Best 16gb memory kit

[TrainFan475]

What is the best 16gb memory kit to buy right now? Should I get 3200MHz C16 or 3000MHz C15? Dual channel or quad channel? (2 or 4 sticks, I'm a noob at ram channels)

I'm upgrading from 8 gigs of 2133MHz C14 ram.

[emosun]

Best for the money would probably be the slowest memory you can find as it's the same amount just at a slower speed.

[minibois]

- Those two sets of mem speed/cas latency will produce quite similar performance

- Dual channel. As in, get 2 sticks of memory. Consumer boards don't use quad channel (quad channel being 4 sticks working together), but would rather have 4 sticks, in dual channel pairs. That extra channel puts more stress on the memory controller, making it harder to get those speeds.

 

Otherwise it will depend on where you are buying from, as there aren't necessarily bad kits (in those parameters).

Personally I have good experience with Corsair and G.Skill, but they use different memory chip manufacturers so you can still get a variety of kits from them (and other brands will use the same brand of memory chip manufacturers too)

[Mathieu9836]

I think the best kits you can get are from Crucial, the ballistix sport kits use Micron-E dies. If you can afford more expensive kits i would go with something like 3000-3200mhz CL14, those a mostly Samsung B-dies. Hynix CJR and in between these two kits and overclock very well too, but i can't tell you what specific SKU are CJR. 3000mhz CL14 and 3600mhz CL16 will get you about the same performance at a similar price.