P PreparedAj Honorable Jan 30, 2014 49 0 10,530 Mar 24, 2014 #1 I am building my first gaming PC and can't find anything good for RAM or rather I don't know what to get. (The RAM on there now is just random)My Build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3frJJ
I am building my first gaming PC and can't find anything good for RAM or rather I don't know what to get. (The RAM on there now is just random)My Build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3frJJ
Solution envy14tpe Mar 24, 2014 For gaming, 2x4GB is plenty. 2 excellent choices for the money. 1600: Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg) Total: $64.99 1866: Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.25 @ Newegg) Total: $72.25 Can't go wrong with either one.
For gaming, 2x4GB is plenty. 2 excellent choices for the money. 1600: Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg) Total: $64.99 1866: Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.25 @ Newegg) Total: $72.25 Can't go wrong with either one.
AMD Radeon Judicious Dec 23, 2011 5,595 0 36,960 Mar 24, 2014 #2 very good build i swapped the cpu, ram, and case to cheaper version with the saved budget, you can get 240GB version of ssd m500 PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($69.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($109.99 @ Newegg) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.99 @ Micro Center) Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US) Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N250PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($21.14 @ Amazon) Total: $968.05 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-24 03:47 EDT-0400) Upvote 0 Downvote
very good build i swapped the cpu, ram, and case to cheaper version with the saved budget, you can get 240GB version of ssd m500 PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($69.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($109.99 @ Newegg) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.99 @ Micro Center) Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US) Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N250PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($21.14 @ Amazon) Total: $968.05 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-24 03:47 EDT-0400)
envy14tpe Champion Mar 3, 2012 9,575 14 56,665 Mar 24, 2014 Solution #3 For gaming, 2x4GB is plenty. 2 excellent choices for the money. 1600: Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg) Total: $64.99 1866: Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.25 @ Newegg) Total: $72.25 Can't go wrong with either one. Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
For gaming, 2x4GB is plenty. 2 excellent choices for the money. 1600: Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg) Total: $64.99 1866: Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.25 @ Newegg) Total: $72.25 Can't go wrong with either one.
zemiak Distinguished Nov 19, 2013 524 0 19,310 Mar 24, 2014 #4 http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmz8gx3m2a1866c9 Upvote 0 Downvote