AMD Gaming PC Build Step 3: Memory

Benedict Corpuz June 28, 2014 19
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

#AMD #PC #Radeon

19 Comments »

  1. Larry Bob June 28, 2014 at 15:33 - Reply

    "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.

  2. Benedict Corpuz June 28, 2014 at 15:33 - Reply

    How about, "Better too much, than too little"?

  3. Larry Bob June 28, 2014 at 15:33 - Reply

    Below 8 GB I would agree with you.

  4. Porter Woodward June 28, 2014 at 16:24 - Reply

    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.

  5. Aasil Ahmed June 28, 2014 at 17:24 - Reply

    Show off -.-

  6. Chris Lau June 29, 2014 at 10:29 - Reply

    Futureproofed

  7. Benedict Corpuz June 29, 2014 at 10:29 - Reply

    Definitely!

  8. João Vitor Maia June 30, 2014 at 16:26 - Reply

    What videocard then?

  9. Benedict Corpuz June 30, 2014 at 16:26 - Reply
  10. Christopher Bardsley July 4, 2014 at 15:28 - Reply

    Are you going 4x4GB memory, or 2x8GB?

  11. Benedict Corpuz July 4, 2014 at 15:28 - Reply

    4x4GB on this build. The max for this Motherboard was 16GB. I'm not sure if it has been upped yet.

  12. Christopher Bardsley July 4, 2014 at 15:28 - Reply

    I believe the memory may only run at 1600Mhz in that configuration. The difference in performance is almost nothing though.

  13. Larry Bob July 4, 2014 at 15:28 - Reply

    It can definitely run at 1866 as long as the motherboard has an equivalent to XMP.

    And no, the difference is not almost nothing.

  14. Benedict Corpuz July 4, 2014 at 15:28 - Reply

    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.

  15. Christopher Bardsley July 4, 2014 at 15:28 - Reply

    +Larry Bob OK. Keep thinking that. Benchmarks all over say otherwise.

  16. Larry Bob July 4, 2014 at 15:28 - Reply

    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.

  17. Christopher Bardsley July 4, 2014 at 15:28 - Reply

    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.

  18. Larry Bob July 4, 2014 at 15:28 - Reply

    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.

  19. Larry Bob July 4, 2014 at 15:28 - Reply

    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.

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