SeanMiranda Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Alright 4 months ago I wanted to build a really low cost gaming PC. This is what I got :1. Processor - AMD Phenom II X6 1100T @ 3.33 GHz.2. RAM - 4GB Kingston ValueRAM3. Hard Disk - Western Digital Caviar Green 500GB Serial ATA.4. PSU - Circle 400W.5. Graphic Card - HIS AMD Radeon 6670 1GB GDDR5.6. Case - iBall Brilliance.7. Monitor - LG Flatron E2260 22" Full HD LED.So I was planning to upgrade my RAM to 16 GB and I'm confused, Should 2 Dual Channel RAM's or a Quad Channel. My motherboard supports up to two channels.Should I get 1 GSkill RipjawsZ 16GB (4GBX4), 2 GSkill RipjawsX 8GB (4GBX2), Or 2 GSkill Sniper (4GBX2)Can someone plaease tell me which to get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drunk Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 There is no such thing, quad channel..... pure marketing, i recommand 4GBx4, every 4x2 works in dual channel so 4x4 "works in quad", and recommand this also : Corsair, Crucial, OCZ, Mushkin, Kingston and of course GSkillBy the way, what do u do with 16GB ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackerz14 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 4gig is I think is enough for gaming.. you should atleast have a 500W PSU.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted February 4, 2012 Administrator Share Posted February 4, 2012 Yup, first you need a proper 500W PSU, 400W isn't enough for your computer. In addition to that, I don't think there's any need whatsoever for 16GB of RAM, 8GB is more than enough..Also, it's true that dual channel does speed things up a lot (than conventional single channel), personal experience. Just wanted to mention that one should always go for dual channel and not a big sized single channel RAM. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosticles Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 2 GSkill RipjawsX 8GB (4GBX2) is the best for a gaming machine like that, and like the otheres said get a 500W with a 80+ certification and it should really be a modular PSU aswell.I suggest something like this. http://www.scan.co.uk/products/500w-psu-coolermaster-silent-pro-m-rs-500-amba-d3-modular-85eff-80-plus-sli-crossfire-eps-12v-quiet- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangkungan Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 I'm simply using kingston value rams, and they do very well even when oced from 1333 to 1500mhz.. and yeah 16gb is way too much for normal everyday computing, and I have 10gb right now and I haven't seen it eat anything above 2gb on my machine, especially with CleanMem installed.. at one point, my Win7 64 idled at 900mb+ and I was like whoah..but like you, I'm still aiming for 16gb myself, not because I need it, but simply because I can afford to do so now, unlike a few years in past, where modules where priced sky high, they're now pretty much dirt cheap, thus it would be a personal achievement, to choose that at one point in my computing, I've maxed out my mem banks above the 8gb norm.. :wub: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmith Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 I agree with others that you need a better PSU. Dont worry so much about the 16gb ram and bump up your PSU. As Frosticles said get a modular PSU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasha007 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 I'm simply using kingston value rams, and they do very well even when oced from 1333 to 1500mhz.. and yeah 16gb is way too much for normal everyday computing, and I have 10gb right now and I haven't seen it eat anything above 2gb on my machine, especially with CleanMem installed.. at one point, my Win7 64 idled at 900mb+ and I was like whoah..but like you, I'm still aiming for 16gb myself, not because I need it, but simply because I can afford to do so now, unlike a few years in past, where modules where priced sky high, they're now pretty much dirt cheap, thus it would be a personal achievement, to choose that at one point in my computing, I've maxed out my mem banks above the 8gb norm.. :wub:Hey !Can you tell me where can i find Cleanmem snip .? :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted February 8, 2012 Administrator Share Posted February 8, 2012 Hey !Can you tell me where can i find Cleanmem snip .? :huh:Asking/requesting for illegal materials is not allowed. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangkungan Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 there isn't anything illegal for CleanMem, imho.. coz it's freeware to begin with..Download from:PCWintech's CleanMemif you mean by the Pro version, then don't fret.. it doesn't actually really add anything significant that the free version can not do.. It's just a way to milk some moolah from you for something the developer believes you "might" need but can in reality, you can really live without.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 I'm running a mid-range gaming rig with 16 GBs (4x 4 GBs / DDR3-2133) RAM.1 GB to 4 GB RAM (single)Started off with 1 GB RAM and decided to shift directly to 4 GBs (skipped 2 GBs.) This jump provided my system with a big performance gain4 GBs to 8 GBs (2x 4 GBs) Made another jump (skipped 6 GBs.) This jump felt good and the relative performance gain was minimal but perceptible. :dunno:8GBs (2x 4 GBs) to 16 GBs (4x 4 GBs) :wub:Presently on this config. (skipped 12 GBs.) There is no perceptible gain that I can make out. Does make a good moot point for boasting purposes. :PBelieve it or not, my system still hangs. :blink:IMO, if one is aiming for performance (especially in the gaming domain,) a wiser move would be to rather upgrade the GPU. I got an exchange value for my older AMD Radeon to a higher-end nVIDIA and the upgrade costed me the amount for 8 GBs (2x 4 GBs) of RAM. The performance boost I got exceeded even the gain received from 1 GB to 4 GB RAM, by far :showoff:Is the money I blew on a total of 16 GBs of RAM worth it. For a sense of ownership, yes. From the practical point of view, no. Want good bang for your money I'd suggest upgrading the graphics before taking the 16 GB plunge. Modern CPUs draw their resource first from the GPU not RAM.Another little fact, if gaming is the objective of this performance the bare minimum screen size that games benefit from is; 24 inches - 1,920 x 1,080 (1,920 x 1,200 is catching up.) Want to go ballistic on screen size (27 inches,) only an extreme GPU can help not the 16 GBs of RAM.Still want that 16 GBs of RAM then go for the XMP feature so you can overclock your sticks. Some motherboards need to be configured to enable dual-channel from within the BIOS. I'd purchase 4 sticks of 4 GBs RAM rated for DDR3-2133 (despite the fact that your processor might be able to use a max of just DDR-1600) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangkungan Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 adding to the vidcard suggie, if budget permits, why not thrown in an SSD as well.. now that changes the game completely.. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 adding to the vidcard suggie, if budget permits, why not thrown in an SSD as well.. now that changes the game completely.. B)In fact a SSD would give him one of the biggest performance boost. :drunk: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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