Ram for Recoil 4 15''

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sodhi95

Active member
Hi!

I have recently ordered a Recoil 4 with a 2 x 8 GB 2666 Mhz Ram setup.
But I was wondering ifi it's worthwhile to go for a faster Ram.

I don't think PCS is offering one in their customisation option. Is that because it can't be supported ?

If it can be, is it worth going for a faster ram ?

I mostly want to use it for gaming. Might try streaming as well in the future.
Thanks,
Sodhi
 
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sodhi95

Active member
Chassis & Display
Recoil Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 240Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor 10875H (2.3GHz, 5.1GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 SUPER - 8.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 660p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (upto 1800MB/sR | 1800MB/sW)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 3 in 1 Card Reader (Full Size SD / SDHC / SDXC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 230W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Battery
Recoil Series 94WH Lithium Ion Battery
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
2 Channel High Def. Audio + THX Spatial Audio
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GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
1 x THUNDERBOLT 3 PORT + 3 x USB 3.1 PORTS
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PER-KEY RGB BACKLIT USA MECHANICAL KEYBOARD
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
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FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
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INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
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INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
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Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
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Grumpywurzel

Bright Spark
According to the configuration, PCS are only offering the 2666 MHz ram for this laptop, not sure if it's a limitation of the motherboard or just that PCS haven't got it available against your chassis. It might be worth ringing them up to ask if the higher speed ram is available??
 
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sodhi95

Active member
ok.

Just got off the call with someone from PCS.

They said that, theoretically a 3K or 3200 MHz should work with the given chassis and mobo, but they can't guarantee that as they haven't tested it themselves. Also, he said that they don't sell any RAM faster than 2666 MHz and can't t give a system without any RAM sticks.

So I guess, I'm going to just stick to my current config as it's already building.

What d y'all think? Would the 16 GB 2666 MHz setup work for me for atleast 3 years given my gaming (+ streaming) usecase ?
 
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Grumpywurzel

Bright Spark
2666 MHz would be ok i guess. but please wait for one of the experts like @Scott or @SpyderTracks before you buy this rig. Wouldn't want you to buy it and then feel miffed if you have received dodgy advice. Unless my laptop is running desktop RAM (it's running a desktop CPU so it might be) then but i am sure there is RAM that runs faster than 2666 in a laptop.
 
Scott

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
Laptop and configuration looks excellent. The only change I would make would be the M2 drive. Either bump it up to the Evo or lower it to the PCS 1TB option. The 660p is not good value at all.
 
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sodhi95

Active member
@Scott I seem to be saving only 4 quid with the PCS option, plus my laptop if already building. I think I'll stick with the Intel M2. Evo is too expensive for me unfortunately, I'll probably take a second evo when I choose to upgrade storage.


@Scott Do you think 16 gb 2666 Ram is ok for my gaming + streaming usecase ?
Thank you so much for your help!
 
Scott

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
sodhi95 said:
@Scott I seem to be saving only 4 quid with the PCS option, plus my laptop if already building. I think I'll stick with the Intel M2. Evo is too expensive for me unfortunately, I'll probably take a second evo when I choose to upgrade storage.


@Scott Do you think 16 gb 2666 Ram is ok for my gaming + streaming usecase ?
Thank you so much for your help!
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It's not about the saving. The 660p isn't a good drive. It's obviously your decision though :)

Yes it'll be fine. It's about as good as it gets from here. Many systems run configs similar to that. My system has 2133 RAM for example. It runs fine, it would just be very slightly better with the 3000 option. You won't notice the difference, it could only really be measured by benchmarking.

If you wanted to air on the side of caution you could purchase 16GB of faster RAM from amazon or somewhere else and just go with the lowest 4GB offering in your build. Wouldn't work out too much more expensive I imagine.
 
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