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Edited July 14, 2020
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Legacy RAM has gotten expensive, especially the speeds above 1600. Good deal if you need DDR3 with speeds faster than 1600 right now. Might be cheaper in a few months - who knows?
https://www.newegg.com/patriot-16...6820220694
10 months ago was $44 AR and AC.
https://slickdeals.net/e/13372642-16gb-patriot-viper-3-2-x-8gb-ddr3-1866-desktop-ram-kit-50-ar-newegg-now-44-ar-ac?src=SiteSearchV2_SearchBarV2Algo1
Has been high $50's in other posted deals.
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I would say less money for brand new stuff is a pretty good deal.
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I would say less money for brand new stuff is a pretty good deal.
Nice to see it for a decent price though.
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1.5 volt versus 1.35 volt. A 1.5 volt cannot run at 1.35 volts. But 1.35 volts I believe can run at 1.5
Yes, you can use a low voltage RAM module, rated at 1.35 V or 1.25V with a normal RAM module rated at 1.5 V. The Low voltage RAMs (DDR3L) are backwards compatible so they would work with most of the CPU and Motherboard combinations
I have 8 gigs ram with FX6300 cpu. But I just bought Radeon XFX rx570 8 gig video card for 140. The Video card with 8 gigs is going to be better for your system than going from 8 gigs to 16 gigs.
I can always take my 570 and put in a DDR4 with newer processor...but the DDR3 goes bye bye.
Using passmark, there is mark difference in performance and my six core FX6300 can still manage enough of the game so that my RX 570 can take over.
My two cents. Unless you are running a ton of applications then you really need more memory.
At microcenter you can get I5 9400f with 16 gigs and motherboard for 300 bucks...but I wait for sale on AMD processor. Always get the most bang for your buck with AMD.
Nostalgia, sure. Wait until you realize how long it takes for your order to arrive - that will really hit you in the feels.