Kingston HyperX Blu OR Red for as-rock z87 pro4

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krushn192

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My Gaming rig:

intel i5 4670k
gtx 760 amp edition
as-rock z87 pro 4
planning for 8 gb ram

Kingston HyperX Blu OR Red for over clocking?
both with same price.

kingston site says Red is better for gaming but haven't seen much red on market, so is it reliable or i should go for blue?
please help asap.
thank you.

 
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Tradesman1
With your mobo and CPU can do about any sticks up through at least 2400, would suggest a minimum of 1866/9 as Haswell likes fast sticks, see here:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7364/memory-scaling-on-haswell

You can use 1600 sticks (1600/9 is considered entry level), but would only look at at 1600/9 (or 8 or 7) and nothing over 1.5 volts, when about 90 % of all 1600 sticks run at 1.5 or less, there's absolutely no reason for 1.65 sticks, more voltage means more heat and can be indicative of weak memory chips.

With Haswell, I'd suggest the Gskill Trident X or Sniper lines of DRAM, that's what I've had best luck with.
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Hi, I'm Jewel with Kingston Technical Support and would like to offer some clarification. The HyperX Blu and Red modules actually both fall under the HyperX Blu series of memory. The HyperX Blu series only has memory speeds up to 1600MHz so if you actually want to over-clock you would not be able to do so with any of the Blu series memory since they only go up to the base speeds of your CPU and motherboard 1333-1600MHz. The HyperX Predator series of memory would be more geared for your system and offers memory speeds up to 2400MHz. The i5-4670K only supports up to 1600MHz memory but it is unlocked so it is possible to run the memory faster as your motherboard supports up to 2933MHz over-clocked. I would not recommend over-clocking if you are looking for a stable gaming rig but if you want to see what your computer can do then the Predator series would be where to look. This series includes Predator, Beast, and H2O HyperX memory. For any further questions about our products, feel free to contact us directly at 1-800-435-0640 (USA and Canada only) M - F 6am - 6pm PT and I or another available Technician will assist you.

Thank you for choosing Kingston as your upgrade partner.
 
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With your mobo and CPU can do about any sticks up through at least 2400, would suggest a minimum of 1866/9 as Haswell likes fast sticks, see here:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7364/memory-scaling-on-haswell

You can use 1600 sticks (1600/9 is considered entry level), but would only look at at 1600/9 (or 8 or 7) and nothing over 1.5 volts, when about 90 % of all 1600 sticks run at 1.5 or less, there's absolutely no reason for 1.65 sticks, more voltage means more heat and can be indicative of weak memory chips.

With Haswell, I'd suggest the Gskill Trident X or Sniper lines of DRAM, that's what I've had best luck with.
 
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