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    Memory upgrade - Corsair Vengeance?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Crow-, Nov 16, 2012.

  1. Crow-

    Crow- Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi.

    I need to upgrade the RAM of an ASUS N56VZ up to 16GB of RAM.
    It must be 2x 8GB as the laptop only have 2 SO-DIMM sockets.

    I thinks the best memory out there are the Corsair Vengeance PC3-12800 with and SPD latency of 9-9-9-24.

    My question is, are they worth it? Will the performance increase be so noticeable from the value RAM that the laptops normally come with?
    Or it's only show off for benchmarking and gaming?
     
    Crow-, Nov 16, 2012
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  2. Tyranids

    Tyranids Notebook Evangelist

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    It should be snappier. If you've already got 16GB though, you won't see much change in daily tasks.
     
    Tyranids, Nov 16, 2012
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    tetsussaiga Notebook Evangelist

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    If you're talking about the speed, assuming you have 1333 mhz and you upgrade to 1600 mhz, you'll notice absolutely no difference. I would recommend the upgrade if you need MORE ram, not faster ram. Faster ram only helps FPS when you are gaming on integrated graphics, but that's not the case for you.
     
    tetsussaiga, Nov 16, 2012
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    ilovejedd Notebook Consultant

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    There are some programs where faster RAM might make for a noticeable difference (e.g. WinRAR). However, as you mention, if the OP already has 16GB RAM, the overall minor performance increase is definitely not worth the price.
     
    ilovejedd, Nov 16, 2012
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  5. Crow-

    Crow- Notebook Enthusiast

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    My laptop will come with only 6Gb, so I need to buy the 16Gb.
    The question is if I should go for the Corsair Vengeance or if any value RAM is ok.
     
    Crow-, Nov 17, 2012
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  6. James D

    James D Notebook Prophet

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    you can buy any 8gb sticks of 1600 ram. Corsairs 8gb sticks are not much fuster any cl11 ram because they are slowest cl10 being possible talking about tenth of CL. buy mushkin. they are 1.35v cl 11 and cheap on newegg
     
    James D, Nov 17, 2012
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  7. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    The latency makes no tangible difference. My advice, get the lowest-priced name brand memory out there that carries a lifetime warranty. A-DATA, Kingston, Corsair ...
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Nov 18, 2012
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    I would get corsair based on the brand all else equal. They have a superb lifetime warranty combined with excellent customer support.
     
    Marksman30k, Nov 18, 2012
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  9. Crow-

    Crow- Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank you all.
    I'll buy Corsair.
     
    Crow-, Nov 19, 2012
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