How much and what speed ram for a Asus Z87-plus

[Crome77]

This system will be used for cad and some 3d cad with tool pathing and nesting for cabinet production.

Asus Z87-plus mobo
I7 4770k cpu

Is there any reason to get more then 16gb ram? (2 x 8gb sticks)

What speed should I go with 1600 or is it worth spending more for faster?

Any suggestions of brand and model would be helpful. Most of the ram i was looking at didn't say it was compatible with 4th gen intel and only a few did. I started second guessing what to buy.

Im not concerned with looks or overclocking benchmarks unless it helps with everyday performance.

 

[lowriderflow]

16gb shold be sufficient.
definitely 2x8gb... it prevents memory controller issues that sometimes arise if you use all 4 slots.

for you memory intensive applications, you would see a real world difference in memory speed (albeit not huge)

dont worry about amd or intel certified.

just make sure you get 1.5volt memory in a 2x8gb setup

it's not much $ to go up to 2133 or 2400... which for you i think is worth it.

hope that helps

 

[lowriderflow]

16gb shold be sufficient.
definitely 2x8gb... it prevents memory controller issues that sometimes arise if you use all 4 slots.

for you memory intensive applications, you would see a real world difference in memory speed (albeit not huge)

dont worry about amd or intel certified.

just make sure you get 1.5volt memory in a 2x8gb setup

it's not much $ to go up to 2133 or 2400... which for you i think is worth it.

hope that helps