Need some PC3-17000+, any suggestions?

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I have just got a 3930k, I now need some memory to go with it. I would like to get 16GB of DDR3 2133+ with as low latency as possible, I am wanting to spend up to about £160.

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You don't need that spec of memory if you're looking for the type of overclock you mentioned in your motherboard post. Total overkill, plus you'll typically get tighter timings on slightly lower speed DDR3 as they tend to be a bit more generous at the speeds you're looking at.

4.2Ghz is a breeze with DDR3 1866Mhz, and you probably don't even need that.

These are 100 quid and what I use :-

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-066-GS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=817

Incidentally, I don't want to harp on about it but if things like memory timings and tuning are that important to you then the formula would have been the better choice, especially if you're hell bent on getting the fastest memory you can lay your hands on.
 
Dirtyganker said:
You don't need that spec of memory if you're looking for the type of overclock you mentioned in your motherboard post. Total overkill, plus you'll typically get tighter timings on slightly lower speed DDR3 as they tend to be a bit more generous at the speeds you're looking at.

4.2Ghz is a breeze with DDR3 1866Mhz, and you probably don't even need that.

These are 100 quid and what I use :-

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-066-GS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=817

Incidentally, I don't want to harp on about it but if things like memory timings and tuning are that important to you then the formula would have been the better choice, especially if you're hell bent on getting the fastest memory you can lay your hands on.
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I did mean 4.2 base, not turbo, with turbo at 4.8.
 
The GSKILL are a great kit with Hynox IC's you want to have some fun clocking get the 2400mhz Ripjaws and tune em, clock em!!! My 2133mhz kit of Hynix Ripjawz do 2500 Tuned day in day out!!!!

Just saw your board thread ASUS board GSKILL all the way then!!!
 
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The Samsung Green's at on sale for £90, not sure it's worth it, seems a bit risky.
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If you are getting an x79 mobo plus 3930 cpu which are quality items do them justice and go for the Ripjaws.
 
Dark Light said:
That is is what I am starting to think, I am am also thinking that my heatsink might be too large for normal sized memory. Thinking of getting this, http://www.xigmatek.com/product.php?productid=99.
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On my original gaming rig with a Asus Maximus IV Gene-Z with a 2700K I had originally bought some Corsair Vengeance which fouled something terrible on the massive Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU cooler that I had. I moved that RAM into one of my ESX servers which is liquid cooled and went and bought the GSKILL Ripjaws instead and whilst the heatsink on them is significant it's not that tall.

I've even used the GSKILL Ripjaws under a Prolimatech Genesis and they still don't touch that either, and thats a heatsink which completely covers the RAM slots.

What cooler do you currently have?

And +1 what everyone one has been saying about the GSKILL memory, it's good stuff but I don't know that you will benefit hugely from the very fast stuff with the mild overclock you're planning. You definately want some decent memory to do your X79 setup justice. The idea of putting generic Samsung memory in there would be like making Hussein Bolt run whilst wearing just one shoe.
 
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