A tough time understanding the difference with these?

[IslandStylin]

I want to buy some ram for my new build and for the life of me I can't understand the difference between all of these? They have the exact same specs on newegg, so I really don't get it. Perhaps timing differences that I can't see?

I want to buy low profile 8gb of ram (will end up with 16 down the road) of low profile Ram. I have a CoolerMaster 430 Elite. I can just barely fit a Hyper 212 cooler on top. I really don't want to run into blocking a ram slot, so I thought low profile was the best way to go. I have read the heat spreaders do barely anything as well.

Would love to get some feedback. Probably will end up buying by midnight tonight.

CORSAIR XMS3

1. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...D=rykyo5rz0ly4

2. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820233202

CORSAIR VENGEANCE

3. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820233186

4. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820233186

G.SKILL SNIPER (dont think these are even low profile?)

5. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231461

6. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231416

I am open to any other suggestions you may have.

Thank you

 

[Charlie98]

I will tell you the Sniper is NOT low profile... If I went to 4 sticks I would have to bump the fan up on the 212+ to clear it, or grind the heatsink off the RAM to fit under the fan (on my Gigabyte Z68 mATX board.)

 

[Charlie98]

...and sometimes stock numbers are different for the same item if there is a rebate or discount attached to a specific product (like your example Corsair XMS3)

For me, I would get the $39 item... and skip all that nonsense to get a $10 rebate.

 

[stahlhart]

I will tell you the Sniper is NOT low profile... If I went to 4 sticks I would have to bump the fan up on the 212+ to clear it, or grind the heatsink off the RAM to fit under the fan (on my Gigabyte Z68 mATX board.)

They used to be, though:

http://shopping.tray.com.br/oferta/...40-pin-2-x-4gb-ddr3-sdram-ddr3-1600/id:769739

I got a set of these just before they changed the sinks on them.

 

[Maximilian]

Voltages are different.

Corsair XMS3=1.65v
Corsair vengeance = 1.5v
G.skill sniper = 1.25v

For sandy bridge CPU's 1.5v is ideal, the 1.65v wont do any damage but i would avoid it. I dont know about the 1.25v stuff, should be fine looking at the reviews. I would get the G skill although saving $5 on the vengeance is also a good choice.

 

[Charlie98]

They used to be, though:

http://shopping.tray.com.br/oferta/...40-pin-2-x-4gb-ddr3-sdram-ddr3-1600/id:769739

I got a set of these just before they changed the sinks on them.

They... new and improved them! :awe: I wish I would have looked at the XMS3 first.

 

[Charlie98]

Voltages are different.

Corsair XMS3=1.65v
.

You are correct... I missed that. They sure don't say anything about it in the product header... just one digit difference in the Corsair part numbers. :hmm:

 

[IslandStylin]

Strange. I checked the xms3 ones and the second one is 1.5volts. The first that has the rebate is 1.65 volts.

should I go for the vengeance our the second xms3? Is there even a difference? Minus the name?

 

[Dadofamunky]

Either should be just fine. I got the Vengeance 9-9-9-24 low-profile for my second 8 GB set and it works perfectly with my 8-8-8-24 original Vengeance set. Just set the BIOS to run CAS9 across the board. Super easy upgrade this time

 

[IslandStylin]

Thanks for all of the input! I'll order the Vengeance one