new ram for a i7 950

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I need 12 gb for my new build so its faster clock or lower CAS.

Kingston HyperX 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 12800C7 1600MHz Triple Channel (KHX1600C7D3K3/6GX) 1600MHz RAM Speed, CAS 7-7-7-24 Timings, 1.6-1.7v VDIMM, Lifetime Warranty with Kingston. for £133.94 X 2

or

Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 16000C9 2000MHz Triple Channel Kit (CMX6GX3M3A2000C9) 2000MHz RAM Speed, CAS 9-9-9-24 Timings, 1.6-1.7v VDIMM, Lifetime Warranty with Corsair £139.99 x 2

Which would be better ?

Cheers

Warren.
 
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so the Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 16000C9 2000MHz win?
I think that I have read on this forum that i7 dont really make the most out of 2000MHz memory.
I cant for the life in me think why not?

Cheers

Warren.
 
warrentdo said:
so the Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 16000C9 2000MHz win?
I think that I have read on this forum that i7 dont really make the most out of 2000MHz memory.
I cant for the life in me think why not?

Cheers

Warren.
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Anything over 1600mhz is pretty much wasted on the hardware that's available atm.

You really wont see any "realworld" gains on 2000mhz C9 over 1600mhz C7,
unless you want bragging rights for a few%(if any at all) of meaningless numbers in your favorite benchmark.

Lets also assume you are going to overclock the 950 to the usual everyday 4ghz.
The simplest option for this is 20x200 therefore running the ram in sync at ddr 1600,which is also effortless.

If you are thinking about keeping the ram for another i7 like upgrade,it's more than likely S2011 will be quadchannel therefore requiring 4 stick kits to enable quad channel.

Now after saying all that,and even though the price difference is only £6,I'd still take the C7 1600mhz.
 
Wooow, love the reply.
Sorry new to over clocking but it I took the 950 upto 4ghz woulld it be easy to oclock the 2000 ram to suit. I know wrong place to post but what would be the best cooler to get 4ghz out of a 950? it is impotant that the rig is quite.

Cheers

Warren.
 
Noctua DH14 would be best for air cooling, as even at full speed its only 1300rpm, and u can have them running slower too, and still have good cooling.

But you would defiantly have to use the XMS3 memory then, as any high heatsink memory won't work with the noctua.
 
Legion said:
If you are thinking about keeping the ram for another i7 like upgrade,it's more than likely S2011 will be quadchannel therefore requiring 4 stick kits to enable quad channel.
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OP is future proofing though as he's going to have 12 sticks. 3x4, so maybe future proofing further with 2000MHZ RAM isn't a bad idea either?
 
warrentdo said:
Wooow, love the reply.
Sorry new to over clocking but it I took the 950 upto 4ghz woulld it be easy to oclock the 2000 ram to suit. I know wrong place to post but what would be the best cooler to get 4ghz out of a 950? it is impotant that the rig is quite.

Cheers

Warren.
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If you are new to overclocking please be aware that filling all 6 RAM slots will make overclocking much more difficult. This is because the i7 has it's memory controller on the CPU, so with so many RAM sticks a great deal of strain is put on the memory controller. This will limit CPU overclocking and reduce the speed at which the RAM are stable. Thus you will have great difficulty getting a 6 stick configuration to run with a 4GHz CPU (it is possible but it will take a lot of work) and running all 6 sticks at 2000MHz is almost certainly not going to happen.

If you really need the extra RAM, but don't want the headache which 6 sticks brings then I suggest you have a look at a set of 3x4GB RAM modules like this. These usually don't come as fast as the 3x2GB kits, but they should run fine at their rated speed with your system and allow you space to add even more RAM in the future. Due to the massive memory bandwidth made available by triple channel mode in an X58 board the high speed RAM running at 2000MHz is usually wasted, almost identical performance can be achieved with 1333MHz and 1600MHz triple channel RAM kits.
 
The only reason I need the speed and the ram is that the machine is to be used for CAD, 3d and also rendering. i love the idea of only 3x4gb stick as I can upgrade but the speed is slow, but does this matter? i can get 6 sticks of 2000 for the same price but no upgrade path!
so is it 3x4gb 1333 overclocked to 4 ghz with the CPU the best idea then?

Thank you all very much.
I remember when building a PC envolved throwing the bits in an old tin box and shaking it around a bit until it worked! im only 40:-)

Cheers

Warren
 
ive been thinking of getting the ASUS P6X58D-E but ive just read that the board will only take 3-off 1600 mhz ram.
is this true?

Cheers

Warren[/QUOTE]
 
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