I am wanting to get black ops 3 on my computer and they have a memory leak issue plus I am thinking of editing videos soon and recording games on my pc.

 

[ozzyfan]

DDR3 1866 and 2133 aren't supported by your mobo anyway. Pic from these for best results with your pc.

DDR3/DDR3L 1600/ 1333/ 1066

If i get another set of 8gb 1600 ram just like I have now will it be 16gb in total and everything will work fine ?

 

[mjslakeridge]

It "might" work fine. The reason memory is sold in kits is that the sticks are tested together.

 

[derek3ton]

Like mjslakeridge said, they are sold in kits for a reason. Ram can be a "touchy" piece of hardware. Even the same make/model/speed of ram can have trouble working together outside of kits. That being said, as long as it's the same cas latency, your chances are pretty good that it will work.

 

[affinitydesigns]

You could go with your previously mentioned kits, but if you could find another 16GB kit @ 1600mhz for less than the one above you could do that. 1866mhz RAM will work at 1600mhz so you could always just run it at that if you can't find a better deal.

 

[ozzyfan]

Like mjslakeridge said, they are sold in kits for a reason. Ram can be a "touchy" piece of hardware. Even the same make/model/speed of ram can have trouble working together outside of kits. That being said, as long as it's the same cas latency, your chances are pretty good that it will work.

So the best bet is spend extra money and get something like this ?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231489&cm_re=G.Skill_Ripjaws_X_Series_1600-_-20-231-489-_-Product

 

[derek3ton]

I would go that route. These are just as good and a bit cheaper. Still Gskill though, and faster CL.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231606

 

[ozzyfan]

You could go with your previously mentioned kits, but if you could find another 16GB kit @ 1600mhz for less than the one above you could do that. 1866mhz RAM will work at 1600mhz so you could always just run it at that if you can't find a better deal.

I'm looking for 16gb at 1600 but they all cost about the same it seems and I don't know what is good and whats bad

 

[affinitydesigns]

There are some issues with black ops 3, but there are a lot of work arounds and the performance will be patched so it does not memory leak. You might want to weight that against spending the money for extra RAM, but if you're set on getting a package in the mail, I know I can be that way sometimes, I'd probably just go with this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231606

 

[ozzyfan]

There are some issues with black ops 3, but there are a lot of work arounds and the performance will be patched so it does not memory leak. You might want to weight that against spending the money for extra RAM, but if you're set on getting a package in the mail, I know I can be that way sometimes, I'd probably just go with this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231606

I kinda want to upgrade my computer add more ram a few more fans so it will be cooler change the sata cables to red because I have a red theme maybe add an extra hdd i have an exteral 1tb I could add this to it too.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822149382&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=IGNEFL120115&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL120115-_-EMC-120115-Index-_-DesktopInternalHardDrives-_-22149382-S0B