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Differences between these two RAM sticks?

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February 6, 2014 10:14:51 AM

Hello,

I will be purchasing an ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 motherboard and I will need to upgrade from DDR2 RAM to DDR3. I'm currently looking for memory that is good for the new motherboard and was wondering, what is the difference between these two from Corsair? They seem to look the same (besides color) but one is slightly more expensive than the other. Also, is an extra 5-10$ worth spending for 1866 RAM for this mobo?

Blue:
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-PC3-12800-1600m...

Black:
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-240-Pin-Platfor...

Or if you have another suggestion to what RAM I should get then that would be amazing. :) 

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February 6, 2014 10:20:00 AM

Go for the cheaper one. Corsair's products are amazing and I like 'em. I can't really see any performance difference between them two.

Hope that helps
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February 6, 2014 10:21:00 AM

As I see, the blue ones have better support for AMD.
As in performance they both are just same, 1600MHz / 9 latency, they will provide same performance.

More MHz ram that's better for video editing, when you work with big video files and you need them fast.

if you use your pc for some audio, video editing, take the 1866 :) 
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February 6, 2014 10:21:38 AM

no difference, one is black and the other is blue. pick whatever fits better with your motherboard. or whichever is cheaper if you dont care about colors in your case.
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February 6, 2014 10:31:54 AM

Thanks for answers guys :) . I decided I will go with the cheaper one, to save $5 and it looks better with the ASUS Mobo I think.
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