Ram Question

nick5530 · July 12, 2016

Is it generally a good idea to buy the cheapest compatible RAM you can find?

jasonB221 · July 12, 2016

For just gaming on a dedicated GPU, buy the cheapest kit from a name brand that you like. Any known brand works, its when you get into the off-brand stuff that things get a little murky.

SageOfSpice · July 12, 2016

It's good to get stuff with warranty, but generally speed doesn't make too large of a difference for a casual user, and most brands are fairly alright. Ram is sort of difficult to screw up.

AdmnPower · July 12, 2016

A lot of times the worst that can happen is you'll end up with a stick that's DOA or something that fails prematurely. Neither outcome would really result in any data loss or anything so buying cheap stuff isn't the end of the world. A lot of times it can run well for a long time.

Andster29 · July 12, 2016

As Linus says, "Ram is Ram." As long as you buy from a reputable brand and are fine with the color and speed you should be fine. I have seen most of the manufactures have life time warranties on ram, so you are covered for a long time. Just make sure you are not getting under 1333mhz on DDR3.