BEST RAM BRAND??? for @1600-1866-2133 or higher for i7 4770k (+ gtx780)

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GSkill - you don't list anything for us to work with, but if wanting the best look at the Tridents or Snipers, closely followed by Ripjaws X....Haswell scales really well with DRAM so look to 8GB (2x4GB min) 18668-9, 2133/9 or 2400/10
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GSkill - you don't list anything for us to work with, but if wanting the best look at the Tridents or Snipers, closely followed by Ripjaws X....Haswell scales really well with DRAM so look to 8GB (2x4GB min) 18668-9, 2133/9 or 2400/10
 
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i7 4770k, galaxy gtx 780 (they say the best gtx780), asus maximus hero, samsung 250 ssd, wd 2tb hdd, corsair h100i, corsair psu @850w.. witg asus 144hz 24" monitor
 
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Not to hijack this thread, but my planned setup is almost identical to OP's. Only main difference is I've planned MSI Mpower Max for my motherboard, as I've been very happy with their boards so far.
The RAM plan is 2x8 GB G.skill RipjawsX 2133MHz CL 9. G.skill lists my mo-bo as supported, but I can't find it on MSI's list. What to do, is my thinking wrong here ?
 
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Ty, Tradesman :)
If I'm reading you right, you would suggest another mobo...or to go with 4 gig sticks ? I can believe those 4GB's are fast, but sadly there are no 8GB sticks with CL9 which would be even faster in principle. I would not feel so comfortable decreasing latency on an even faster RAM...

Anyhow, the MSI board takes up to 32 GB RAM of course, which can't be done without 8GB RAM sticks. The board would be useless without a BIOS that properly supports them ? Or maybe MSI just aren't good at updating their supported RAM pages...

I see you're running 32 GB Tridents 2666 MHz (CL11 ?) with your Haswell, They would probably be faster/better than 2400 CL10, which again would outperform 2133 CL9. I've been a bit daunted by the 1.65V...how does that work ? If going for 1.65V anyway, I might as well go for more than 2400...

 
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Here in Norway, there is a jump in price from the 2400 to the 2666, and I haven't even been able to find the 2800. Prices are better from Newegg, but they don't ship internationally. I'll have to choose between the 2400/10 at ~$259 or the 2666/11 at ~$394. But again. I'm baffled that there are no G,skill 2400/8GB 16GB-sets on the MSI list....and no 2666 at all. BUT, 4x8GB 2800 ! Must rethink my mobo choice.
 
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That link put my mind at ease....tnx :) Also read your article on CPU-Z misconceptions...very good !
Can you briefly go over what actually happens with the RAM when , say, 2666 sticks (1,65V) boot up initially at 1.5V...what happens with CPU, speed and CL ? I see that it has something to do with XMP/mobo/BIOS, but I'm still missing something, and would like to understand better !
 
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When you initially install new sticks, the mobo won't recognize them, so it takes them to it's own (the mobos) default, which normally is 1066 or 1333 and some basic timings like 9-9-9-27 then to set them to run correcetly to their spec freq you can set them up manually to the proper freq, timings and voltage, or if it's an Intel based rig you can go to the BIOS and enable XMP which will read the optimal settings from the sticks and should apply them for you, AMD has similar options normally called DOCP or EOCP
 
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So if yiu put in a pair of 1.65V high frequency sticks, the mobo will basically "clock them down" to preset values they can safely run at to boot. That much I get.
Read a lot today around this board and others and found much useless advice given, like "nearly all DDR3 are now being produced in 1.5V" and "Stick to 1866Mhz RAM, no point in spending more money on faster RAM on 1155/1150 as it gives you no benefit". At least now I can spot some of it.. ;-)
Since CPU-Z was mentioned, I ran that on my old Core2 Duo E6600. First shock was to see they were running at 1.8V, until I remembered that was exactly correct. Then TAT reported idle core temp at 52C...ugh. And the CPU is flipping between 1600 and 2400 MHz...oh my...

Well, tnx for all the help, Tradesman...I'm learning a lot.
 
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Basically yes, any time you set new DRAM into a rig, it will default them to the mobos default boot freq and employ what info it can from the DRAMs SPD....as to learning, with systems, it's never ending, which in part is why I spend time here, helps me keep up with all the hardware and compnents out there and how well they play with others
 
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