If you’re presently in the course of building a new PC and have been taking a look at 16GB RAM kits just like the one we advocate in our £1000 RPS Rig construct, then do I’ve a deal for you. Indeed, you’ll be able to presently get a 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX set (the identical make and mannequin really useful in our RPS Rig) clocked at a nippy 3200MHz over at Amazon UK for the time being for an all-time low of simply £61, which is cheaper than it was over Black Friday.
Don’t be fooled by the obvious saving of simply £5 on Amazon’s web site both. While this 3200MHz RAM set was certainly £65 originally of June, our worth tracker exhibits it’s value no less than £70 since January, if not significantly extra. At its peak, this set would have set you again a positively extortionate £85 on the finish of April, and it stayed across the £80 mark for a lot of May, too.
Indeed, the final time it value lower than £70 was throughout Black Friday 2019, however even then it didn’t fall any decrease than £65, making at present’s worth the most cost effective this package’s been in fairly a while.
Plus, it’s less expensive than different Corsair Vengeance LPX kits for the time being, too. Indeed, Ebuyer have a 3000MHz package for £70 proper now, whereas Overclockers UK have a 3600MHz set for £90.
If you’re uncertain how a lot RAM your PC actually wants, 16GB is a smart quantity to intention. 8GB is nearly sufficient if you happen to’re on a very tight funds, however 32GB is absolute overkill for nearly each game you’ll play at present. Digital Combat Sim World lists 32GB in its recommended specs for “some missions”, however that’s very a lot the exception to the rule. Most games will advocate no less than 8GB, however 16GB is just about important if you happen to’re keen on streaming or wish to produce other apps open whilst you’re gaming similar to Discord and Skype and the like.
Besides, not solely is choosing 32GB a largely pointless for most individuals, it’s additionally extremely costly. While £61 will get you 16GB as outlined above, getting two 16GB sticks will set you back £150 on the time of writing. So, yeah, greatest to stay with 16GB in the intervening time (or on the very least purchase two units of the 16GB package and save your self £30 within the course of).
