What is the Best Dual Channel 8GB DDR3 memory?

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juarez69

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I'm looking for the best 8GB DDR3 memory in dual channel, any suggestions?
Specs:
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VII Hero
CPU: Intel i5-4690k

One of my options is:
G.Skill Trident X
A ton of people says this is the best RAM out there, but I also want some other options to take a better decision. Also want to know if the trident X are better than the corsair vengeance pro? (I know platinum are beast but they are way to expensive)
 
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Look to the Tridents in 2400/10 2x4GB for 8GB total.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231587

A little more costly are the 2400/9 sticks running at 9-11-11-31 which are the best 2400 (about $23 more than the $87 2400/10 set

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231638

I've been testing some 2400 32GB sets and the Tri's came out on top, Corsair Vengeance Pro was 2nd (didn't have the Platinums), a Team Xtreem 2400/10 set came in third. Think I've run most all the Tri sets on my Hero's and all have been great
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I'd have to go with Mushkin Redline ... it's not the logo or brand, it's what's in it:

Hynix memory modules .... most vendor's have switched to low quality RAM modules, while the redline's are the only vendor line I know of at this point using Hynix.

One way to differentiate Hynix..... stock timings are 10-12-12-28 at 2400 ..... everyone else is 10-12-12-31. Hynix modules are routinely overclocked by extreme enthusiasts to over 1.9 volts.

The Corsair Vengeance Pro used to have Hynix up thru version 4.51, but then the switched to a less expensive vendor; about 6 months latet. The Dominators also dropped Hynix and also switched.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/memory-scaling-gaming-haswell-richland,3593-18.html
 
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If I was to choose to buy memory between the Trident X and Mushkin Redline, I would get the Redline. I've only had good experiences with Mushkin and did have a bad experience with G.Skill (ages ago).
 
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Look to the Tridents in 2400/10 2x4GB for 8GB total.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231587

A little more costly are the 2400/9 sticks running at 9-11-11-31 which are the best 2400 (about $23 more than the $87 2400/10 set

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231638

I've been testing some 2400 32GB sets and the Tri's came out on top, Corsair Vengeance Pro was 2nd (didn't have the Platinums), a Team Xtreem 2400/10 set came in third. Think I've run most all the Tri sets on my Hero's and all have been great
 
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