Unless you have specific needs, can't go wrong with anything that runs at the industry standard 1.5v for DDR3. There is nothing magical about RAM (unless it is the Samsung "Magic" RAM ). Just buy the cheapest that is fast enough (in your case 1600MHz) and is 1.5v, and is the capacity you want.
If I were shopping for high quality memory, I would use the following parameters as a guide...
* DDR3 rated at 1.5v or lower
* DDR3 rated at the lowest CAS I could afford
* DDR3 rated at the highest clock speed I could afford
* Limit the scope of my purchease to G.Skill, Mushkin, Samsung, Corsair XMS or Crucial (non-Ballistix)
While not wavering on the voltage point, I would balance the other issues with my budget.
Remember, my goal is not pure "benchmarking" performance, but simply finding the highest quality memory I can afford.
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1.5v is the JEDEC DDR3 voltage standard.
Stay with 1.5v or less if you can afford it..
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also, are you adding or replacing? if adding is your current mem 1.5 or 1.65, you may run into problems if it's 1.65 tho most likely not. you will want to set it to the lower voltage.
I move 2 sets of 1.65v dimms from a pair of amd boards to a pair of z77 boards and just lowered the voltage to 1.5 without issues.
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What ram should I get??
). Just buy the cheapest that is fast enough (in your case 1600MHz) and is 1.5v, and is the capacity you want.
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