What ram should I use? (Under €200) (16GB)

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maks kuznia

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I would want to upgrade my RAM memory but I don't know anything about it.
I want to upgrade from my: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB Kit (4GBx2) DDR3 1600 MT/s (PC3-12800) CL9 @1.5V UDIMM 240-Pin Memory BLS2KIT4G3D1609DS1S00
To a 16GB ram memory (2 times 8GB sticks)
I don't know what brand to choose, frequency, timing etc.
I want the best one for under €200
What I'm going to do with them: intensive gaming while live streaming/recording
My specs:
Ram: see above
Processor: i5 6500 3,2 GHz Quad core
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING
Graphics card: AMD Radeon R9 270X 2GB dual fan (I will soon upgrade it to: MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB)
Power suply: 600 watts (idk what brand)
Operating system: Windows 10 64 bit

What ram should I use with these specs?

I was thinking about buying: Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2800C16 Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4 2800 MHz C16 XMP 2.0
But it has a C16 latency and I don't think that that's good (I read that lower numbers are better)

Thanks for any feedback
 
Solution


Appears so.

At any rate, this RAM is on your motherboard's approved vendor list, and would be a compatible upgrade.

CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory

Model CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10