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Is it wort it to buy Kingston's DDR3 RAM with 1866 MHz vs. 1600 MHz both of them are CL10.

If isn't can you advise me which should I buy?

For gaming, the standard is 1600Mhz, 9-9-9-24, 1.5v.  For gaming, the speed of RAM is going to be very insignificant.

 

Here is how gaming with an Intel, Haswell is affected by RAM speed and timings.

 

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If you are dead set on some 1866Mhz RAM, here is a kit of 4GBx2, 1866Mhz, 9-9-9-24, 1.5v RAM for $72.  Very reasonably priced 1866Mhz RAM.

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Is it wort it to buy Kingston's DDR3 RAM with 1866 MHz vs. 1600 MHz both of them are CL10.

If isn't can you advise me which should I buy?

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The 1866 Mhz set will be better but only slightly. You'll most likely not notice the difference at all, just get the cheaper pair. 

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What CPU are you using it for? If it is an APU, then yes, else, no, unless it is almost the same price.

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What CPU are you using it for? If it is an APU, then yes, else, no, unless it is almost the same price.

CPU is AMD A6 6400K, and prices are very diffirent.

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Is it wort it to buy Kingston's DDR3 RAM with 1866 MHz vs. 1600 MHz both of them are CL10.

If isn't can you advise me which should I buy?

For gaming, the standard is 1600Mhz, 9-9-9-24, 1.5v.  For gaming, the speed of RAM is going to be very insignificant.

 

Here is how gaming with an Intel, Haswell is affected by RAM speed and timings.

 

<-- video done by Linus on this topic.

 

If you are dead set on some 1866Mhz RAM, here is a kit of 4GBx2, 1866Mhz, 9-9-9-24, 1.5v RAM for $72.  Very reasonably priced 1866Mhz RAM.

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CPU is AMD A6 6400K, and prices are very diffirent.

For an APU, then yes you absolutely want the highest Mhz RAM you can afford. 2133Mhz would be a minimum I would say for APU. The timings also play into it.  For 2133Mhz, you want 9 CAS, for 2400Mhz you want 10.

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If the prize diference is less than 10$ get the 1866 kit otherwise the 1600

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Just buy the cheapest kit you can find and overclock it to cl9 1600 or in case of an APU 1866 or 2133 at cl10.

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If its like $5 get the 1866mhz.  But the extra 266mhz doesnt make a big difference, 

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