What is a good mem to buy for z97

[sebastian869]

Basically looking for memory for asrock z97 extreme 6. Would like something that OC about 10%. I'm thinking 8GB should be enough but 2x4 would allow me to get 8 more if ever needed. w/some head room and up to $200 total. I guess best way to ask is what is the most bang for the buck for $200?
Thx

 

[shortstuff_mt]

You don't need anywhere near $200 for a nice 8GB set of RAM. This G.Skill DDR3-2133 CAS 10 kit is only $76.50.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f32133c10d8gsr

Even a nice DDR3-2400 CAS 11 16GB kit is only $157.50

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f32400c11d16gxm

 

[Vic 40]

You could get up to 2x8 for that kind of money.Two sets of ram that would do and look fine on that motherboard,
http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/compare/gskill-memory-f32400c11d16gxm%2Cgskill-memory-f32400c11d8gxm/

 

[Tradesman1]

What CPU will you be running, if a K model you can run most anything, price wise 1866/9 through 2400/10 is often very close so would go highest. Might want to look at the GSkill Snipers, good strong sticks and OC well above spec

 

[sebastian869]

Is there a speed increase if you go 4x4 vs 2x8? One common thread seems to be g.skill from advice to reviews seems like they are better then corsair.
thx

 

[Tradesman1]

Good idea to use as few sticks as possible as it's less stress on the MC, but also want to keep the channels populated so on a dual channel mobo 2x8GB would be preferred, where on a quad channel mobo like socket 2011 would want 4x4

 

[shortstuff_mt]

There is no speed increase by going with a 4x4GB setup on a Z97 chipset board. The LGA 1150 CPUs have a dual-channel RAM controller. You would be better off going with 2x8GB if you want 16GB. That will also leave you an upgrade path if it becomes necessary in the future.