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April 29, 2014 12:12:40 PM

Hello Internet.

Which one of the following is better and why?

1.) http://www.amazon.co.uk/HyperX-1600-Beast-Desktop-Memor...

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2.) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMY8GX3M2A1600C9R-Venge...

Thanks for your help in advance :) 

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a b } Memory
April 29, 2014 12:18:46 PM

Well they have the same specs and Kingston and Corsair are 2 of the most reliable brands. Go with whatever's cheaper or fits your color scheme better :) 
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April 29, 2014 12:22:48 PM

Second kit is better because it has 1600MHz CL9 with 1.5v while Kingston is older model with 1600MHz CL9 but with 1.65v which is not good :) 

Edit: You also can get 1866MHz CL9 RAM for additional 4 pounds.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007OTFE24/?tag=pcp0f-21
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April 29, 2014 12:24:55 PM

Both are 1600/9, but the Corsair is at the more standard 1.5 volts while the Kingston requires 1.65 per their specs (A bit ridiculous for basic 1600/9 sticks, when most (over 90% of all 1600 sticks use 1.5 or less, including the higher performance CL8 and CL7 sets)
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a b } Memory
April 29, 2014 12:26:34 PM

My bad, didnt notice the voltage difference. If you're using this in a Haswell build, stick with 1.5V RAM.
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April 29, 2014 12:33:47 PM

Ahmadjon said:
Second kit is better because it has 1600MHz CL9 with 1.5v while Kingston is older model with 1600MHz CL9 but with 1.65v which is not good :) 

Edit: You also can get 1866MHz CL9 RAM for additional 4 pounds.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007OTFE24/?tag=pcp0f-21


I will OC the RAM so ill save my £4 and also it looks ugly I prefer black and red personally. Also what difference would 0.15v make and how would it effect the system?

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April 29, 2014 12:34:29 PM

Tradesman1 said:
Both are 1600/9, but the Corsair is at the more standard 1.5 volts while the Kingston requires 1.65 per their specs (A bit ridiculous for basic 1600/9 sticks, when most (over 90% of all 1600 sticks use 1.5 or less, including the higher performance CL8 and CL7 sets)


what do you mean by CL8 and CL7?
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April 29, 2014 12:37:31 PM

socialassassin said:
My bad, didnt notice the voltage difference. If you're using this in a Haswell build, stick with 1.5V RAM.


Okay thanks :) 

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April 29, 2014 12:40:56 PM

The_Freeman said:
Tradesman1 said:
Both are 1600/9, but the Corsair is at the more standard 1.5 volts while the Kingston requires 1.65 per their specs (A bit ridiculous for basic 1600/9 sticks, when most (over 90% of all 1600 sticks use 1.5 or less, including the higher performance CL8 and CL7 sets)


what do you mean by CL8 and CL7?


"Cas Latency" which is the lower the better :) 

You can also look at the regular Vengeance 2x4GB 1600MHz CL9 1.5v

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£60.72 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £60.72
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-29 20:43 BST+0100)

I have Vengeance 2x4GB 1866MHz CL9 RAM which is really good :) 
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a c 2286 } Memory
April 29, 2014 12:52:42 PM

The CL is how long, basically, to complete an action, so lower is better (faster)
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