Best ram for MSI Z68A-GD65 B3

skalragg · 11 Sep 2011 at 17:29

What ram would ppl recommend for
MSI Z68A-GD65 B3 with i7 2600k (which ill be oc'ing)

was thinking along the lines of http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-311-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

but am open to suggest, I would like 8GB, thanks

Surveyor · 11 Sep 2011 at 20:40

Save yourself £12 and get this:

Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit

I'm currently running 16GB of XMS3 @ 1.5V with an i7-2600K on an MSI P67A-GD65.

Runs sweet as a nut.

skalragg · 11 Sep 2011 at 23:48

when you say 1.5V ..what does that mean,I get its the voltage that you've set it to but does that mean 1600mhz or more etc. (sorry not too sure)

Also is does your system ever use more than 4gb ram ....16gb is a lot

Plec · 12 Sep 2011 at 00:01

skalragg said:
when you say 1.5V ..what does that mean,I get its the voltage that you've set it to but does that mean 1600mhz or more etc. (sorry not too sure)

Surveyor meant that he is able to run 16Gb of XMS memory, that has a voltage range of 1.5V to 1.65V, at only 1.5V which is a bonus when clocking SB chips as the memory ideally needs to run under 1.58V.

Most XMS3 12800 memory will run at 1.5V rather than the tested 1.65V at 1600MHz which is why it is so widely recommended on the forums

skalragg said:
Also is does your system ever use more than 4gb ram ....16gb is a lot

Reading Surveyors posts i'm sure that he requires the amount of memory he uses as he's more than aware of how memory is allocated and used with different applications.

Different applications and computer usage can demand a lot of memory - and ramdisks can be a real benifit if required.

Surveyor · 12 Sep 2011 at 00:04

skalragg said:
when you say 1.5V ..what does that mean,I get its the voltage that you've set it to but does that mean 1600mhz or more etc. (sorry not too sure)

Also is does your system ever use more than 4gb ram ....16gb is a lot

Running at 1600MHz using 1.5V.

I don't "need" 16GB but with RAM so cheap at the minute why not

Plus I do a certain amount of video encoding so it all comes in handy.

For a gaming rig 4GB is OK and 8GB is plenty.

skalragg · 12 Sep 2011 at 00:07

cools thanks for your help

Plec · 12 Sep 2011 at 00:10

Surveyor said:
I don't "need" 16GB but with RAM so cheap at the minute why not

Hehe, i had convinced myself that you were a CAD user or needed the benifits of a RAMDISK.

I must admit that i've installed 8Gb (not entirely needed) and passed on my 4Gb set to a family member to save them some money.

Surveyor · 12 Sep 2011 at 00:10

Plec said:
Reading Surveyors posts i'm sure that he requires the amount of memory he uses as he's more than aware of how memory is allocated and used with different applications.

Thanks for the vote of confidence

I must admit that to a degree getting 16GB was a case of "why not".

Better too much than not enough.

I certainly wasn't recommending the OP got 16GB.

I was, as you say, just trying to illustrate how well the XMS3 performs at a much lower voltage than it's rated for.

The good news is that I didn't have to change any of my overclock settings. Just bunged in the extra 8GB without changing a thing.

Plec · 23 Sep 2011 at 09:37

Surveyor said:
Thanks for the vote of confidence

Hehe, it wasn't a hard call - your replies are very thorough.

Surveyor said:
Better too much than not enough.

Amen to that.

Surveyor said:
The good news is that I didn't have to change any of my overclock settings. Just bunged in the extra 8GB without changing a thing.

Yes, these SB and chipset combinations seem really robust when clocked with all the DIMM slots filled. Hopefully this spells the end of reliabilty issue concerning populated memory slots. Taking the memory controller off the MB is starting to pay dividends to the OC.

biuro74 · 24 Sep 2011 at 20:25

I've got "old" Corsair Dominator 1800 CL8 1.8 V taken from Striker II Extreme that works @ 1333 MHz CL8 1.5 V and @ 1600 MHz CL9 1.55 V, LOL ;-)