I'm in the middle of a new build with an i5 4670k and an ASUS Z87M Plus board. I got 1 stick of 1600M 8G Viper RAM. not the "Extreme" edition, just the plain vanilla and only 1 8Gig stick.
This system is currently spread across a bench in the garage alternatly idling and running Prime95 at stock settings to ensure all is stable before I tear apart my current box killing the machine I'm typing on.
Since acquiring the RAM, I have heard that it's desirable to have 2 sticks due to the way memory is accessed, plus not only should they be the same brand/version, but preferably from a "two-pack" so they likely came from the same batch of silicon.
I wanted to do a sanity check on this. Truth be told, 8 Gigs is plenty of memory for me and the computer runs just fine and very fast compared to the current machine.
Will I notice a speed difference with 1 stick vs 2? Should I opt for the "Extreme" version at a premium price (actually only $10)? Should I return the RAM and get a 2-pack?
I surf, email, occasionally do a little VHS to DVD conversion, but seldom. I mainly want speed for multitasking. i.e., run AV during an MS update, while doing a hard drive backup and still bring up uncached web pages fast. No games.
Thanks.
This system is currently spread across a bench in the garage alternatly idling and running Prime95 at stock settings to ensure all is stable before I tear apart my current box killing the machine I'm typing on.
Since acquiring the RAM, I have heard that it's desirable to have 2 sticks due to the way memory is accessed, plus not only should they be the same brand/version, but preferably from a "two-pack" so they likely came from the same batch of silicon.
I wanted to do a sanity check on this. Truth be told, 8 Gigs is plenty of memory for me and the computer runs just fine and very fast compared to the current machine.
Will I notice a speed difference with 1 stick vs 2? Should I opt for the "Extreme" version at a premium price (actually only $10)? Should I return the RAM and get a 2-pack?
I surf, email, occasionally do a little VHS to DVD conversion, but seldom. I mainly want speed for multitasking. i.e., run AV during an MS update, while doing a hard drive backup and still bring up uncached web pages fast. No games.
Thanks.