I need 16GB RAM for my build and unsure what to get

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Here is my build so far:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (Purchased For $238.99)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($62.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $62.00)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $94.15)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($134.36)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($87.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $810.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-20 18:55 EDT-0400

As you can see, I have already purchased some of the components already. I plan on buying everything else here so I don't want to change that.

I need 16GBs of RAM, 2 x 8 GB cards. I'm really not too sure what RAM to go with.

I can tell you what aspects I'm looking for:

  • ■ DDR3-1600
    ■ 1.35V - 1.5V
    ■ Low CAS, preferably 9.
The H97M PRO4 will automatically bring any RAM higher than 1600MHz to 1600 so I'm guessing my best bet is to go with 1600 but I don't know for sure if that is always the case.

Any help would be appreciated, thank you.
 
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JackNaylorPE
At this time there's really now reason to go below 2133 as of late the price has been with single digits. Of course, all things being equal, lower CAS is better. Voltage is totally irrelevant oither than if you ahve achoice of 1.5 versus 1.6 at the same speed / timings, then obviously 1.5 is better. Despite millions of erroneous forum posts to the contrary, Intel has no problem with RAM voltages over 1.5 volts as you can see by their certified compatible RAM kit lists

http://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/datasheets/xmp-memory-for-intel-core-processors-datasheet.xlsx
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/gaming/xmp-for-core-processors.html

I usually try to get Mushkin redlines but nobody can seem to keep...
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At this time there's really now reason to go below 2133 as of late the price has been with single digits. Of course, all things being equal, lower CAS is better. Voltage is totally irrelevant oither than if you ahve achoice of 1.5 versus 1.6 at the same speed / timings, then obviously 1.5 is better. Despite millions of erroneous forum posts to the contrary, Intel has no problem with RAM voltages over 1.5 volts as you can see by their certified compatible RAM kit lists

http://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/datasheets/xmp-memory-for-intel-core-processors-datasheet.xlsx
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/gaming/xmp-for-core-processors.html

I usually try to get Mushkin redlines but nobody can seem to keep them in stock of late.

2133 CAS 9 - $82
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f32133c9d16gxh

OTPH, on the H97 platform, you are kind of handcuffed as few boards support more than 1600 and you only save $7 going down to this speed

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls2kit8g3d1609ds1s00
 
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Will be a nice match on the board.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($70.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $70.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-20 19:21 EDT-0400

Specifications
Manufacturer
G.Skill
Part #
F3-1600C9D-16GXM
Type
240-pin DIMM
Speed
DDR3-1600
Size
16GB (2 x 8GB)
Price/GB
$4.44
CAS
9
Voltage
1.5V
Heat Spreader
Yes
ECC
No
Registered
No
Color
Black/Blue

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Most of the 2*8GB memory kits on the memory compatibility list for your motherboard are no longer available. But by using pcpartpicker.com, and that list I finally found 3 kits that you can consider. The lower two are 1866 memory, and the middle one is actually the cheapest of the three. But it is also CL10. But the higher speed number should make up for the 1 higher CL. Anyways, this should help you. Enjoy!

Kingston Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $88.49 Amazon

Kingston HyperX Fury White 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory $82.99 Newegg

Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $109.99 Newegg
 
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This is the RAM I was going to go with since it was cheap and had a lot of reviews, but I'm also seeing what else is out there. Thank you for you help though, it is much appreciated.
 
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