DDR3 8Gb kit Advice

[ice_v]

Hey guys...I'm just about to upgrade/purchase a new Motherboard+RAM for my gaming rig

On the motherboard...after a desperate search, I just had to compromise to this

On the ram though I have no clue

Since I'm purchasing the mobo+ram in the same online shop (thus having only one shipping fee to pay), I was wondering which would you think would be the bast bang for the buck memory, on a 45€, maximum 50€ budget, amongst the folowing 8Gb kits:

Corsair kits

G.Skill kits

Kingston kits

extra info:

- the cpu will be an AMD 1090t with some OC (probably not more higher than 3.4Ghz). But I'll most probably upgrade to Bulldozer or Piledriver (when it will come out) in the future.

- I'd generally prefer not to overclock to much since the mobo, imho, is not very suited to do so anyway and especially if you consider that the whole system will be fitted in my Thermaltake Lanbox lite case...so not a very "high airflow capacity" rig

[DarkOCean]

This http://www.multimediamarche.it/index...3dd8f695954418
That mobo its a little low end better search for a SH one.

[ice_v]

Originally Posted by DarkOCean

This http://www.multimediamarche.it/index...3dd8f695954418
That mobo its a little low end better search for a SH one.

thanks, care to explain why is that the best out of the kits? any particular reason that you chose it...?

what's SH mean? (sorry, not a native english speaker )

[DarkOCean]

Originally Posted by ice_v

thanks, care to explain why is that the best out of the kits? any particular reason that you chose it...?

what's SH mean? (sorry, not a native english speaker )

Its 1600 1.5v overclock well and only 6 euros above 1333 kits.

Sh - second hand.

[AsRock]

I have some Kingston Hyper X 1333 CL9 @ 1.5v and can push them to 1600 CL8 1.65v. I all so have some G.Skill 1600 CL9 @1.5v but not had the time to see what i can push them too.

But the 8GB G.Skill gave me no issue running them at their spec.

[Achilles1600]

Take a look at this new dual channel kit" from G-Skill, it's clock speed is ddr3 1866 mhz

G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 S...

[N-Gen]

Where he's from that's €10 above budget, since it's €60 in Italy.

[jsfitz54]

Originally Posted by DarkOCean

Its 1600 1.5v overclock well and only 6 euros above 1333 kits.

Solid advice: 1600hz @ 1.5v. Lower latency is better, example 8-8-8 is better than 9-9-9.

[ice_v]

Originally Posted by Achilles1600

Take a look at this new dual channel kit" from G-Skill, it's clock speed is ddr3 1866 mhz

G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 S...

Originally Posted by N-Gen

Where he's from that's €10 above budget, since it's €60 in Italy.

I know!

Wish we (europeans) had equivalent prices with those in the States! I'd be upgrading "trice" a year

Originally Posted by jsfitz54

Solid advice: 1600hz @ 1.5v. Lower latency is better, example 8-8-8 is better than 9-9-9.

Well there is this G.Skill DDR3 RipjawsX 8GB (2x4GB) 1333Mhz Cl.7 witch is 7-7-7. Do you think it would be better than DarkOCean's choice? I mean I could as well try to OC them all the way to 1600MHz, right?

[ice_v]

Originally Posted by DarkOCean

Its 1600 1.5v overclock well and only 6 euros above 1333 kits.

Sh - second hand.

Oh I see...

On the second hand motherboard...I actually found one on ebay in auction, and the seller says it's basically new...though since he doesn't include the receipt, I won't have any waranty on it, and if it brakes, or somethin doesn't work with it, who will I RMA too?

[Achilles1600]

You can try this ddr3 1600 mhz G-Skill sniper series, it should be in ur price range.

G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DD...

[N-Gen]

Originally Posted by ice_v

I know!

Wish we (europeans) had equivalent prices with those in the States! I'd be upgrading "trice" a year

I'm in a worse situation than you are. I believe G.Skill kits clock better than Corsair kits (and I can confirm the vengeance aren't so good at clocking up with the same timings).

