Ram for Sabretooth P67

Idleman · 18 Jul 2011 at 16:22

Need to know what ram is best for this board. Will be installing i5 2500k and a GTX 560, and OC`ing. Thanks in advance.

Plec · 18 Jul 2011 at 16:38

XMS3 is great value and will sit happily in the Sabretooth - 4Gb set is great value at £30 - and the 8GB set, these are on a t'his week special' which ends Wednesday morning.

The other advantage of the XMS3 is that they have agreat track recor of running at ~1.5V which is abomus ofr SB setups when overlcoking.

Idleman · 18 Jul 2011 at 17:19

Have taken your advice and placed order. Thanks again for quick response.

Plec · 18 Jul 2011 at 18:59

No worries.

You may know this already - but it's advisible to set the voltage, timings and frequency manually rather than using the XMP.

And i would start with 1.5V - but anything upto 1.58V is acceptable.

Idleman · 18 Jul 2011 at 19:12

No, i did`nt. So when i install new mobo,cpu and ram, go into bios and configure settings. Thanks yet again.

What`s the problem with XMP?

Plec · 18 Jul 2011 at 19:24

Idleman said:
What`s the problem with XMP?

It will set the memory at 1.65V - which isn't a problem as you can set the voltage independently after using the XMP, if that is your want.

It's more a best practice thing - as setting the memory manually, when overclocking, ensures that the memory inputs are correct and running according to spec (or under in the case of voltage).

Also, some overclocking stability issues have been resolved by setting the memory manually - when the XMP has been in use.

Idleman · 18 Jul 2011 at 19:37

Should get ram tomorrow, cpu in a couple of days. Post back when all installed. Hopefully without any problems.

Thanks a lot for the quick and helpful advice. Much appreciated. People like you is what makes this such a good forum.

Plec · 18 Jul 2011 at 19:44

Idleman said:
Much appreciated. People like you is what makes this such a good forum.

Really not a problem and thanks.

Is this a complete new build or the basic fundementals - CPU, MB and memory?

Either way, I hope all goes smoothly - post back if you hit any snags as there's usually someone lurking even if i'm not about.

Best of luck.