Question about memory kit for Ivy Bridge i7-3770K

[alexo]

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I am slowly buying parts for a new build.

Current item: Memory.
Would like to get 16GB, fast and stable (the more the better), preferably under $150 (the less the better).

I understand that kits rated for 1.5v are preferable over those rated for 1.65v.

I was thinking of the following options:

[ Note: those are CANADIAN prices ]

1) 1.5v DDR3 1866 CAS9 - several
Specifically, GEV316GB1866C9DC looks interesting.

2) 1.5v DDR3 1866 CAS8 - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16820231539
More expensive than the above. Worth it?

3) 1.5v DDR3 2133 CAS11 - several

4) Requires higher voltage (1.6-1.65v) DDR3 2133-2400 CAS9-11 - several

Yes, it is quite a number of kits to choose from, but I would very much appreciate your advice.

Thank you!


[ Next item on the list: Motherboard ]

 

[24601]

If you want your CPU to last you shouldn't put more than 1.6v into the integrated memory controller is possible.

Also, if you want a company you can always trust 100%, get Crucial.

If you want a company that will screw you over 100%, get OCZ .

Get 2x these

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16820148655

These are Crucial/Micron's latest and most advanced chips and the best budget chips at the moment.

They OC to 2000mhz+ easily @1.6v

Look at my sig for recommended timings.

 

[Blain]

Yes, it is quite a number of kits to choose from, but I would very much appreciate your advice.

Thank you!

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..

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[Mark R]

Choose your motherboard.
Then choose RAM listed in the HVL for your intended speed and memory capacity.

It's the only way to be sure you won't get hosed from weird incompatibilities. I speak from bitter experience, building a bunch of comps with "premium overclocking" RAM, and finding that it didn't work. The retailer rejected RMAs on the RAM and motherboards, as it all worked correctly in their test equipment, leaving me with a pile of useless RAM, and the need to buy a whole new set, plus having to eat 3 sets of "failed RMA fees" and the shipping costs to send the RAM/Mobos back, and for the retailer to send them back to me.