RAM Suggestions???

[JRock247]

Hi Guys,

Just upgraded my rig and looking to upgrade my RAM (again).

Any suggestions for my gaming rig?

 

[abekl]

What is make and model of MB?

 

[powercroat783]

If you want a good 16GB that will pretty much last until your processor is no longer any good.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231497

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233143

This for 8 GB, slightly cheaper but definitely all that you really need at this point.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233180

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428

And let the Corsair vs. G Skill debate commence. I prefer the G Skill, but those are the good options.

 

[JRock247]

Asus Maximus 3 Formula with Intel Core i5 750 @ 3.7GHz

 

[JRock247]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231497

Any reason for this RAM?

 

[CaedenV]

well... it's all pretty much the same, I would generally match what you already have if you have slots to fill. If you are buying a whole new set then just fill it with 4GB sticks of your manufacturer of choice. 1333 for normal people 1600 for Overclockers. Faster Ram makes little to no difference in the DDR3 world, with the minor exception of that if you dont have enough then you need more to avoid HDD caching.

Ram is cheap, so fill up!

 

[abekl]

Here's a good set of ram for your system.
G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231416

 

[powercroat783]

Any reason for this RAM?

Sorry I pretty much hit enter too fast. Anything any higher than 1600 isn't worth it for your processor unless your planning on some higher overclock. Also, the timings are pretty tight (9-9-9-24) and is at a decent voltage level (1.5V)

 

[JRock247]

I am possibly looking to overclock my rig further, possibly to 4GHZ+, so RAM to accommodate that would be usefull. (sorry, probably should have mentione that 1st)

It seems G.SKILL is the prefered option amongst you lot, looks bloody good too. I think I will go with 1600, its better for overclocking but which, Vengeance, Sniper, Ripjaws????

 

[powercroat783]

I would say find a pair of 1866 Ripjaws, if you want to be serious about the overclock. I dont have much experience myself, but my friend maintains 5.0 GHz on his i7-2600k and uses a set of 1866 Ripjaws. He says any higher than 4.0 with anything less than 1866 is a bit of a problem.

8 GB

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231455

for 16 GB just buy two.

 

[JRock247]

Supposedly my board does not support that RAM - http://uk.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1156/Maximus_III_Formula/#MSL

Anyone use my board and G.SKILL RAM?

 

[ahnilated]

I have had horrible luck with overclocking and G.SKILL ram. My 24G kit wouldn't even run at 1600MHz. It would max out at 1595MHz no matter what you did. If you dropped the ram down to 12G then you could get 1603MHz. This was after having to send them memory in for a replacement twice.

 

[JRock247]

Huh, that's stopped me in my tracks. So is G.SKILL good or bad, common people, post some specs, what ya all running with!

 

[powercroat783]

It is DDR3 Ram, Which means your Motherboard can support it. Currently I am getting ready to O.C. my processor, with the help of my friend of course. But I am using a pair for Ripjaws that were labelled @1600 mhz @1.5 V. All I had to do was up the voltage to 1.6V and I got them running @ 1866. Obviously you can select any number inbetween, but 1866 just seemed like a good finish line. No fans required, the heatsinks do the job well. I have had it crash only once on me, and I have had the system since late Summer. G Skill works fine for me, but I have nothing against Corsair either. At my workplace we use custom built machines, which I have all built myself, and it is company policy to use Corsair Ram. We buy vengeance but we never OC or nothing, its more of a quantity of RAM rather than its speed. In any case, you can find a pair of Vengeance with the same timings, clock speed and voltages that are identical to G Skill. I use G Skill, so I recommend it. OCing them was a snap. ahnilated clearly has had worse luck than I have with G Skill. All I can offer you are my personal experiences and regurgitate benchmarks from this website.