16GB DDR3 1866mhz AMD Radeon Performance Series Memory
I initially had 8GB, but got a second package and went up to 16GB. One can never have enough RAM.
So far in my build:
-AMD FX-8350 Unclocked Processor
-Sapphire Pure Black 990FX Motherboard
-16GB DDR AMD Performance Series RAM
"One can never have enough RAM"
I disagree. By that logic you can never have enough of any kind of performance.
Build according to your needs.
How about, "Better too much, than too little"?
Below 8 GB I would agree with you.
I got me some of that paired with the latest A10. Along with a nice fast SSD thing boots up from a cold start in 10 – 12 seconds.
Show off -.-
Futureproofed
Definitely!
What videocard then?
+João Vitor Maia Check my posting from today
Step 5: GPU(s)
https://plus.google.com/102991560192761597464/posts/TXki7W37u6w
Are you going 4x4GB memory, or 2x8GB?
4x4GB on this build. The max for this Motherboard was 16GB. I'm not sure if it has been upped yet.
I believe the memory may only run at 1600Mhz in that configuration. The difference in performance is almost nothing though.
It can definitely run at 1866 as long as the motherboard has an equivalent to XMP.
And no, the difference is not almost nothing.
Yeah. It was running at 1600. The system as is with no tweaks ran perfectly. I do agree that the difference in clock speed is negligible.
+Larry Bob OK. Keep thinking that. Benchmarks all over say otherwise.
Like this:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6372/memory-performance-16gb-ddr31333-to-ddr32400-on-ivy-bridge-igp-with-gskill/14
Which basically shows that moving from 1600 to 1866 or 2133 is worthwhile if it isn't a ton more money.
Thanks for the link to an intel article while we're discussing the limits
of the AMD platform. Unfortunately, the IMC in the 8350 limits the speed
of the memory to 1600Mhz when all 4 DIMM slots are filled. But, your
article showed about 3 to 5 difference between the two speeds of 1600 and
1866 in synthetic environments. You telling me you can see a difference
between 3% in a game? Please educate yourself and stop replying until you
do.
Yeah, I should educate myself. Certainly agree.
Plenty of motherboard manufacturers include a feature on their AMD chipsets that mimics XMP. Apparently Sapphire neglected to include it on theirs.
Also for your information, the "maximum" memory speed for a 4770K (from Intel's website) is also DDR3-1600.
Now if you'd like to have a civil discussion without ad hominems I would certainly oblige. However it seems like you need to pair everything you say with an insult.