which RAM for LLano?

VirtualLarry

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CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 - $104.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820233142

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBXL - $104.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231455

G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBSR - $104.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231460


Which one of these would be best for LLano? My guess is that they would all work fine. I guess I would prefer the GSkill sniper ones, because they have the lowest heatsink profile out of all of them. They are all comparatively priced. (All the same price, $105 shipped)

Also, would it be worthwhile getting 1866 RAM *before* LLano comes out, because the release may increase demand for this speed of RAM, and thus raise prices on it?

The reason that I want 1866 RAM for LLano, is that I understand, first of all, that the platform is designed to take up to that speed RAM, and that with the APU-integrated graphics, that it is highly dependent upon memory bandwidth.
http://news.softpedia.com/news/ASRock-s-A75M-ITX-AMD-Llano-Motherboard-Gets-Pictured-202870.shtml
 
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Zap

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As always, I would suggest 1.5v RAM. After that, if you are going to use the IGP then yes you want as fast RAM as you can afford without going so far overboard that you may as well have bought a graphics card. Oh yeah, and make sure the motherboard you get can actually support those speeds.