ram required

[Cilus]

Ya, your current Ram needs 1.65V to run at 1600 MHz speed. So do not buy a 1600 MHz Ram which operates at 1.5V.
Either sell of your old Rams and get three 4GB 1600 MHz CL9 1.5V modules (each will be around 2 to 2.2K) from Corsair or G-Skill or get the 3X2GB CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMP6GX3M3A1600C8 - Newegg.com

 

[mastercool8695]

if you are ditching the old rams, get 3x4GB RAMs (there's very less price difference, and you are getting two times the memory.)

 

[Cilus]

if you are ditching the old rams, get 3x4GB RAMs (there's very less price difference, and you are getting two times the memory.)

I have already suggested the same

 

[arko1983]

not ditching my old ram.
found this 6gb for 120$ and 12gb for 245$+fan
Amazon.com: Corsair Dominator 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory (CMP6GX3M3A1600C8): Electronics

what should i buy 6 gb or 12gb.

 

[Cilus]

Get the 6GB (3 X 2 GB). 12GB is more than enough.

 

[arko1983]

k thanx will do

 

[Soumik]

seriously... even 8 gb would be more than enough lol.
IMO faster and better ram matters. I am not sure if you got any problems with the ram you already have... but my 6gb, i nver got ay probems even with latest games.. unless you plan to run more than one parallely. Most games are primarily targeted for consoles.. and they dont have a lot of ram.. so its just the OS and the extra background processes that take up the extra memory. I would rather have suggested ditching you current ram and getting an even better 8gb kit instead... but then again.. tri channel setup might change that...

 

[arko1983]

i know 6 gb is enough right now buy i keep my chrome open(around 50 tabs) which takes 2-3 gb.so when i game i have to close it.i am going for 12 gb to future proof my system for 2-3 years.and after some time these rams wont be available which is another reason to buy now.

i found this link is it a good site to buy
*www.gadgets.in/corsair-desktop-mem...-2gb-1600-mhz-dominator-cmp6gx3m3a1600c8.html

 

[Soumik]

In that case it is definitely necessary. Personally, i close all browsers before sitting for serious gaming.. I really hate it when people keep pinging me somewhere when am trying to concentrate in the gameplay or story. But ya, if you have so many tabs open, 6 gb is gonna be eaten up very easily. And, ya, 2-3 yrs down the road they might nt be available. My simple corsair value rams for dad's comp got replaced by some other value ram model in 2 yrs time... so couldnt do dual channel setup .

The site looks genuine enough. But not sure if you will get good price and aftersales support from them. Probably better off buying from chandni... or get it from US.

 

[arko1983]

ya it seems availability is an issue here. so better buy from us for less(though will not get warranty that's sad).