Kingston HyperX 4GB 8500

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Hey, on my new computer build I'm planning on buying 4gb of Ram. I was originally going to buy the Corsair PC2-6400
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX (2x2GB)

But then came accross the Kingston HyperX 8500 for the rediculously cheap £44 https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-033-KS

However I know that despite being of a slower speed the Corsair is a well reknowned make whereas with Kingston I just really know of their value ram.

So my question is, which is better and would it be worth taking advantage of this deal on the Kingston?
 
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Kingston is good stuff but i would'nt get that kit. It has terrible timings. OCUK list it as having 6-6-6-18 yet Kingstons own website has it listed as 7-7-7-20. Both timings are abysmal anyway.
 
If youre only going to run it at 800Mhz it will run happily at 5-5-5-18, but i prefer to run mine at 1066Mhz @ 6-7-7-18 and so far it seems quicker than the Geil did at 800Mhz 4-4-4-15 but it could just be my imagination lol :)
 
I got some of the Kingston last week when it was £41

So far so good. It seems happy at 1066Mhz 1.9V 6-5-5-15

It won't have Cas5 at any voltage in by N750i board though the others are fine when set lower

Doesn't seem to like voltage either, rated 2.0-2.1V but had a few reboot issues @ 2.1V I hadn't seen when it was lower.
At 1.95V and below, no issues and Prime + memtest stable

Little overclocking though. mime won't do 1100Mhz even at 7-7-7-21

Still, 1066 Ram did make a surprising difference in Crysis. It must like memory bandwidth a whole lot.

AD

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The official timings are 6-6-6-18 but it's programmed to 7-7-7-20 to allow it to boot at 1.8V. Timings have to be set manually like most DDR
 
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decto said:
I got some of the Kingston last week when it was £41

So far so good. It seems happy at 1066Mhz 1.9V 6-5-5-15

It won't have Cas5 at any voltage in by N750i board though the others are fine when set lower

Doesn't seem to like voltage either, rated 2.0-2.1V but had a few reboot issues @ 2.1V I hadn't seen when it was lower.
At 1.95V and below, no issues and Prime + memtest stable

Little overclocking though. mime won't do 1100Mhz even at 7-7-7-21

Still, 1066 Ram did make a surprising difference in Crysis. It must like memory bandwidth a whole lot.

AD

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The official timings are 6-6-6-18 but it's programmed to 7-7-7-20 to allow it to boot at 1.8V. Timings have to be set manually like most DDR
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I'll try mine at 6-5-5-15 later on :)
 
After a lot of "umming and arring" I finally ordered these to go with a DFI LT X38 (instead of the X48!) and a yet to be determined CPU.

I figured I wouldn't be able to tell the difference between CAS 5 and CAS 6, so who gives a **** when you're saving about £30!!

OOI what kind of heatspreaders do they have?

Cheers,

Suman
 
Dont bother about the timings, theres so little difference between CAS5 & 6 anyone that says they can tell the difference in real world performance is either lying or sad.

The Kingstons look fine to me.
 
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