24GB Ram for x58

[blackninja]

I want to get 6x4GB to go with my i7 920 @ 4.2 GHz ... what do you reckon I should get?

Then I'll shift the 6x2GB of 1600 C9 stuff I have now ..

 

[bhavv]

Any 1600 Mhz C9 stuff is fine.

4 Gb sticks will barely overclock at all on X58, so just grab the cheapest.

 

[Surveyor]

Two of these:

Kingston HyperX Genesis 12GB (3x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Triple Channel £49.99 until Wednesday morning

Less than £100. Job done.

Hopefully as you already have your overclock with 6x2GB sticks then changing to 6x4GB sticks won't affect it.

 

[bhavv]

As long as they run at 1600 Mhz, you can use a 200 BCLK which gets you 4.2 Ghz on the I7 920.

 

[blackninja]

Kingston HyperX Genesis 12GB (3x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Triple Channel ... in my basket, but:

Is there any performance benefit to getting 1.5v dimms instead of 1.65v (lower latency or increased speed with a volt bump maybe?) ...

This may also be better when I come to sell down the line as SB setups prefer the lower volted dimms - minimal benefit really but any excuse

 

[bhavv]

No voltage doesnt do anything for these cheap 4 Gb modules ...

I've been through two lots of this cheap 24 Gb ram, and they both ran at 1600 Mhz Cas 9 at 1.25v, but no amount or extra voltage would allow them to run with better timings, nor even reach 1800 Mhz without using 10-10-10-30 timings.

If you see any of these cheapo 1600 Mhz 4 Gb modules, they are all the same stuff that does what it is specified to, but nothing else.

 

[blackninja]

No voltage doesnt do anything for these cheap 4 Gb modules ...

I've been through two lots of this cheap 24 Gb ram, and they both ran at 1600 Mhz Cas 9 at 1.25v, but no amount or extra voltage would allow them to run with better timings, nor even reach 1800 Mhz without using 10-10-10-30 timings.

If you see any of these cheapo 1600 Mhz 4 Gb modules, they are all the same stuff that does what it is specified to, but nothing else.

I agree ... job done.

Ta all