Posted December 08, 2015
With RAM again, i don't know what type you got for your first ones. But, unless you filled all your RAM slots, getting an specific type of RAM just to put them dual might not be the best way to spend your money. I personally always tried to do the same, until i realized that i don't feel any difference between dual and non-dual. Right now, in case of RAM, i take the most inexpensive modules i can find. Don't care if they can work dual or not. Once i fill all the slots with maximum available modules, i might go for dual. But until then, i can always pop another module.
I build by myself my last two PCs and i learned to ignore some "myths". I always used boxed Intel procs, never added thermal paste, never used an aftermarket cooler for processor or GPU, just for case, and those mostly because i'm lazy and i like the dust to be collected in one area, so it's easier to clean. Oh, and i never installed an software that would show me the temperatures of components. My reasoning it's pretty basic, as long as i'm not overclocking anything, i don't see why i would care about temperature with stock coolers.
Those two PCs got opened just for upgrades, i never replaced a part into them, except CMOS battery in previous one that it's still used by my dad. It was made about 10 years ago. Current one, around 5 years old, just added some ram until now, plan on replacing the GPU with something more powerful. I use it daily, it usually runs around 20/24 hours a day. Only got one BSOD, when i first installed it, i did not make an connection on motherboard.
My rule on both systems were:
- All parts new;
- No Chinese PSU. Not so much that the Chinese PSUs suck too much, they get the job done, but it can be kinda hard to pick the correct value having in mind those tolerances.
Coincidence or not, when i made my current system, 5 years ago, a friend made his too. And he really went over the top with that one. His system was about 5-6 times more expensive than mine. After-market coolers on CPU, GPU and even on RAMs, 32GB RAM. 5 years ago that was huge. One big ass 900W non-Chinese PSU. Anyway, he needed to remove one RAM module as he was getting too many BSODs, he ended up replacing the GPU, as it fried, and PSU too, as that one fried too. Oh, and yea, we were talking few weeks back about his system, and he was still complaining about BSODs. And he did not overclocked anything, as he would not know how anyway, he just used it for playing games from time to time. No 20 hours/day running time, nothing crazy.
