Memory for my PC

[DarkNova]

Greetings,

I'm going to buy a new motherboard and CPU for my PC, since my 4CoreDual-SATA2 stopped working.

I'll still be using my current PSU CORSAIR Professional Series HX750 750W and GPU ASUS EAH4850/HTDI/1GD3/A Radeon HD 4850 1GB DDR3.

I have chosen to buy these parts:

CPU: Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz

Motherboard: ASRock Z68 PRO3 GEN3 LGA 1155

Now, I'm unsure about the memory.
My pick would be this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104173

Tell me what you think.

 

[sosofm]

Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226099
You can choose another RAM if you don;t want the Muskin , but look at the voltage to be at 1.5V because this is the standard for socket 1155.

 

[DarkNova]

Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226099
You can choose another RAM if you don;t want the Muskin , but look at the voltage to be at 1.5V because this is the standard for socket 1155.

Thanks for your reply. Just one question: why is, then, the voltage of the Mushkin 1.65V? Does it change accordingly to the brand?

 

[festerovic]

Other platforms that use DDR3 can use higher voltage RAM, hence the higher voltages available. ^ is right, the standard for socket 1155 is 1.5, however (FWIW) I have read from numerous Intel sources that 1.65 is the actual limit.

 

[DarkNova]

What's worth the memory support list at this link? Probably a little, since there isn't a single 4GB-sized Corsair memory.

 

[festerovic]

I would go with any on the list, but I prefer Corsair, Kingston and Mushkin.

 

[DarkNova]

Thank you for your answers.

In the end, I think I'll buy Corsair Vengeance 8GB(2x4GB) 1600 DDR3.

Regards.