Kingston blu/red difference?

[taptempo]

Hello everyone, I had a quick question regarding the Kingston HyperX blue and red ram. What's the difference? I'm building a new gaming rig and I keep getting pointed in the Kingston direction. The only difference I saw was that you can overclock on the reds and not on the blue. Is that all? I don't care to overclock ram and have the chance to get the blues for cheap. I'd really appreciate any help.

My build consists of:
I5 3570k
Gtx 780
Gigabyte Z77 mobo
Corsair A70 cooler
Corsair cx 600 psu

 

[kingstonhq]

Hi, I'm Jewel with Kingston Technical Support and would like to offer our assistance. Here are the key features for each line:

HyperX - Red
Capacity — up to 8GB (single) and 4GB–16GB (kits)
Frequency speeds — DDR3: 1333MHz–1600MHz
Sleek and aggressive design with bold new color
Intel XMP-ready for easy overclocking (available with selected models)

HyperX - Blu
Capacities up to 16GB (with 1GB, 2GB and 4GB module kits)
Frequency speeds — DDR2 up to 800MHz, DDR3: 1333MHz–1600MHz
New streamlined clipless design
Compatible with Intel XMP auto-overclocking function (available with selected models) and Core i3 processors

The main differences besides color is that HyperX Blu still offers DDR2 modules and HyperX Red offers 8GB individual modules (Blu's largest individual module is 4GB). Either line should have no problem working in your build. Red would only be better if you plan on capping out the amount of RAM installed to 32GB as that would require 8GB modules. If you have any further questions about our products, please feel free to call us at 1-800-435-0640 (USA and Canada only) M - F 6am - 6pm PT and I or another available Technician will assist you.

Thank you for selecting Kingston as your upgrade partner.

 

[Tradesman1]

Do they use the same memory chips? In like frequency sets say 1600/CL9 do they run the same advanced timings?

 

[taptempo]

Hi, I'm Jewel with Kingston Technical Support and would like to offer our assistance. Here are the key features for each line:

HyperX - Red
Capacity — up to 8GB (single) and 4GB–16GB (kits)
Frequency speeds — DDR3: 1333MHz–1600MHz
Sleek and aggressive design with bold new color
Intel XMP-ready for easy overclocking (available with selected models)

HyperX - Blu
Capacities up to 16GB (with 1GB, 2GB and 4GB module kits)
Frequency speeds — DDR2 up to 800MHz, DDR3: 1333MHz–1600MHz
New streamlined clipless design
Compatible with Intel XMP auto-overclocking function (available with selected models) and Core i3 processors

The main differences besides color is that HyperX Blu still offers DDR2 modules and HyperX Red offers 8GB individual modules (Blu's largest individual module is 4GB). Either line should have no problem working in your build. Red would only be better if you plan on capping out the amount of RAM installed to 32GB as that would require 8GB modules. If you have any further questions about our products, please feel free to call us at 1-800-435-0640 (USA and Canada only) M - F 6am - 6pm PT and I or another available Technician will assist you.

Thank you for selecting Kingston as your upgrade partner.

Thank you for this.

 

[kingstonhq]

Do they use the same memory chips? In like frequency sets say 1600/CL9 do they run the same advanced timings?

Yes they may, both HyperX Red and HyperX Blu are sects of the same line HyperX Blu. Different quality chips are available for higher frequency and timings with the HyperX Genesis and Hyper Predator memory product lines. All details can be found here: http://www.kingston.com/us/memory/hyperx