Sounds like good news to me. I've heard running in crossfire can be a pain.
I know running RAM in dual channel is something you are suppose to do even though i'm not sure what it does. Would adding one stick of 8GB ram disrupt this? Should i be looking at getting 2x8GB?
Also I'm not sure what you mean by "what I have running in the background." If you mean what programs I run besides DOTA it's just standard stuff like Chrome, Spotify, and Steam.
Also the timings on my old RAM seem pretty good. They are 9-9-9-24. Again i'm not sure what that means but it is lower then the stick i was looking at on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10-Vengeance-Desktop-Memory/dp/B005T63BJM
honestly the 970 is up at the moment. like i said i couldnt sell it for 140 6 weeks ago. im seeing them go for 170. and honestly ram for DDR3 30-40 a stick is quite fair. its only going to go down.
https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-1x8GB-Desktop-Memory/dp/B005T63BJM link to ram i found. corsair 8gb sticks that are comparable to yours.
I sold my amd fx 9590 the mobo and 2 8gb sticks for about 200 bucks a few weeks back. Basically half off MSRP at the time. problem is older stuffs MSRP doesnt change. why would it? some sucker is going to pay 500 for gtx 970? sure even though for that you can get a 1080.
I'm looking to buy some more ram for my computer. I have a mobo that supports triple channel memory, and I have 6 slots. So can I just buy a triple channel kit and plug them in alongside my existing memory, or do I need to replace the whole thing? Could I buy 3 single sticks of the same model and use them instead of a buying triple channel? Also, what else do I need to take anything else into consideration when shopping for ram?
I'm looking at buying 3x of these. Would that work, and is it a good deal?
Relevant specs:
Mobo: P6X58D-E CPU: i7 950 Memory: 3x2GB DDR3 1600MHz
Ok. So it can hold two 8 gb ram sticks. That's the maximum. It can handle speeds up to 1600 though. You can get an identical ram stick and put that in but I would honestly recommend buying faster RAM. 1333 or 1600. I recommend two of these.
It doesn't randomly shutdown. As soon as it's powered on it immediately shuts downs briefly then starts again. When it starts the second time then it will stay on forever however there will be no signal for the monitor to pick up. No boot. Video card fans try to spin but immediately stop. CPU led is red but CPU fan is running. Power supply fan is also running. The new RAM I installed is http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005T63BJM?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=od_aui_detailpages00
Not really that expensive compared to ddr4. Seems reasonable -
My RAM is two of these: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B005T63BJM
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005T63BJM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 this is the one i just bought, they both work individualy just not together
>like the way higher initial costs for a somewhat useable gaming
What do you consider usable? Because it doesn't actually take much to hit 30fps at 1080p which is what most console games run at. It is expensive to run the latest games at the highest possible settings at high resolutions but if your target is just a "console like experience" it is not true that a PC is more expensive they are very comparable in fact.
Here let me build you a PC
Graphics Card (280 after rebate)
Ram (50)
Motherboard (60 after rebate)
CPU (160)
HDD (48)
Mouse + Keyboard (15 after rebate and discount code)
Case (30 after rebate and discount code)
PSU (20)
Total Price - $623 compare that to the price of an XBOX ONE X (~~399~~ 489* on sale). For ~~$224~~ 134 more you get a gaming pc that can play any game released in 2018 on ultra high and get 60+fps at 1080p which is more than a console can claim, and that is not even including the fact that you now have a good PC and PCs do a fuckload more than just play videogames.
Now take out $200 (buy an older GPU/CPU) and you can build a PC that matches the capabilities of a console. Playing games on medium/high (which is what consoles run) at 1080p and 30fps.
Also that PC has room for improvement throughout the years of ownership. It can use an SSD and another 8 gig stick of ram and more HDD storage. Possibly even aftermarket fans to put on the CPU to overclock it.
The ONLY advantage that consoles have over PC is exclusive titles that never get released outside of that particular console. And even that eventually becomes false because it is only a matter of time until every console can be emulated on PC.
Edit: * Also you can add $60 to the price of the Xbox because if you want to play multiplayer you need xbox live. So really its $160 more. This also doesn't include the fact that no storefront can even come close to matching the sales during steam summer sales. Let's be super conservative and say you save $30 a year on steam sales for games that you wanted to buy, so that puts us down to $130 more than an Xbox One X while having higher graphical capabilities and also having the benefit of being a PC and not just a console that plays games/streams netflix.
I have one of these: https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10-Vengeance-Desktop-Memory/dp/B005T63BJM
And the other one: http://www.corsair.com/en-us/vengeancer-low-profile-8gb-ddr3-memory-kit-cml8gx3m1a1600c10
The other one is lowprofile but other than that I was under the impression that they were similar.
if you currently have 1 8 gb ram stick go with the
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-Vengeance-Desktop-Memory-CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10/dp/B005T63BJM
its 100% compatible
Some cheaper RAM. Not needed, but the fast speed ram you selected won't help in games. http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-Desktop-Memory-CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10/dp/B005T63BJM/ref=sr_1_66?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1422866333&sr=1-66&keywords=8+gb+ram
A 600 watt psu will be more than enough. http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-80PLUS-Bronze-Certified-100-B1-0600-KR/dp/B00EON40CS/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1422866394&sr=1-1&keywords=600+watt+psu&pebp=1422866404381&peasin=B00EON40CS
Seems reasonable - https://www.amazon.in/dp/B005T63BJM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_gjp2FbYM48WWN
It's not your question, but you might want slightly faster ram from a known brand. Honestly yours shouldn't be a problem, but you cant get cheaper, faster ram from amazon just searching 8gb ram.
I have a Apex MI-008
URL: https://pcpartpicker.com/part/apex-case-mi008
My only complaint is that certain ram stick will be too tall. ie: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005T63BJM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
right now the power supply sits flush on top of the sticks.