G-Skill 2x4gb 2133MHz ram work on Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 with FX 6300 CPU ??

[adilkm]

i'm gonna buy new set of rams... G-Skill 2x4gb 2133MHz or 1600MHz ddr3 for my M5A99FX mobo with an AMD FX 6300... both set of rams are equally priced here. So will 2133MHz support this mobo ?? with which should i go ??

 

[Blain]

Things we would have liked to know in order to properly address your question

* G.Skill has many kits rated at those speeds, you didn't inform us of the specific kits you're considering .
* You only mentioned the kits were equally priced, not what that price is.

Given the lack of detail, I'll take a shot...
Buy the G.Skill F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR2 kit (DDR3-1600, CAS 9, 1.25v) @ $77 shipped.
Why do I recommend that specific G.Skill kit?

Read on...

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. ^_^

The only reason I pay a premium for low latency, high speed, low voltage memory is...
Quality and quality alone.

1.5v is the JEDEC DDR3 voltage standard.
Stay with 1.5v or less if you can afford it..

 

[FalseChristian]

Do you have an EUFA BIOS? I think your mobo only officially supports DDR3-1333/1600. My Asus Z68-V/GEN3 (Sandy Bridge) only officially supports DDR3-1333/1600 but with the newest BIOS it supports DDR3-2133 now. I'm currently using 2x4GB Kingston ValuRam DDR3-1333 overclocked to 1600MHz. You might as well get the DDR3-2133 if it's the same price. Makes sense, doesn't it?