Memory specs question

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Hi guys. I recently bought a dual channel 8GB (2x4) kit in America. I'm pretty new to building computers so don't know much about this stuff. It was kind of an impulse buy. I just wanted to check if they're decent specs and if I got a good price for them.

Patriot Division 2 Viper Extreme 8GB (2x4)
DD3 1600MHz (8-9-8-24)
1.65V

I got it for £37 but there's supposed to be a $10 rebate which would take it down to £31, but I need to look into seeing if I can do that from here - not sure.

How are the specs on those sticks? Is 8-9-8-24 any good? How does it compare to sticks equally priced here? Is it worth overclocking these?

Thanks.
 
You can buy 8GB of 9-9-9-24 1600MHz RAM at OcUK for £42.

You've saved a few quid but you won't notice any real world difference with the timings.

Likewise overclocking RAM makes very little real world difference.

If the RAM is for a Sandy Bridge system then it's more important it runs at closer to 1.5V than what the speed and timings are.
 
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Surveyor said:
You can buy 8GB of 9-9-9-24 1600MHz RAM at OcUK for £42.

You've saved a few quid but you won't notice any real world difference with the timings.

Likewise overclocking RAM makes very little real world difference.

If the RAM is for a Sandy Bridge system then it's more important it runs at closer to 1.5V than what the speed and timings are.
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Thanks, just the answers I was looking for.

With regards to the voltage, I also bought a retail 2500K there (£135 :D). What exactly are we talking about here? What are the consequences of having 1.65V ram? Can I lower this? Should I lower it if I can?
 
Also, which is better 9-9-9-24 or 8-9-8-24? I'm not that bothered tbh, just for reference purposes. Thanks.
 
SMed said:
With regards to the voltage, I also bought a retail 2500K there (£135 :D). What exactly are we talking about here? What are the consequences of having 1.65V ram? Can I lower this? Should I lower it if I can?
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Memory - Intel recommend 1.50v plus/minus 5% which means 1.60v is the ideal safe maximum, but we have found in our testing all 1.65v memory is fine. We have also found most new 1.65v like Corsair XMS3 will run at its rated timings with just 1.50-1.55v which is well within Intel specifications. So people upgrading to Sandybridge you can still use your old DDR3, but we do recommend you run it at 1.60v or less. We are shipping most of our bundles which feature Corsair XMS at 1.50v-1.55v at rated timings. We've also discussed with Asus and MSI regarding voltages for memory and they also confirm in their testing 1.65v caused no issues with reliability.
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I've also seen where using memory at 1.65V has caused at least one system not to work properly.
 
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