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Which Memory core would be better?

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September 10, 2014 4:16:58 PM

So heres my options and I don't know which to chose. I am building a gaming computer that will last for 3+ Years. My Cpu is going to be i5 4690k, with Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 mother board. Im looking to play World of Warcraft on Ultra.

$114.99
Corsair Dominator GT DDR3-2000 240-pin DIMM CL9 2x4GB 8GB

$112.99
Corsair Dominator GT DDR3-1866 240-pin DIMM CL9 2x4GB 8GB

$84.99
G.Skill Ripjaws X Series DDR3-1866 240-pin DIMM CL9 2x4GB 8GB

$84.98
G.Skill Sniper Series DDR3-2133 240-pin DIMM CL9 2x4GB 8GB

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September 10, 2014 5:58:11 PM

The GSkill Sniper set in 2133 depending on which set it is, they have sets in CL9, CL10 and CL11 ....i.e the Ripjaws X would be preferred if they are CL9 and the Snipers are CL11 - the Corsairs you are paying a hefty percentage for the name....generally GSkill sets at the same timings/freq are stronger sticks - what are the actual model #s
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September 10, 2014 8:55:42 PM

F3-17000CL9D-8GBSR is the G.Skill Sniper Series DDR3-2133 240-pin DIMM CL9 2x4GB 8GB
F3-14900CL9D-8GBXL is the G.Skill Ripjaws X Series DDR3-1866 240-pin DIMM CL9 2x4GB 8GB
CMT8GX3M2A1866C9 is the Corsair Dominator GT DDR3-1866 240-pin DIMM CL9 2x4GB 8GB
CMT8GX3M2A2000C9 is the Corsair Dominator GT DDR3-2000 240-pin DIMM CL9 2x4GB 8GB
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a c 2285 } Memory
September 10, 2014 9:14:15 PM

Yep, the Snipers ;) 
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September 10, 2014 9:37:30 PM

That'll be a good build, I'd change the mobo, (won't build on MSI due to poor QC), if in the budget maybe the Asus Z97-a or Z97-AR, else at same pricepoint the Rock's Z97 Killer, (great mobo)
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September 10, 2014 9:51:30 PM

Whats poor QC? Because I was trying to get a red color scheme down for it. But I think im going to do the Asus Z97 AR anyway
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September 10, 2014 9:57:01 PM

QC = quality control, the products are monitored well, and end up with a wide range of problems...I get more problem calls on mobo failures of MSI mobos than any 2 other manufacturers put together (and I don't even build on MSI ;)  ) The Rock's Z97 Fatal1ty Killer is a great mobo (red/black)
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September 10, 2014 10:28:08 PM

Just peeked at the Both of the Rocks Z97 fatal1ty killer and Rocks Z97x Fatal1ty killer, and I love them! But the Z97x has SLI support... But what exactly is SLI Support? is it worth an extra 25$?
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September 10, 2014 10:33:58 PM

SLI is getting a second graphics card and hooking it up to the one you have - they act as a single card and improve graphics performance a lot, if you aren't familiar with it, it's probably not worth the $25 - but might be - down the road you already have an upgrade path to the Broadwell CPUs, having SLI available, in the future rather than buy a new higher end GPU you'd be able to get another of what your getting now and just hook them together, and the prices will be lower than they are now
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