Im building my PC pretty soon, and I wasnt really concidering overclocking my ram, but I see some forums saying to buy higher spped memory and some saying not to without really giving any reason other than it's pointless, but then others says its not pointless?
Heres my build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (€322.73 @ Amazon Deutschland)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler (€39.90 @ Caseking)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€129.89 @ Home of Hardware DE)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€95.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€55.72 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card
Case: NZXT Phantom 240 ATX Mid Tower Case (€79.90 @ Caseking)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (€129.64 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (€17.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Monitor: BenQ XL2411Z 144Hz 24.0" Monitor (Purchased For €230.00)
Keyboard: Logitech G710 Wired Gaming Keyboard (Purchased For €58.00)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse (Purchased For €60.00)
Speakers: Creative Labs GigaWorks T20 Series II 28W 2ch Speakers (Purchased For €62.00)
Other: Razer Goliathus Medium CONTROL mouse-pad (Purchased For €20.00)
Other: Logitech C525 HD Webcam (720p) (Purchased For €38.00)
Total, not purchased: €1,467.20
Primerly used for gaming along with everyday use, like browsing the internet, watching movies etc along with some rendering, not alot but every once in awhile I will be rendering a few videos.
Before anyone tells me that 16GB of ram isn't needed for gaming, some games are starting to recommend 6-8GB of ram, windows takes up 2GB not even mentioning other background processes, skype etc. Its also within my budget keeping in mind that I want it somewhat future proof hence the 750w PSU.
- So back on topic, if higher speed ram does make a difference, what would it most benefit.. gaming, rendering etc.
And what would be slower because of it if anything?
- If I choose to use higher speed ram, is there any recommended types I should get?(red is preferred)
- When I goto overclock the ram, is there anything I need to watch out for? Do I need any type of extra cooling?
Any feedback is appreciated, ill be ordering the parts end of May/start of June.
Heres my build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (€322.73 @ Amazon Deutschland)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler (€39.90 @ Caseking)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€129.89 @ Home of Hardware DE)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€95.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€55.72 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card
Case: NZXT Phantom 240 ATX Mid Tower Case (€79.90 @ Caseking)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (€129.64 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (€17.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Monitor: BenQ XL2411Z 144Hz 24.0" Monitor (Purchased For €230.00)
Keyboard: Logitech G710 Wired Gaming Keyboard (Purchased For €58.00)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse (Purchased For €60.00)
Speakers: Creative Labs GigaWorks T20 Series II 28W 2ch Speakers (Purchased For €62.00)
Other: Razer Goliathus Medium CONTROL mouse-pad (Purchased For €20.00)
Other: Logitech C525 HD Webcam (720p) (Purchased For €38.00)
Total, not purchased: €1,467.20
Primerly used for gaming along with everyday use, like browsing the internet, watching movies etc along with some rendering, not alot but every once in awhile I will be rendering a few videos.
Before anyone tells me that 16GB of ram isn't needed for gaming, some games are starting to recommend 6-8GB of ram, windows takes up 2GB not even mentioning other background processes, skype etc. Its also within my budget keeping in mind that I want it somewhat future proof hence the 750w PSU.
- So back on topic, if higher speed ram does make a difference, what would it most benefit.. gaming, rendering etc.
And what would be slower because of it if anything?
- If I choose to use higher speed ram, is there any recommended types I should get?(red is preferred)
- When I goto overclock the ram, is there anything I need to watch out for? Do I need any type of extra cooling?
Any feedback is appreciated, ill be ordering the parts end of May/start of June.