What is Some Good Ram that is 8Gbs

[Glfess27]

I need some good ram that is 8Gbs and can be upgraded to 16Gbs later on if i want/need to. What is some ram that isn't incredibly expensive? Sorry if this is a dumb question, i 'm sorta new to this computer tech stuff. Please help thank you!

 

[someguynamedmatt]

Go with a kit of 2x4GB of G.Skill Ripjaws X, or any other G.Skill series if that isn't available - it's priced affordably, and G.Skill is probably the most reliable and highly regarded memory manufacturer on the market right now. DDR3-1600 is plenty fast, there's no real need to spend extra for higher clocked memory unless you're using a system with an AMD APU or similar.

 

[Jacob McIntosh]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $79.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-03 15:51 EDT-0400)

 

[Tradesman1]

What mobo and CPU so we will know the capabilities of the rig and offer the best alternatives

 

[Glfess27]

What mobo and CPU so we will know the capabilities of the rig and offer the best alternatives

my CPU is the intel i5-3570k and my motherboard is the ASRock Z77 Extreme 3

 

[Tradesman1]

With your CPU and mobo if OCing at all, then 2133 should be fine, some 3570Ks can run 2400, but 2133 is a good safe bet. Would look at Snipers or Ripjaws X in 2x4GB. 1600 is fine for gaming if doing imaging, video, etc, may want to get the extra bandwidth from 1866 or 2133 😉

 

[Glfess27]

With your CPU and mobo if OCing at all, then 2133 should be fine, some 3570Ks can run 2400, but 2133 is a good safe bet. Would look at Snipers or Ripjaws X in 2x4GB. 1600 is fine for gaming if doing imaging, video, etc, may want to get the extra bandwidth from 1866 or 2133 😉

Thanks for the help man! I will go and check those rams out, thanks again!

 

[Tradesman1]

No worries