[cadaveca]

Originally Posted by N-Gen

I believe G.Skill kits clock better than Corsair kits

It's not that simple. I have G.Skill 8GB 1600 MHz that won't overclock very much at all, but my 1600 MHz Vengence LP Whites clock like mad.

It really depends on the ICs used in the modules, the PCB, and how rigorously the OEM bins their kits, which is going to vary from model to model.

[eidairaman1]

its really not worth clocking ram as it is a CPU, Ram is a lil more vulnerable if you dont keep them properly cooled, buy a Kit that has decent speed and ramp the CPU up.

a 2133 kit with a CL of 9 will obviously be faster than a 1866 Kit with CL of 9.

But When those slower clocked kits start coming with faster timings, say a 1866 Kit with a CL of 8 or 7 They tend to out run the higher clocked kits- thats what happened with DDR vs RamBus. Lower Voltage Modules mean they can tolerate a lil more because they dont need higher voltage to run properly.

Corsair Ram is overrated and overhiked for the price they have.

Get the G SKill Set.

[N-Gen]

Originally Posted by cadaveca

It's not that simple. I have G.Skill 8GB 1600 MHz that won't overclock very much at all, but my 1600 MHz Vengence LP Whites clock like mad.

It really depends on the ICs used in the modules, the PCB, and how rigorously the OEM bins their kits, which is going to vary from model to model.

I'm jealous...then again my overclock went down the toilet when I put 2 more sticks in. I see more people successfully overclocking G.Skills while keeping the same timings. I'm sure some people with Vengeance (such as yourself) have experienced the good clocking sticks, but I don't see too many of them around sadly.

[ice_v]

Originally Posted by Achilles1600

Take a look at this new dual channel kit" from G-Skill, it's clock speed is ddr3 1866 mhz

G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 S...

Originally Posted by Achilles1600

You can try this ddr3 1600 mhz G-Skill sniper series, it should be in ur price range.

G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DD...

I think you didn't understand my first post. The 3 links I posted are supposed to be from the shop I am about to purchase the RAM, wich is in Italy...so stop posting newegg/us shops, it's totaly unfitting

the second kit you posted though should be about the same in specs as this one . Only thing that changes is the heatsink shape/design...right?

Originally Posted by cadaveca

It's not that simple. I have G.Skill 8GB 1600 MHz that won't overclock very much at all, but my 1600 MHz Vengence LP Whites clock like mad.

It really depends on the ICs used in the modules, the PCB, and how rigorously the OEM bins their kits, which is going to vary from model to model.

1600 MHz Vengence LP Whites like these?

Originally Posted by eidairaman1

its really not worth clocking ram as it is a CPU, Ram is a lil more vulnerable if you dont keep them properly cooled, buy a Kit that has decent speed and ramp the CPU up.

a 2133 kit with a CL of 9 will obviously be faster than a 1866 Kit with CL of 9.

But When those slower clocked kits start coming with faster timings, say a 1866 Kit with a CL of 8 or 7 They tend to out run the higher clocked kits- thats what happened with DDR vs RamBus. Lower Voltage Modules mean they can tolerate a lil more because they dont need higher voltage to run properly.

Corsair Ram is overrated and overhiked for the price they have.

Get the G SKill Set.

Which one?

[cadaveca]

Yes, that kit you linked.

here's what I'm running now. They are capable of the same on AMD, but it's a bit more memory controller-dependant:

[AsRock]

Originally Posted by cadaveca

It's not that simple. I have G.Skill 8GB 1600 MHz that won't overclock very much at all, but my 1600 MHz Vengence LP Whites clock like mad.

It really depends on the ICs used in the modules, the PCB, and how rigorously the OEM bins their kits, which is going to vary from model to model.

Not just model either by age from when they were released too so same model can act totally different.

http://ramlist.i4memory.com/ddr3/

[cadaveca]

Originally Posted by AsRock

Not just model either by age from when they were released too.

http://ramlist.i4memory.com/ddr3/

Yeah, you bet. That's why I like Corsair ram, because it has the revision right on the sticks. I tend to buy local, so I can check before I buy. I knew what I was getting with these sticks, for sure. G.Skill was a risk, but @ $35, who cares.