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Hi,

 

First, what do you recommend me, 4 x 4GB or 2 x 8GB? How fare can you overclock ram? What's XMP profile? Also, I'm looking a ram stick with a black/gray matte finish. I can't find any. Does it exists or do I have to paint the heat sink?à

 

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hyperx blacks 2x4. but two of them or get the 2x8 pack

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just use 2x4 for upgradability.

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If you dont have a budget, a Corsair Dominator Kit is a great choice. Cheaper options include G.Skill Ripjaws, or Kingston HyperX Fury.

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With RAM, more capacity in less sticks is better. Going for 2x8GB or even just a single 8GB is the wway to go so you can eventaully max out the RAM if you need to. RAM overclocking is finicky and usually doesn't yield much so I would recommend sticking with XMP profiles which are a BIOS setting that automagically sets your RAM speed. As for a matte finish I don't know of RAM like that.

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kingston hyper x fury black either 2x4GB or 2x8GB

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High end RAM vs cheaper RAM (as long as it's still a decent manufacturer) makes no difference for gaming with a discrete graphics card. If you're on a real budget and gaming on an APU then good RAM can make a very big difference, but otherwise just get the cheapest 2x4GB matched pair that's black and from a reputable company.

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The fury series would be fine but I need something with a higher speed. I'm looking for DR3 2133hz or higher. And if the heat shrink could be removable, that would be perfect.

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I'd say you're better of buying Crucial 1600MHZ 8GB (THERE ARE TWO RAM STICKS!) for a price of £64.35 prices may go up and down, for the item go to this link!

http://www.ebuyer.com/342352-crucial-8gb-ddr3-1600mhz-ballistix-sport-memory-bls2cp4g3d1609ds1s00ceu

If these aren't the right ones, just search in google: Crucial 1600MHZ 2x8GB ram sticks.

Hope this helps out!

Also these have a BLACK/GREY(silver) finish!

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