Best memory for Maximus vii hero ??

[pshemax]

hi there.
quick question:
Will this Ram be compatible with Asus maximus vii hero mobo ?

G.Skill TridentX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit

if so , is it the best option ??

Cheers.

 

[volcanoscout]

It's definitely compatible (see my sig). Is it the best option? I think so, but that's a matter of opinion.

See this: http://www.anandtech.com/show/7364/memory-scaling-on-haswell/10

 

[EasyLover]

What is your budget for the RAM please. Any DDR3 ram would fit in the board. It would largely depend upon how much speed do you want and at what CAS Latency. Give me your budget and I'll post you some options.

Above Trident is a very good option. do check its CL value

 

[TechyInAZ]

Yes that ram is compatable

I'd highly recommend corsair vengeance pro RAM, highly reliable, excellent performance and excellent looks.

And why do you need 2400mhz ram? For gaming 1600mhz is more than adequate for your needs.

 

[EasyLover]

G.Skill rams are equally reliable, durable and budget friendly than Corsair RAMs. Trident is their best selling RAM.

 

[TechyInAZ]

G.Skill rams are equally reliable, durable and budget friendly than Corsair RAMs. Trident is their best selling RAM.

Yeah, I always go to G.skill for memory on a budget.

 

[EasyLover]

OP if this the RAM you are considering, then it has my recommendation for sure. It is one of the best value you could get at 2400MHz at 10 CL.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f32400c10d16gtx

 

[volcanoscout]

G.Skill rams are equally reliable, durable and budget friendly than Corsair RAMs. Trident is their best selling RAM.

Yeah, I always go to G.skill for memory on a budget.

LOL

 

[volcanoscout]

pshemax - I subtly hinted at it in my first response but I should have come right out and warned you - any forum post with the words "best" and "RAM" in it is almost guaranteed to incite a battle of opinions. This one has been tame and polite - I've seen some serious flame-wars erupt.

The bottom line is this: the absolute best RAM in the world is...a relative concept. The RAM experts on this site (and don't get me wrong, they really are expert) can throw numbers and references at you all day to support their position, but most of it can be pretty meaningless if it doesn't address aspects that YOU value. Some people might consider it perfectly reasonable to spend $500+ on RAM with a speed and capacity that they won't ever need because it looks good in their case. You and I might find it silly, but if they don't and they can afford it whose to say it's wrong? For them that was the best RAM. For a college student living on ramen, 2GB of 1333 is the best RAM.

So, back to your original questions:
Is the RAM compatible? Yes.
Is it the best option? To answer that we'd need to know your budget, what the rest of your build is, what programs you use, what programs you intend to use, any specific preferences that you might have like brand, speed, size, color, height limitations, etc. In return for all that info, what you'll get back is some very informed recommendations that you can evaluate for yourself and pick from. There's no way you're going get a single answer that everyone will agree is "best".

 

[pshemax]

thanks everyone for help. I went for it

 

[Tradesman1]

Those are great sticks and yes will work fine with a K model CPU (you don't mention CPU, but guessing it's a K model ).... 2400 is a good freq for the combo, if it's strictly for gaming (again the use isn't mentioned either) then it's a bit of overkill, but for overall computer use it's a good choice and especially if you multi-task, do image, video, CAD, VMs, etc or anything with large data sets

 

[pshemax]

oh yea. I'll use i7 4790K. for this build.

 

[Tradesman1]

You'll be great! Enjoy