RAM For Haswell

[ShaunB-91]

Hi all,

Okay, so what would be your suggestion for a RAM kit for a

Gigabyte G1.Sniper M5 MATX and an Intel Core i5 4670K. Price isn't much of a worry.

Should I buy 8GB or 16GB, my board states the following:
4x DDR3 1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules, (1866/2133/2200/2400/2600/2800/ 2933Mhz OC)

 

[Excalabur50]

Some Corsair Vengeance Pro in silver would look nice @ 1866/2400 and grab 16 gig before the price goes up!! And just for balance sake get 4x4gig sticks.

 

[NeverBackDown]

Ram prices will only keep going up until ddr4 is released-at least that's the projection- so mine as well get the most possible. Though IMO go for 2x8gb just for the sake of it and the ability to add more if the need ever arises.

 

[velmanatov]

How much value do you get from decreasing CAS latency and is there a sweet spot on price? e.g. is it worth going from 2400MHz CL11 to CL10 - to me that looks like it might be worth it - but CL9 is a bigger price jump. Any opinions?

 

[tinytomlogan]

You want the quickest kit you can afford. 2400 would be a good choice.

 

[NeverBackDown]

You want the quickest kit you can afford. 2400 would be a good choice.

As tom said always get the best possible performance you can obtain.

 

[S_I_N]

ram prices will not go up due to the fire @hynix reports now say it was in an air filtration system and the manufacturing parts were unaffected.

 

[ShaunB-91]

Cheers for the reply lads, I already bought some Corsair Dominator Platinums (2x8GB) two or three weeks back. I just thought hmm...looks like my thread on the forum home page and it was.

 

[Excalabur50]

The Dom Plats are really nice ram too a nice choice