Posted by JTSF at Sunday, May 19, 2013
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RAMs are cheap and it's one of the components which you can upgrade easily. I'll start with 8GB DDR3 and upgrade to max 16GB if necessary. A stick of Kingston PC 12800/1600MHZ DDR3 CL11 8GB from SLS (IT Mall) costs me $75. With $268 left in my shopping fund, let's move on to the next component.
Mini Saga - 1333 or 1600?
I got a mini tale to share when I was in SLS (IT Mall) buying the RAM.
RAMs are widely available from most shops in SLS (IT Mall). Browsing around, I strolled into Best B******, went up to the shop keeper and said that I wanted to get a stick of Kingston DDR3 8GB. He asked what motherboard am I using and I replied, "ECS NM70-I2". The shop keeper then did a quick check on the manufacturer's website which stated DDR3 1333 and he passed me one stick of the same specs. Looking at the pricelist, I noticed both DDR3 1333 & 1600 are selling at the same price. I pondered on the spot before telling him I wanted the 1600. The shop keeper reacted with a frown and warned that if 1600 doesn't work, he's not gonna change for me. I shrugged my shoulders and questioned why it wouldn't work? I am confident that running the memory at lower speed wouldn't bite, thus I insisted my pick.
The analogy is simply, let's assume you want to buy an Audi. You step into the showroom and the sales person tells you that there are 2 variance for that Audi model you wanted to buy - one is speed capped at 180km/hr while the other is 220km/hr, both selling at the same price. Which one do you pick? A no brainer question. Of course the 220km/hr even if the speed limit in Singapore is 90km/hr. Or do you worry that the 220km/hr model will breakdown if you drive at 90km/hr? You got the answer =)
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