Which is the best memory?

[Jerald4682]

I am building a new PC, using an AMD FX8350 on a MSI 970A-G46 mobo. I have G.Skill F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL (2 X 4MB). I also have one stick of G.Skill F3-14900CL10S-8GBXL. Which would be better for this build?

 

[Supahos]

Honestly the G.Skill F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL will be a better choice since they will run in dual channel mode. The single stick while a bit faster isn't enough faster to make up for the dual channel effect.

 

[Quaddro]

First..
Big NO to that mobo..
MSI 970A-G46 won't run FX8350...crappy vrm, no heatsink for power phase..well, this one is very easy to burn..
it's just limited to fx6300 class cpu..


second..
get G.Skill F3-14900CL10S-8GBXL..
because 970/990fx chipset support 1866Mhz natively. and it'll be faster than G.Skill F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL..
But..
If you only have single stick G.Skill F3-14900CL10S-8GBXL, then go with 2xG.Skill F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL.
Because G.Skill F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL in dual channel will a lot faster than G.Skill F3-14900CL10S-8GBXL in single channel..

 

[Supahos]

He said he only had 1 stick of the 1866, that is why I suggested the 1600 MHz memory

 

[Quaddro]

He said he only had 1 stick of the 1866, that is why I suggested the 1600 MHz memory

yeah..
i said "but"..right..?

Actually my main concern is OP mobo..
if he's not already buy it, get a better mobo..
even biostar ta970fxe is better than that mobo..well, actually even crappy $45 gigabyte 78lmt-usb3 is better..

well, at he should pair it with at least asus m5a97 r2..or asus m5a97 r2 evo version..

just a suggestion..

 

[Jerald4682]

He said he only had 1 stick of the 1866, that is why I suggested the 1600 MHz memory

If the F3-14900CL10S is much of a better performer than the 12800CL9D, I can get another 8 GB stick of it so as to have a pair.

 

[Supahos]

He said he only had 1 stick of the 1866, that is why I suggested the 1600 MHz memory

If the F3-14900CL10S is much of a better performer than the 12800CL9D, I can get another 8 GB stick of it so as to have a pair.

Its not massively better and 8gb should be fine of the other memory. I wouldn't spend money for an 1866 kit if I had a working 1600 kit in front of me

 

[Jerald4682]

First..
Big NO to that mobo..
MSI 970A-G46 won't run FX8350...crappy vrm, no heatsink for power phase..well, this one is very easy to burn..
it's just limited to fx6300 class cpu..


second..
get G.Skill F3-14900CL10S-8GBXL..
because 970/990fx chipset support 1866Mhz natively. and it'll be faster than G.Skill F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL..
But..
If you only have single stick G.Skill F3-14900CL10S-8GBXL, then go with 2xG.Skill F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL.
Because G.Skill F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL in dual channel will a lot faster than G.Skill F3-14900CL10S-8GBXL in single channel..

Interested in your mobo comment. I just recently built another PC using the 970A-G46 with the AMD F8350, and have had no problems.

 

[Quaddro]

i said that mobo won't run fx8350 right..?
better to read this review at post 4..=>http://forum.overclock3d.net/showthread.php?t=52135
and this one from our forum..=>http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/330572-30-970a-warning

 

[Jerald4682]

He said he only had 1 stick of the 1866, that is why I suggested the 1600 MHz memory

If the F3-14900CL10S is much of a better performer than the 12800CL9D, I can get another 8 GB stick of it so as to have a pair.

Its not massively better and 8gb should be fine of the other memory. I wouldn't spend money for an 1866 kit if I had a working 1600 kit in front of me

But since I do have this single stick of 1866, I need to do something with it anyway. I can just buy another, to give me a pair, and also 16GB.

 

[Supahos]

He said he only had 1 stick of the 1866, that is why I suggested the 1600 MHz memory

If the F3-14900CL10S is much of a better performer than the 12800CL9D, I can get another 8 GB stick of it so as to have a pair.

Its not massively better and 8gb should be fine of the other memory. I wouldn't spend money for an 1866 kit if I had a working 1600 kit in front of me

But since I do have this single stick of 1866, I need to do something with it anyway. I can just buy another, to give me a pair, and also 16GB.

Honestly its up to you I would just ebay the stick or something before I would go buy another one, no need for it at this moment and I always prefer Free over $70 for another stick.

 

[Quaddro]

i said that mobo won't run fx8350 right..?
better to read this review at post 4..=>http://forum.overclock3d.net/showthread.php?t=52135
and this one from our forum..=>http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/330572-30-970a-warning