PC Peripherals G.Skill Ripjaws X :)

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Gskill Sandy Bridge 8GB 1600Mhz DDR3 4GB X 2 - Price: 5,850.00
Corsair XM3 4gb 1600Mhz DDR3 2gb (*2) - Price 2400 (*2=4800)

Timings and the Freq are the same. So the 1k difference is just the flashier heatsinks and Sandy Bridge rating :S
 
Scorpy said:
^Even corsair 2x4GB 1600mhz cl9 is for 2x ~2300 = ~4.6k
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If ppl dont mind spending extra 1k for fancy looking heatsink then these are very good sticks... Actually these sticks got good feedbacks... But IMO Corsair XMS3 1600CL9 2x4GB Kit ~ 4400 is much more VFM...
 
Awesome prices for the RAM for SandyBridge, is the ram price of 8 GB kit or 2x4 GB sticks same for AMD platform same too, or are these kits also working in AMD AM3 platform based Gigabyte 890GPA-UD3H mobo too?

Please answer and help !!
 
wOOt the sticks are finally here! I guess Prime will stock them eventually. :)

@OP: TYSM for posting the info here. Was planning to import these. :ashamed:

RD274 said:
Timings and the Freq are the same. So the 1k difference is just the flashier heatsinks and Sandy Bridge rating :S
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I was told that the Corsair XMS3 sticks (being mentioned here) hate to be pushed beyond their stock frequencies. The G.Skill Ripjaws are exactly the same as Ripjaws X with the difference being the heatsink design. Not sure if the chips are different. However both of them have been widely received.
 
Desecrator said:
I was told that the Corsair XMS3 sticks (being mentioned here) hate to be pushed beyond their stock frequencies. The G.Skill Ripjaws are exactly the same as Ripjaws X with the difference being the heatsink design. Not sure if the chips are different. However both of them have been widely received.
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Not really. I dunno about the 4gb*2 set but the 2gb*2 set is running smoothly at 1800Mhz here. Timings are quite good too .... 8-9-8-24T.
 
Tech_enthu said:
Awesome prices for the RAM for SandyBridge, is the ram price of 8 GB kit or 2x4 GB sticks same for AMD platform same too, or are these kits also working in AMD AM3 platform based Gigabyte 890GPA-UD3H mobo too?

Please answer and help !!
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They'll work perfectly fine as both Sandy-Bridge and AM3 systems are dual-channel based and the specifically for Sandy-Bridge is just for the marketing purpose.
 
@RD274

Are you able to reduce the timings further if you reduce the frequency to 1600 Mhz ? btw your timing results are at 2T or 1T ? Are you at stock volts ?

I am also having the same 2x2GB CL9 kit and it is not stable from me anything less than 8-9-8-24-40-1T. My motherboard does not allow me to set 2T

Bobby
 
Gannu said:
I was told that the Corsair XMS3 sticks (being mentioned here) hate to be pushed beyond their stock frequencies. The G.Skill Ripjaws are exactly the same as Ripjaws X with the difference being the heatsink design. Not sure if the chips are different. However both of them have been widely received.
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@gannu: Considering my a little tinfoilhatted about tweaking my RAM and will stick to the CPU multies for OC (That too when I start feeling the pinch and not 24x7x365) would it make more sense to get the cheaper Corsair 2x4 and add another 2x4 when i can afford them or does the GSkill RJ X have some other secret sauce which justifies the 5800 billing?
 
^The Ripjaws and Ripjaws X seem to use the same Powerchips. So minus the fancy heatspreaders the differences are nil. The Corsair XMS3 is definitely recommended.
 
sarang said:
@gannu: Considering my a little tinfoilhatted about tweaking my RAM and will stick to the CPU multies for OC (That too when I start feeling the pinch and not 24x7x365) would it make more sense to get the cheaper Corsair 2x4 and add another 2x4 when i can afford them or does the GSkill RJ X have some other secret sauce which justifies the 5800 billing?
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For sandy bridge, all you need to get is cheap decent 1333/1600Mhz RAM. The RAM is completely unlinked from CPU OCing and additionally shows close to no increments in performance for day to day usage and gaming beyond even 1333MHz.

Exploring the impact of memory speed on Sandy Bridge performance - The Tech Report - Page 4
 
Hades. said:
If ppl dont mind spending extra 1k for fancy looking heatsink then these are very good sticks... Actually these sticks got good feedbacks... But IMO Corsair XMS3 1600CL9 2x4GB Kit ~ 4400 is much more VFM...
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@Hades and @Scorpy : Links to these deals please :ashamed:

stalker said:
For sandy bridge, all you need to get is cheap decent 1333/1600Mhz RAM. The RAM is completely unlinked from CPU OCing and additionally shows close to no increments in performance for day to day usage and gaming beyond even 1333MHz.

Exploring the impact of memory speed on Sandy Bridge performance - The Tech Report - Page 4
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Yup had read the article and still saw Pros like Gannu n Lord Nemesis gunning for the exotic silicons, hence the query :P
 
bobbyprajan said:
@RD274
Are you able to reduce the timings further if you reduce the frequency to 1600 Mhz ? btw your timing results are at 2T or 1T ? Are you at stock volts ?

I am also having the same 2x2GB CL9 kit and it is not stable from me anything less than 8-9-8-24-40-1T. My motherboard does not allow me to set 2T
Bobby
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I could but I kept getting memory related errors in Win7. Finally when it failed MEMTEST as well, I put it at 8-9-8-24-34-2T (leaving tRAS and CR as stock 1600 timings). My CR is 2T and I think my voltage is 1.5v (It could be 1.65v. Will have to reboot to confirm this).

Here are my SPD & Memory Tabs from CPU-Z-
temp.jpg

sarang said:
@Hades and @Scorpy : Links to these deals please :ashamed:
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Afaik theitwares is now offering 2GB*3 XMS3-1600 @ 4600 which is pure vfm. Still contact him for the 2GB*2 kit and see what he says.
Edit - Nevermind I think the deal they meant is either wrong or was a Christmas deal.
http://www.techenclave.com/dealers-paradise/corsair-smps-rams-best-prices-158277.html
 
RD274 said:
I could but I kept getting memory related errors in Win7. Finally when it failed MEMTEST as well, I put it at 8-9-8-24-34-2T (leaving tRAS and CR as stock 1600 timings). My CR is 2T and I think my voltage is 1.5v (It could be 1.65v. Will have to reboot to confirm this).

Here are my SPD & Memory Tabs from CPU-Z-

temp.jpg

Afaik theitwares is now offering 2GB*3 XMS3-1600 @ 4600 which is pure vfm. Still contact him for the 2GB*2 kit and see what he says.

Edit - Nevermind I think the deal they meant is either wrong or was a Christmas deal.

http://www.techenclave.com/dealers-paradise/corsair-smps-rams-best-prices-158277.html
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I'd rather stop scratching my head too much and get the Ripjaws x for whatever its worth it looks like a fare deal.
 
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