Is this RAM compatible with my system?

Matekki

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Hey all,

I am considering following system with 64GB RAM:

Intel Core i7 4930K 6x 3.40GHz So.2011 TRAY
Asus P9X79-E WS Intel X79 So.2011 Quad Channel DDR3 ATX Retail

Is either (or both) of following options compatible?

64GB Corsair Vengeance Black DDR3-1600 DIMM CL9 Octa Kit
64GB Kingston HyperX Beast DDR3-2133 DIMM CL11 Octa Kit

I would say that Corsair is compatible but is it possible for me to go up to DDR3-2133?

While intel site says DDR3-1333/1600/1866, Asus site says 8 x DIMM, Max. 64GB, DDR3 2400(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz ECC, Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory *1.

If you can help and give insight that is great. Thank you in advance!
 

Matekki

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Thank you for your reply.

[Update: What is actually the difference between CL9 and CL11 memory?]

I looked 64GB CL9 options and ran to these options:

64GB Corsair Vengeance Black DDR3-1866 DIMM CL9 Octa Kit
64GB G.Skill RipJawsZ DDR3-2133 DIMM CL9 Octa Kit

Both of these work well, right? Yet GSkill would be faster and more cost effective?
 

Matekki

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Thank you!