Hey fellas, first time posting a thread here in a while. Looking to get some insight on a new RAM upgrade for my rig.
I have an Alienware Aurora R4 with a 3930K and stock 8GB of Dell 1600MHz garbage RAM currently, and I just saw these nice Corsair Platinum series RAM sets that I would like to upgrade to:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233305
or 2 sets of these (since my rig is quad channel)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233285
There is a fairly large gap in the price range, roughly ~ $90. Only difference being 1866MHz vs 2133MHz (and slightly varying timings due to the frequecies being different).
Now, my question being, is there really going to be a noticeable difference between these two frequencies for the extra $90? From my knowledge, I don't think there should be.. But I just want to get some opinions. I game quite often on the rig, but I don't really care for benchmarking/folding/etc. Just gaming and everyday tasks. Would the speed impact gaming performance to a noticeable level where its justifiable to spend the extra $90?
I am fairly knowledgeable with hardware, but I just want to get some extra thoughts on if its really worth it. Any advice would be appreciated.
I have an Alienware Aurora R4 with a 3930K and stock 8GB of Dell 1600MHz garbage RAM currently, and I just saw these nice Corsair Platinum series RAM sets that I would like to upgrade to:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233305
or 2 sets of these (since my rig is quad channel)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233285
There is a fairly large gap in the price range, roughly ~ $90. Only difference being 1866MHz vs 2133MHz (and slightly varying timings due to the frequecies being different).
Now, my question being, is there really going to be a noticeable difference between these two frequencies for the extra $90? From my knowledge, I don't think there should be.. But I just want to get some opinions. I game quite often on the rig, but I don't really care for benchmarking/folding/etc. Just gaming and everyday tasks. Would the speed impact gaming performance to a noticeable level where its justifiable to spend the extra $90?
I am fairly knowledgeable with hardware, but I just want to get some extra thoughts on if its really worth it. Any advice would be appreciated.






















