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Best DDR3 6GB (3x2GB) Kit for $200 or less?

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crackshot91

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Well, I got my new build and the OCZ Gold DDR3-1600 6GB kit has a defective stick. This defective stick will NOT run at specification. Anything more than 1400MHz makes it extremely unstable. I tried a Corsair XMS3 kit from a friend and it worked fine at 1600MHz.

So, I'm going to buy another kit, and send the existing kit back for a refund when I get it.

What would you recommend? MAX $200. 🙂
 
There are no guarantees when OCing an individual CPU.
But that G.Skill is the highest quality 6GB DDR3 kit that Newegg is selling at this time (IMO of course).
 
crackshot91 said:
^^^Nice... low voltage, cas 7 timings. impressive.

You think I'l' be able to get my i7 920 to 3.8ghz with those?
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Ram nowadays doesn't really matter that much for overclocks (unless your trying to break benchmarks).

My $85 3x2gb 1066 @ 7s kit runs pretty happy up to DDR-1700, and they don't even have heatspreaders on them. They are barely warm to the touch under the heaviest of loads.

Lets do some math:
1700/6 =283
283x21=5943

So my absolute budget RAM will allow me to overclock to ~6ghz, my uncore shits out waaay before that
 
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