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Which ram and where to get

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  • 17-10-2017 12:56pm
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    Gizoter
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭


    Hi All,


    I have a ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z board that has 8gb of fairly standard ddr3 i think and want to upgrade it to decent 16gb.

    Can any recommend what and where to get?

    Many thanks


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    tedpan
    Registered Users Posts: 4,627 ✭✭✭tedpan


    I use crucial. Extremely reliable.
    http://eu.crucial.com/eur/en/compatible-upgrade-for/ASUS/maximus-iv-gene-z
    This will tell you your options, then you could either buy or use the required specs to buy elsewhere.

    Memoryc.ie are very good and offer free next day delivery to Ireland


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    Gizoter
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭Gizoter


    Thanks for the info tedpan, much appreciated


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    Gizoter
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭Gizoter


    Anyone suggest a way of finding out what ram is in [the 8gb] and if its worth addding to or just replace


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    shanec1928
    Registered Users Posts: 4,144 ✭✭✭shanec1928


    cpuz will get you the exact spec of the ram


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    tedpan
    Registered Users Posts: 4,627 ✭✭✭tedpan


    Gizoter wrote:
    Thanks for the info tedpan, much appreciated

    No worries!
    Gizoter wrote:
    Anyone suggest a way of finding out what ram is in [the 8gb] and if its worth addding to or just replace

    You could add a pair to the existing ram, if it's 2x4GB at the moment.

    The system will only be as fast as its slowest component, if I were you I'd have a look at the RAM you have installed and buy another pair of that unless you want to replace it all.


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    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users Posts: 18,706 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    Gizoter wrote: »
    Hi All,


    I have a ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z board that has 8gb of fairly standard ddr3 i think and want to upgrade it to decent 16gb.

    Can any recommend what and where to get?

    Many thanks
    By standard do you mean DDR3-1600?
    Are you actually being bottlenecked?
    https://techbuyersguru.com/does-ram-speed-matter-ddr3-1600-vs-1866-2133-and-2400-games?page=2
    Would you not be better served by a fast SSD? (you would)


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    tedpan
    Registered Users Posts: 4,627 ✭✭✭tedpan


    K.O.Kiki wrote:
    Would you not be better served by a fast SSD? (you would)


    I'd definitely recommend a decent SSD if you don't have one already. I've been using Samsung evos for years.


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    Gizoter
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭Gizoter


    Thansks for that CPUZ tells me its Dual channel 668.7mhz

    I bought the desktop to get back into a bit of gaming, its an i7 2600k and i have a GTX 970 in it. I just assumed the ram would be bog standard and could do with an upgrade at some stage.


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    wotzgoingon
    Registered Users Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    Tbh you are wasting your money buying more RAM. 8GB's is plenty especially with the price of RAM these days and then also it is an older system. You would see far greater benefits with a SSD as K.O.Kiki said above.


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    tedpan
    Registered Users Posts: 4,627 ✭✭✭tedpan


    Gizoter wrote:
    I bought the desktop to get back into a bit of gaming, its an i7 2600k and i have a GTX 970 in it. I just assumed the ram would be bog standard and could do with an upgrade at some stage.

    Gizoter wrote:
    Thansks for that CPUZ tells me its Dual channel 668.7mhz

    That RAM speed is on the low side. If you look at the basic RAM on crucial, it starts at 1600mhz and goes up from there.


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    tedpan
    Registered Users Posts: 4,627 ✭✭✭tedpan


    Maybe have a read here. Looks like you have 1333mhz chips but might not be set correctly in the BIOS.
    http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/283686-30-shows-frequency-ddr3-1600-increase-speed


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    wotzgoingon
    Registered Users Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    tedpan wrote: »
    That RAM speed is on the low side. If you look at the basic RAM on crucial, it starts at 1600mhz and goes up from there.

    If he goes into bios he can overclock the RAM. He is running at 1333MHz at the minute which is what most RAM at the timne ran at and you had to go into bios and select XMP to do it automatically or you can do it manually to really fine tune.


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    Gizoter
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭Gizoter


    Can i get any type of SSD?

    Can operating system etc be transferred over or is a restart fresh needed?

    Thanks and sry for all the questions


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    wotzgoingon
    Registered Users Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    Gizoter wrote: »
    Can i get any type of SSD?

    Can operating system etc be transferred over or is a restart fresh needed?

    Thanks and sry for all the questions

    Yes any would do. Except don't buy a M2 SSD.


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    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users Posts: 18,706 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    I recommend Crucial MX300 275Gb (or larger).


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    tedpan
    Registered Users Posts: 4,627 ✭✭✭tedpan


    Gizoter wrote:
    Can operating system etc be transferred over or is a restart fresh needed?


    It can although it's better to have a fresh start.


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    wotzgoingon
    Registered Users Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    tedpan wrote: »
    It can although it's better to have a fresh start.

    I'd 100% agree with this. A clean slate is always best. Some people do a fresh install every couple of months. I'm not that bad. But I do a clean install on my phone every couple of months though as it helps the phone run better.


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