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This is my build so far. Can the motherboard support a 8gb ram 1866?

yeah you can get away with 4gb of ram but you really should get 8gb. Also, get 1866.

You'd need at least 8GB (2x4GB) or 16GB (2x8GB) with most games. Also, the more memory you have, the more Windows will like you and your HDD will take less of a pounding.

Quote from Simba7

You'd need at least 8GB (2x4GB) or 16GB (2x8GB) with most games. Also, the more memory you have, the more Windows will like you and your HDD will take less of a pounding.

So if I get a 8gb 1866 and all I do is youtube, browse, and game mostly minecraft and cod, i will be fine?

Please keep this to one topic. You shouldn't need more than 8GB ever unless you know what RAM rendering is. 4GB is perfectly fine for budget builds

Quote from Ghetto_Miner123

So if I get a 8gb 1866 and all I do is youtube, browse, and game mostly minecraft and cod, i will be fine?

Just about perfect.
As Simba stated above, he's actually incorrect about needing 16gbs, I've heard stories of heavy, HEAVY RAM users never going above 8gb, much less 16. 16 gigs should really only be considered in builds 2500$+, where price no longer =/= performance

Quote from Skippy509

Just about perfect.
As Simba stated above, he's actually incorrect about needing 16gbs, I've heard stories of heavy, HEAVY RAM users never going above 8gb, much less 16. 16 gigs should really only be considered in builds 2500$+, where price no longer =/= performance

I found this 8gb 1866 ram

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/avexir-memory-avd3u18660904g2ci

Would rather you use a brand that's better well known, and slightly cheaper such as this.

Or you could be reasonable and just buy the cheapest damn 1866 sticks you can find http://pcpartpicker....l8gx3m2a1866c9r

EDIT: Or you could be unreasonable and buy the fastest damn $60 sticks you can find. http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f32400c11d8gxm

Was actually looking for the cheapest by comparing them all, would have given update, was just answering his question first.

Anyways, now that I think about it, it may, for an APU build, be better to have 4gb of RAM, but at like 2400MHz...
Someone else will have to answer that, I don't know much else so I'm not going to pretend like I do.

Quote from SM8

Or you could be reasonable and just buy the cheapest damn 1866 sticks you can find http://pcpartpicker....l8gx3m2a1866c9r

EDIT: Or you could be unreasonable and buy the fastest damn $60 sticks you can find. http://pcpartpicker....-f32400c11d8gxm

Is 2400 faster than 1866?

I didn't say he needed 16GB.. but for future-proofing, I would suggest it. Heck, I remember when people were saying I'd never utilize 1.5GB of RAM 12 years ago. HA!

As for Ghetto's comment, I'd do it only if the motherboard supports it.

Quote from Simba7

I didn't say he needed 16GB.. but for future-proofing, I would suggest it.

I remember when people were saying I'd never utilize 1.5GB of RAM 12 years ago. HA!

I seriously doubt you'll have even remotely the same computer in 12 years.

That's a good price for the 2400, get that.

Quote from Zachster96

That's a good price for the 2400, get that.

Idk if the motherboard supports that

So people use 1866mhz RAM for gaming?
I'm pretty sure most gamers only need 1600mhz, or even just 1333mhz....
As for amount of RAM, the minimum is generally 4GB but the sweet spot is usually 6-8GB

Quote from MCArmadillo

So people use 1866mhz RAM for gaming?
I'm pretty sure most gamers only need 1600mhz, or even just 1333mhz....
As for amount of RAM, the minimum is generally 4GB but the sweet spot is usually 6-8GB

Don't know, don't post. iGPUs need the fastest RAM they can get.

As previously stated many times, 4GB is currently considered the bare minimum, and 8GB is recommended. If you only intend to use the PC for gaming, you probably won't even use all 8- well, currently, at least. I have 32GB of RAM in my system, and its really just overkill. I've never come even sightly close to using it all, so I consider it more of a future-proofing thing.

You can definitely get away with gaming on 4GB of RAM, but having 8GB is nice if you want to run other programs while you're playing or you're just playing a game that uses a fair amount of RAM.