G.Skill Ripjaws Z vs. Kingston HyperX

[CaptainKcaj]

I'm looking to build an entry level gaming PC and I'm not sure which RAM to get. I noticed that Kingston HyperX is cheaper and smaller, but I've heard good things about the G.Skill Ripjaws Z as well. I will be running a AMD FX-8320 FX-Series 8-Core Black Edition CPU. Any suggestions?

 

[johnb35]

Either one really, personal preference. Do you have links to both? I prefer Gskill.

 

[CaptainKcaj]

Thanks I think I will start on the HyperX, see how I like it and maybe later upgrade to the G.Skill.

HyperX

G.Skill

 

[johnb35]

You have 2 different speed ram there. What motherboard do you have?

 

[CaptainKcaj]

I was planning on using this motherboard.

 

[johnb35]

That board only supports up to 1333mhz ram without overclocking it. Here is a Gskill set you can get.

http://www.amazon.com/G-SKILL-Ripja...ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1401331019&sr=1-4

or

http://www.amazon.com/G-SKILL-Ripja...f=sr_1_21?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1401331091&sr=1-21

Even though the bottom set says 1600mhz, it will still work.

 

[CaptainKcaj]

Wow Thanks! I'll remember to look for that next time I'm getting RAM.

 

[StrangleHold]

Do you have the board or is it one your just looking at? Do you need onboard video or are you going to be using a video card?