Are the Corsair XMS3 ram good quality?

[Dogxat]

I have the Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) 1600mhz DDR3 RAM. Is this a good make of ram and are they good for gaming?

 

[alexoiu]

What motherboard?

 

[Dogxat]

What motherboard?

I have the Gigabyte 78LMT-USB3 motherboard.

 

[madmatt30]

Xms3 is solid as a rock mate ,use it myself.

You will have to set timings manually on that board to get it running at 1600mhz - if you need a hand with that let me know.

 

[Dogxat]

Xms3 is solid as a rock mate ,use it myself.

You will have to set timings manually on that board to get it running at 1600mhz - if you need a hand with that let me know.

I bought my pc off a seller on ebay who custom built it and I have no idea what it's running at

 

[madmatt30]

Download cpu-z
http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

Post a screen grab of SPD & memory tabs

 

[Dogxat]

Download cpu-z
http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

Post a screen grab of SPD & memory tabs

How do I post a screen grab?

 

[madmatt30]

Get tab on screen.
Open windows snip tool ( in start menu accessories)

Snip image on screen & save
Goto www.postimage.org

Upload the saved file.
Copy thumbnail for forums link 1 it creates
Paste it in a reply post here.

 

[Dogxat]

Get tab on screen.
Open windows snip tool ( in start menu accessories)

Snip image on screen & save
Goto www.postimage.org

Upload the saved file.
Copy thumbnail for forums link 1 it creates
Paste it in a reply post here.

SPD: http://postimg.org/image/d3ttt4tr3/b2f5ddc9/
Memory: http://postimg.org/image/bwxwhbzc3/b9f540eb/

There was nothing on the SPD tab and I don't know if it is meant to be like that.

 

[madmatt30]

Change the slot tab to 2,3, or 4 (its the only option you can change ) the ram must be in a different slot.

Also post CPU & main board tabs - the BIOS settings are not quite right - I think he's overclocked the fsb to bring the memory upto speed.

 

[Dogxat]

Change the slot tab to 2,3, or 4 (its the only option you can change ) the ram must be in a different slot.

Also post CPU & main board tabs - the BIOS settings are not quite right - I think he's overclocked the fsb to bring the memory upto speed.

SPD Slot 3: http://postimg.org/image/di9sjxa2t/6f09bd3d/
SPD Slot 4: http://postimg.org/image/hn1ulcmuz/97c1fc8c/
CPU: http://postimg.org/image/9e7p8068t/12db4fbb/
Mainboard: http://postimg.org/image/xrr5ffjrd/939cbab7/

 

[madmatt30]

At the minute you're running overclocked to 4.2ghz
The bus speed has been upped to bring the ram up to speed - this wasn't really necessary but if temps & stability are fine its nothing to worry about.

That ram is cas 11 ,mine is cas 9 - there's a small performance hit but nothing you're really going to notice.

Its not the way I would set it up personally but not really worth messing with.

 

[Dogxat]

At the minute you're running overclocked to 4.2ghz
The bus speed has been upped to bring the ram up to speed - this wasn't really necessary but if temps & stability are fine its nothing to worry about.

That ram is cas 11 ,mine is cas 9 - there's a small performance hit but nothing you're really going to notice.

Its not the way I would set it up personally but not really worth messing with.

Is the ram running at 1600mhz?

 

[madmatt30]

No, its running at 1680mhz which is why id leave it alone as long as its stable.

 

[Dogxat]

No, its running at 1680mhz which is why id leave it alone as long as its stable.

Ok thanks!