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6/17/12 at 11:49pm
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Building a new PC (see my sig rig) and I'm meant to be picking up my RAM tomorrow. I was wondering what the best Z77 Memory for OCing is and how big a different 16gb>32gb make?

Whats the performance loss when using 4x8GB compared to 2x8GB?
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6/18/12 at 1:43am
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i dont think there is a performance loss using 2 x 8GB or 4 x 8GB as such when OCing, 4 x 8GB would place more stress on the CPU's IMC than 2 x 8GB sticks would.. when overclocking your CPU using 2 sticks quite possibly can lead to a better OC due to this less stress on the CPU.. i would say when in the specs 'support 32GB RAM' and mobo's have 4 dimms on the 1155 platforms are more related to normal clocks than overclocking..
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All most people need is only 8GB of RAM. Anything above that is most likely overkill on purpose.
That being said, there won't be any noticeable difference in speeds between 16GB and 32GB RAM, as long as the amount of MHz remains the same.

And a small note: overclocking RAM on Intel platforms isn't very beneficial. You most likely won't notice a difference unless you overclock it by a lot. wink.gif
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6/18/12 at 2:54am
Your rig is basically the same as mine.
I have the G.Skill 2x8gb 2400mhz memory.

In my bios, all I did was set the preloaded profile which was already there which changed the timings from 1333mhz to 2400mhz and is very stable.

As for which is better, well put it this way. When I had it on default speed 1333mhz, in terms of gaming, there is absolutely no difference at all now that it is 2400mhz.

It runs 1333mhz at 1.65V, and runs 2400mhz at the same voltage so I figure I may as well keep it there.
If it involved increasing voltage I'd just leave it at stock clock.

16gb, 32gb or 5000gb of DDR3 memory wont have any impact on gaming. Like the user above said, you only need 8gb. Depends what you want to use it for.
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6/18/12 at 2:57am
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All most people need is only 8GB of RAM. Anything above that is most likely overkill on purpose.
That being said, there won't be any noticeable difference in speeds between 16GB and 32GB RAM, as long as the amount of MHz remains the same.
And a small note: overclocking RAM on Intel platforms isn't very beneficial. You most likely won't notice a difference unless you overclock it by a lot. wink.gif
If hes a heavy Adobe user, VM user, audio engineer or 3D Renederer. You can make quick use of 8GB fast.
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6/18/12 at 7:07am
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So, will using 32GB hinder my OC ability on my CPU?
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6/18/12 at 7:10am
Using 4 sticks instead of 2 will most likely lower your oc ability. If you are doing some crazy video editing, then get 32, but honestly 16GB is more than enough for pretty much anything out there right now.
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6/18/12 at 7:26am
OP: What are you using your computer for? If you're gaming you don't need more than 8gb. Unless you're doing some pretty hefty video editing or wanting to do ramdisk, there's no need for 32gb. If you want more because why not, you're better off sticking to 8gb of ram from a good brand and overclocking it - however you won't really see much of a difference.
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All most people need is only 8GB of RAM. Anything above that is most likely overkill on purpose.
That being said, there won't be any noticeable difference in speeds between 16GB and 32GB RAM, as long as the amount of MHz remains the same.
And a small note: overclocking RAM on Intel platforms isn't very beneficial. You most likely won't notice a difference unless you overclock it by a lot. wink.gif
All most people need is 2-4gb of ram. 8gb for most people is double what they need, aka overkill (and on purpose as the only reason to buy 8gb if you don't need it is because it's cheap now).
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6/18/12 at 8:39am
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So even though i can afford the 32GB i should stick with the 16GB? How much difference in OC ability will the 32 make? I want my PC to be able to stream high end games at 1080P on justin.tv while being able to have a 2nd monitor running a movie or something.
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6/18/12 at 8:42am
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So even though i can afford the 32GB i should stick with the 16GB? How much difference in OC ability will the 32 make? I want my PC to be able to stream high end games at 1080P on justin.tv while being able to have a 2nd monitor running a movie or something.

If that's the extent of what you'll be doing, then you definitely don't need 32GB of RAM. You don't need 16 either, but if you're set on having a ton of RAM, then don't waste your money on 32. You don't need it, and it will cause you to force more voltage through your cpu to get the same overclock.
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