01-28-12, 12:50 AM
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Royalty gone awry
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4gb vs 16gb
Right now, I have OCZ Reaper ram, and I just purchased some G.Skill Sniper Ram (love the rifle on the heat spreader, too!).
I have run this ram for 2 years in this mobo. It was never approved ram, and I had to Over volt the ram to get it to work. It's rated @ 1.7v but I HAVE to run it at 1.8v just so I don't get 12 BSODs per day. I have never been able to overclock anything, either. Occasionally I would get micro stutters, or program lockups. So, I bought some Sniper ram rated @1.5v and is approved on my mobo on G.Skill's site. Will this alleviate the stuttering/lockups? I plan on OCing with this ram. I couldn't help myself. $42.99 for 8GB, I had to buy 2. 
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01-28-12, 01:08 AM
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Re: 4gb vs 16gb
4GB is getting low these days id expect you would see a pretty nice difference in daily use. id say you want at least 6GB. I got 3 sets of 2x4GB g.skill DDR 3 1600 for $30 a set on thanks giving i got 3 sets to fill my board $90 for 24GB.
I love G.skill they seem to get it right.
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01-28-12, 01:24 AM
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Re: 4gb vs 16gb
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01-28-12, 03:24 AM
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Re: 4gb vs 16gb
Maybe I should have mentioned AMD Phenom II 955BE. The 6gb, 12gb, and 24gb do not apply to me.
 I hope it takes care of the stuttering. I hope to OC this CPU decently.
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01-28-12, 06:57 PM
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Re: 4gb vs 16gb
I think I got the exact same RAM Kasu got- grabbed 16GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 for like $60 around black friday.
I only buy G.Skill, I've never received a DOA set before, and out of all the kits I've bought from them I've only had one single stick go bad. Now, I had 6GB before (2x4GB G.Skill, 2x1GB Crucial DDR3 1333) so going to 16GB didn't yield that large a boost. However, I am confident I'll not be limited by my physical memory for many years to come. |
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01-30-12, 12:50 PM
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Re: 4gb vs 16gb
I have a X4 920 and I recently went from 4GB to 8GB DDR3 1600.
Despite my best tries, I could not run the RAM at speed. Remember, the Phenom2 official support is only 1333, so running the RAM at 1600 is as much processor limited as memory limited...
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02-03-12, 09:28 PM
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Royalty gone awry
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Re: 4gb vs 16gb
Oh wow. Everything is buttery smooth. This new ram is awesome. I can open alot of programs faster, and no stuttering so far in ANY game.
@frenchy...yes I know about the 1333 ram. My old OCZ was 1600 but it was downclocked to 1333. This new sniper ram is approved ram for my mobo, @ 1333. 4x is always better. Unless it's pain.
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