Hi this is my first build. My MB supports duel channel memory. Which is better two 8 mb sticks or four 4mb sticks ?1600-1866 ?

 

MB ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe LGA - procured

OS win 7 pro--------------------------- leaning to

cpu- 2700k, I7 3770k - ------------ leaning to 3770k

case cooler master HAF X blue ed. procured

PS corsair HX 850------------------- procured

cpu cooler ----------------------------- leaning to H100

hard drive 1 ssd -------------------- 160g, 256g ? windows only

hard drive 2 ssd -------------------- 256g------------ FSX only

hard drive 3 7,200 rpm sata 3 1 tb------------- other programs, video edit

Gpu ASUS GTX680-DC2t-2GD5 leaning to

 

Thoughts, suggestions- on build please.

Get the GSkill Ripjaws DDR3 2400MHZ RAM... Cheap and super fast

2x4GB is plenty for most people's needs. If all you do is flight sim, you're better off with 8GB of fast RAM than 16GB of comparitively slower RAM as FS simply isn't going to use that much RAM.

Thanx guys. I enjoy making fsx videos so use video editing and music arrangement software. Is that valid reason for more ram and win. 7 pro. Filling 2 or 4 memory slots is more of a wallet issue than proformance thing, if total amount of memory same? If install 2400 proformance ram do i have to tweak bio's to get that speed?

 

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It really shouldn't be an issue, but you could find out by monitoring your RAM usage during that task to see if all your RAM is used up, if it is, then go ahead and get more RAM.

If install 2400 proformance ram do i have to tweak bio's to get that speed?

 

No. - All you will need to do is select XMP profile for your memory and you are set!

thanx guys will go with the 2x4gb 2400mhz ripjaws.

thanx guys will go with the 2x4gb 2400mhz ripjaws.

 

Great choice! Glad I could help! :smile:

No. - All you will need to do is select XMP profile for your memory and you are set!

Ben

-Just 'catching-up- on OP question to ask.....

 

Does this work with i2700K? (I have one seating in its sealed box ened to buy the rest of components). I thought the limit was 1333 MHZ.

To go above 1333, does it require MOBO and RAM combination to support XMP profile?

ASUS P8Z77-V LE supports (XMP) θπτο 2400. Should I buy XMP Equiped memory ?

Thanks for the answer.

Sam

You can always overclock, but if you want it to work "right out of the box" XMP is your best bet.

If iam not wrong , xmp for 2700k is 2133 but no problem to overclock if the mem controller is good.

If a not remember wrong a run my 2800 mems at 2255mhz with tight timings with the 2700k

 

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