Ripjaws vs LPX

[taimoorali007]

Hi guyz,

Which ram is more good for z170k asus and i5 6600k?

G.SKILL RIPJAWS V 8GB (1 X 8GB) 288-PIN DDR4 2400 MHZ DESKTOP MEMORY MODEL F4-2400C15S-8GVR
Cost here $45

Or

Corsair Vengeance® LPX 8GB (1x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 2400MHz Memory Kit - Black CMK8GX4M1A2400C16)
Cost here $62

 

[ThatVietGuy]

They're both good - just go for the cheaper option.

 

[blazorthon]

They're basically the same and I recommend neither. Get a dual-channel kit. Sometimes it doesn't matter at all, but sometimes it makes all the difference and not always where you expect. Never get a single memory module. Always multiples of two. If you want 8GB of RAM, then get a 2x4GB kit like this one for about $47:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226742

Like the modules you looked at, it too is DDR4-2400 and it has a decent CAS 15. Those parameters aren't very important, but it's good anyway, especially for the price.

If you must choose between the two you looked at, go for the cheaper one as ThatVietGuy said.

 

[taimoorali007]

I wanna do dual channel of 8 gb x2 16gb of ram. But just asking about the performance. I will buy 2 modules.

 

[blazorthon]

I recommend that you buy a matched 2x8GB kit if you want 16GB. Buying two 8x1GB modules, even from the same model number and everything, is not guaranteed to work. RAM can be finicky like that and the companies aren't obligated to fix things if you do that and something goes wrong.

Regarding performance again, with the same frequency and same or similar timings, there's no real difference besides price. Even if the timings and/or frequency is superior between two modules, it's unlikely to make a large difference for modern computers in most workloads because most workloads are not very sensitive to CPU memory performance, especially most consumer workloads. Compression and encryption software can benefit somewhat, but otherwise, not much. Price is generally the deciding factor.

 

[taimoorali007]

Got it bro. Thanks a lot