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Hi I am running the following mem:

Ram:Corsair Vengence 16GB (2 X 8GB) Dual Channel @ 1600MHZ 10-10-10-27 1.50v on a ASrock 990FX Extreme4

I bought this a while ago for my new build as most PC came with 1600MHZ so thats what I went for, I have read that 1833MHZ would be a lot better or even higher.

 

Q1. Would it be worth me getting 16GB 1833MHZ

Q2. Would it be better to get 4 X 4GB`s instead of 2 X 8GB`s

Q3. I have checked on ASrock site which mem I can use but it doesnt help me much

Q4. If the answer to Q2 is yes what would be the best valued mem to buy (I have

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(club feel free to correct me if i'm wrong here) but it's my understanding that 2x8 sticks are going to be a faster access and less energy consumption than 4x4 sticks, so you're good as far as that goes,...on the other topic, i think it's important to define what you mean by "would it be worth it" , because unless you are planning to do some major overclocking or benchmarking, your two sticks of corsair vengeance are perfectly fine for gaming and general computing...in fact my ram will easily overclock to 1866, so i imagine the corsair will too...

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