which ram to use out of these 2?

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Hi all i have 2 sets of ram one kingston and one gskill.

I have 16gb of each (4x4gb) however unsure which i should use in my pc
i am using an asrock fatal1ty m/b with i7 2600k

these are the 2 ram

g skill
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-060-GS


kingston
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-098-KS

now i would say the gskill looks better in the m/b but is there much difference in the performance of the 2 makes of ram?

as which ever one i dont use im going to sell
thanks
 
Use the g.skill - it has the faster frequency (1600MHz as opposed to 1333MHz) plus it has the added advantage that you think it looks pretty. ;)
 
question about the gskills, do they effect the arctic freezer 7 pro rev 2(will be cooling i2500k once I get it)? have read that ram with fins don't play well with large cpu cooler, I will be upgrading the arctic freezer in the future but not certain if I'll go air or water.
 
I know the blu will fit.
Dont forget the Freezer7 is a lot lower and alittle wider (on the fan side) than most fans. The fan is also unguarded, so if your fan housing vibrates while spinning, it might catch the gskill.

I could find out for you as I have a p67 board with the freezer7 and my friend has the gskills....but Im too lazy at this time of night :p
 
Rik1254 said:
I know the blu will fit.
Dont forget the Freezer7 is a lot lower and alittle wider (on the fan side) than most fans. The fan is also unguarded, so if your fan housing vibrates while spinning, it might catch the gskill.

I could find out for you as I have a p67 board with the freezer7 and my friend has the gskills....but Im too lazy at this time of night :p
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I can wait a day or 2 :)
 
Will be Monday evening, working all day tomorrow and Sunday, then college till 4 on Monday.
Can you wait till then?
 
2Pence on the Kingston Blu 1333.

I wrote the first review on the product page. I've been running 16gb since June, i'm running stock timings & speed, however i'm running at 1.3v (default is 1.5v). The memory has been rock solid stable in 4 months not a single lock up or blue screen. Given my own experience I can only recommend it.
 
JasonM said:
2Pence on the Kingston Blu 1333.

I wrote the first review on the product page. I've been running 16gb since June, i'm running stock timings & speed, however i'm running at 1.3v (default is 1.5v). The memory has been rock solid stable in 4 months not a single lock up or blue screen. Given my own experience I can only recommend it.
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I have the 1600mhz version of your ram its great. I bet you could run yours at 1600mhz if you upped the volt to 1.5. Bumping the volts to 1.56+ also enables the timings to go to 8-8-8-24.
 
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mattbuck said:
I have the 1600mhz version of your ram its great. I bet you could run yours at 1600mhz if you upped the volt to 1.5. Bumping the volts to 1.56+ also enables the timings to go to 8-8-8-24.
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I tend to agree. However I'm a software developer working from home and can't afford any risk to computers stability, hence I don't overclock. Computer gets enough abuse active 16 hours a day, and used almost every day of the year as it is!
 
JasonM said:
I tend to agree. However I'm a software developer working from home and can't afford any risk to computers stability, hence I don't overclock. Computer gets enough abuse active 16 hours a day, and used almost every day of the year as it is!
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Fair enough. ;)
 
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