I'm getting ready to upgrade my desktop, and I'm not sure if I need to replace my RAM or not. I use my system both for development and programming as well as high-end gaming.
The system I have I built about three years ago, and I used 8GB of DDR3 1600 8-8-8-24- This stuff:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145267
Now, I'm buying an Ivy Bridge i7 and a new motherboard, can I re-use these RAM sticks or should I replace?
I guess two questions:
1) Are they still appropriately specc'ed for modern performance? My experience in the past has been that, after three years, things changed enough that the RAM should be replaced as well. It seems though that DDR3 1600 with these timings is pretty much what I'd get if I bought new.
2) Is wear-and-tear an issue on RAM sticks? i.e. after three years of heavy use would I expect them to be beat up and more likely to fail?
Thanks in advance!
-Ben
Appendix:
CPU and MB I'm considering right now:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130686
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116502
The system I have I built about three years ago, and I used 8GB of DDR3 1600 8-8-8-24- This stuff:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145267
Now, I'm buying an Ivy Bridge i7 and a new motherboard, can I re-use these RAM sticks or should I replace?
I guess two questions:
1) Are they still appropriately specc'ed for modern performance? My experience in the past has been that, after three years, things changed enough that the RAM should be replaced as well. It seems though that DDR3 1600 with these timings is pretty much what I'd get if I bought new.
2) Is wear-and-tear an issue on RAM sticks? i.e. after three years of heavy use would I expect them to be beat up and more likely to fail?
Thanks in advance!
-Ben
Appendix:
CPU and MB I'm considering right now:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130686
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116502