Should I have 8gb or 16gb when streaming 1080p ?

[Triforce]

I planned to get these

Corsair 8GB (2x4GB) CL9 1866Mhz VENGEANCE

I will play games in 1920x1080 and stream in 1080p,

Do I need 16gb ram if I stream games?

 

[Beezy]

no 8 should be fine but you want CPU overhead thats for sure, and a good graphics card

 

[Triforce]

no 8 should be fine but you want CPU overhead thats for sure, and a good graphics card

I have a i7-4790K and Cooler Master Nepton 280L

 

[Tradesman1]

Can go either way - I'd go 16GB in a 2x8GB, then you have it and it will keep you happy longer than 8GB

 

[Triforce]

Can go either way - I'd go 16GB in a 2x8GB, then you have it and it will keep you happy longer than 8GB

Is it worth the double price?

 

[Tradesman1]

Cheaper to get it now than down the road

 

[Triforce]

Cheaper to get it now than down the road

HyperX 16GB (2x8GB) CL11 2133Mhz XMP Beast Series (cheapest)

Corsair 16GB (2x8GB) CL9 1866MHz VENGEANCE PRO (second most expensive)

Corsair 16GB (2x8GB) CL11 2400MHz VENGEANCE PRO (most expensive)

 

[Beezy]

Cheaper to get it now than down the road

pretty much what he said, i will eventually upgrade to 12 and maybe 16, when i can afford it. if you can afford it now go for it.

 

[Tradesman1]

Any will work, performance is appropriate to the price I.e. the 2400/11 is the best here 1866/9 second best and 2133/11 would be the lowest performance overall

 

[Triforce]

Any will work, performance is appropriate to the price I.e. the 2400/11 is the best here 1866/9 second best and 2133/11 would be the lowest performance overall

why would 1866 be better than 2133 `?

and what does these CL9 / CL11 mean?

 

[Tradesman1]

CL is how long it takes to do something basically or to start a new action if all were running at 1866 the 2133 sticks would be at 10 and the 2400 sticks at 9, so less time to get going for 1866 or 2400 over the 2133 set

 

[Triforce]

CL is how long it takes to do something basically or to start a new action if all were running at 1866 the 2133 sticks would be at 10 and the 2400 sticks at 9, so less time to get going for 1866 or 2400 over the 2133 set

The 2400 sticks are running at CL11, the 1866 at CL9,

Is the 1866 better than the 2400 ?

 

[Tradesman1]

Performance wise - the 2400 is stronger with the wider bandwidth (can handle more data at a time)

 

[Triforce]

Performance wise - the 2400 is stronger with the wider bandwidth (can handle more data at a time)

Ok great, now my pc is almost done, just need a motherboard.

is there any section where to post a full pc on tomshardware to get further help with better parts ect ?

 

[Tradesman1]

Go to top of page and put cursor on forums - it will show a list of other areas - go to the SYSTEMS area