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Long story short, my 4x2GB RAM blocks are fairly old, and I recently found out one of them is (according to specs) set to run at 1.7-1.9v, which I understand isn't very healthy on a Sandybridge system (2500k).
Been looking around and think these two are my best options:
Crucial Ballistix Tactical 2x4GB
http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/part...D1608DT1TX0CEU
Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820233144
The Crucial are cheaper, and are ready for shipping now, whereas the Corsair won't ship until friday, and the heatsink on those Vengeance ones is so massive I worry about obstructing airflow to my Evo 212 (there's plenty of clearance for the CPU heatsink if I use sockets 3 and 4, though).
What to do? Or alternatives?
Been looking around and think these two are my best options:
Crucial Ballistix Tactical 2x4GB
http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/part...D1608DT1TX0CEU
Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820233144
The Crucial are cheaper, and are ready for shipping now, whereas the Corsair won't ship until friday, and the heatsink on those Vengeance ones is so massive I worry about obstructing airflow to my Evo 212 (there's plenty of clearance for the CPU heatsink if I use sockets 3 and 4, though).
What to do? Or alternatives?

