| RAM | 8 GB DDR3 |
|---|---|
| Memory Speed | 1600 MHz |
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First things first, my rig:i5 3570k (Cooler Master Hyper 212+)GTX 780 SC ACX2x4TB Seagate HDD500gb Samsung 840 EvoAsRock z77 Extreme4EVGA 750w Supernova G2and previously 16gb (4x4gb) Crucial Ballistix Sport, matched kitNow I don't know if it is the motherboard, or maybe the memory controller on my particular (you know how it goes sometimes) 3570 is wonky, or maybe I just had a bad dimm....I never quite got that old 16gb kit stable. It was supposed to be 1.5v memory, but XMP couldn't keep it stable that way, and nor could taming it through other settings. With an Ivy Bridge chip, I didn't want to bring the vcore up much, but against my better judgement, i went ahead and bumped it up to 1.55 and it held true for sometime. That was in 2012, and this year it started gradually getting less stable over time... the occasional blue screen here and there with no real reason behind them.I bumped vcore to 1.565 and it stabilized again... and then it hit me.. I need to swap out this RAM, no matter the reason. Dropped this kit in the other day, and tried XMP setting one and much to my surprise it worked like a charm. 1.35v, 8-8-8-24, 1600mhz. I am sure frankly, that if I wanted to, I could bring the clock up a bit on it, but the gains there are so marginal I see no real reason to do that. I memtest86'd the new setup overnight and well into the next day with 0 errors. Re-ran my win experience index, and it brought my memory score up from a 7.7 to a 7.8.If you are already dealing with a sufficient amount of RAM, you aren't going to be experiencing anything new with this kit. That said, the lower vcore, means longer life, and the tighter clock speeds mean snappier performance in some resource hungry applications. That alone is worth the 140 I paid, and the piece of mind that comes with it.If you are just now building a rig that is below an x99 chipset (and naturally some of you will be) this is a VERY good kit for the price, and a solid performer. I had no problem installing it without moving my vertically vented CM Hyper 212+.Also, for what it's worth, the sticker on the dimms are labeled "Product of USA". I haven't had time to really investigate the legitimacy of the claim, but it stands to reason that purchasing this RAM is actually supporting our economy. Can't go wrong with that.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2015
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First things first, my rig:
i5 3570k (Cooler Master Hyper 212+)
GTX 780 SC ACX
2x4TB Seagate HDD
500gb Samsung 840 Evo
AsRock z77 Extreme4
EVGA 750w Supernova G2
and previously 16gb (4x4gb) Crucial Ballistix Sport, matched kit
Now I don't know if it is the motherboard, or maybe the memory controller on my particular (you know how it goes sometimes) 3570 is wonky, or maybe I just had a bad dimm....I never quite got that old 16gb kit stable. It was supposed to be 1.5v memory, but XMP couldn't keep it stable that way, and nor could taming it through other settings. With an Ivy Bridge chip, I didn't want to bring the vcore up much, but against my better judgement, i went ahead and bumped it up to 1.55 and it held true for sometime. That was in 2012, and this year it started gradually getting less stable over time... the occasional blue screen here and there with no real reason behind them.
I bumped vcore to 1.565 and it stabilized again... and then it hit me.. I need to swap out this RAM, no matter the reason. Dropped this kit in the other day, and tried XMP setting one and much to my surprise it worked like a charm. 1.35v, 8-8-8-24, 1600mhz. I am sure frankly, that if I wanted to, I could bring the clock up a bit on it, but the gains there are so marginal I see no real reason to do that. I memtest86'd the new setup overnight and well into the next day with 0 errors. Re-ran my win experience index, and it brought my memory score up from a 7.7 to a 7.8.
If you are already dealing with a sufficient amount of RAM, you aren't going to be experiencing anything new with this kit. That said, the lower vcore, means longer life, and the tighter clock speeds mean snappier performance in some resource hungry applications. That alone is worth the 140 I paid, and the piece of mind that comes with it.
If you are just now building a rig that is below an x99 chipset (and naturally some of you will be) this is a VERY good kit for the price, and a solid performer. I had no problem installing it without moving my vertically vented CM Hyper 212+.
Also, for what it's worth, the sticker on the dimms are labeled "Product of USA". I haven't had time to really investigate the legitimacy of the claim, but it stands to reason that purchasing this RAM is actually supporting our economy. Can't go wrong with that.
i5 3570k (Cooler Master Hyper 212+)
GTX 780 SC ACX
2x4TB Seagate HDD
500gb Samsung 840 Evo
AsRock z77 Extreme4
EVGA 750w Supernova G2
and previously 16gb (4x4gb) Crucial Ballistix Sport, matched kit
Now I don't know if it is the motherboard, or maybe the memory controller on my particular (you know how it goes sometimes) 3570 is wonky, or maybe I just had a bad dimm....I never quite got that old 16gb kit stable. It was supposed to be 1.5v memory, but XMP couldn't keep it stable that way, and nor could taming it through other settings. With an Ivy Bridge chip, I didn't want to bring the vcore up much, but against my better judgement, i went ahead and bumped it up to 1.55 and it held true for sometime. That was in 2012, and this year it started gradually getting less stable over time... the occasional blue screen here and there with no real reason behind them.
I bumped vcore to 1.565 and it stabilized again... and then it hit me.. I need to swap out this RAM, no matter the reason. Dropped this kit in the other day, and tried XMP setting one and much to my surprise it worked like a charm. 1.35v, 8-8-8-24, 1600mhz. I am sure frankly, that if I wanted to, I could bring the clock up a bit on it, but the gains there are so marginal I see no real reason to do that. I memtest86'd the new setup overnight and well into the next day with 0 errors. Re-ran my win experience index, and it brought my memory score up from a 7.7 to a 7.8.
If you are already dealing with a sufficient amount of RAM, you aren't going to be experiencing anything new with this kit. That said, the lower vcore, means longer life, and the tighter clock speeds mean snappier performance in some resource hungry applications. That alone is worth the 140 I paid, and the piece of mind that comes with it.
If you are just now building a rig that is below an x99 chipset (and naturally some of you will be) this is a VERY good kit for the price, and a solid performer. I had no problem installing it without moving my vertically vented CM Hyper 212+.
Also, for what it's worth, the sticker on the dimms are labeled "Product of USA". I haven't had time to really investigate the legitimacy of the claim, but it stands to reason that purchasing this RAM is actually supporting our economy. Can't go wrong with that.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2013
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