Setsul#1366
As to what to look for: You want at least 1600MHz (frequency / speed) CL9 (timings).
For frequency higher is better
Timings are difficult, lower is better but you have to divide by the frequency first. So the 1333MHz CL9 RAM got worse timings than 1600MHz CL9 which in turn is still slower than 1866MHz CL10.
I've been slowly looking up RAM(pretty busy with school atm) and it seems my motherboard only does 1600MHz MAX without a overclock. I've found better prices on ram, even on some with higher frequencies than that of the ram I had before, it's tempting to buy them, but I gather that I'd have to overclock my PC to reap the benefits - should I with this rig? How'd I go about learning that? Would that "one click overclock" from ASUS help?
hektikMy rig:
660ti AMP! edition by Zotac
Intel Core I5 - 4670 K
Asus Z87M - PLUS
2 x 8 GB CMZ16GX3M2A1866C10 CORSAIR (BROKEN)
HD SSD CORSAIR CSSD-N256GB3-BK
COOLER MASTER Elite 330U (RC-330U-KKN1-GP) case
My old HDD that's running as a slave.
Dunno if that was already my RAM dying, but in the past I've noticed my PC slowing down after I had opened a couple dozen tabs full of videos, and I haven't upgraded my PC in some time, that's why I'm interested in more RAM.