Gamer ram (slower) vs value ram (faster)

[Ignacio97]

Hello everyone,
What should I choose? corsair veangance ddr3 1333 or value ram ddr3 1600??
In both cases, I’m talking about 16 gb (4x4gb)

Thanks all.

 

[VioletDragon]

Hello everyone,
What should I choose? corsair veangance ddr3 1333 or value ram ddr3 1600??
In both cases, I’m talking about 16 gb (4x4gb)

Thanks all.

Neither. Better to go with ECC Memory. Although Non ECC Memory will work but better to go with ECC Unbuffered or Registered.

 

[no_connection]

Without knowing anything else we can't really give any reliable advice. And if your motherboard and CPU don't support ECC you might at well buy 4 bricks instead.

I would say that going 4GB sticks is not advisable since you are at 16GB or minimum recommended meaning you have to buy whole new RAM to upgrade instead of adding two more sticks.

 

[Ignacio97]

Thanks to both of you.
I agree with your advise. These are the stick that I have currently. I'm aware that if I'd upgrade my system, I should buy new sticks, at least 1x 8GB.
So, my question is about choosing beetwen these 2 options. Which of them do you'd going for? Or may be, is irrelevant...

 

[Patrick M. Hausen]

It depends on what your CPU and chipset can do ...

 

[ornias]

Without timings we can not even say if one of those two types of ram is actually faster.

 

[no_connection]

I would go with what draws the least power.

 

[ornias]

I would go with what draws the least power.

Increased powerdraw would be irrelevant.

 

[Ignacio97]

Thanks all.
I have a i3 4170, nothing but a old PC. May be this disscusion ir irrelevant...

 

[PhiloEpisteme]

My understanding is that memory speed is not generally that important. More memory is much more important than faster memory.

 

[HoneyBadger]

My understanding is that memory speed is not generally that important. More memory is much more important than faster memory.

Right as rain.

@Ignacio97 the answer to your titular question is "whichever you can afford more of"

 

[Ignacio97]

Right as rain.

@Ignacio97 the answer to your titular question is "whichever you can afford more of"

Yes!! But, at this moment, I have both kits... And that's why I'm looking for your opinions.
I think I'll go for the 1333 gaming ones.

Thanks all!!

 

[Herr_Merlin]

Ecc? Who cares about the rest. Plus I think there is no ECC gamer ram..

 

[Yorick]

Ecc? Who cares about the rest.

Yes and the i3 supports that, but it is "an old PC", which means the chipset does not. I don't think ECC is an option here.

 

[Ignacio97]

Yes and the i3 supports that, but it is "an old PC", which means the chipset does not. I don't think ECC is an option here.

Yes, ECC is not an option here