Memory Recommendation Request

[benser]

Hey folks

Wondering if anyone can advise on some DDR3 ram, I'm looking for a 2000mhz tri chan pack totalling about 6gb. My main problem is i don't have £200 on Kingston HyperX and I definately don't have £300 for Dominator.

Is what i'm looking for even possible for less than £200? Lower frequency single channel looks like £150 for 6gb which is... cheaper.

Well, any advise at all, even recommending a different setup at all than 6gb tri, would be appreciated.

Any info on the system this is for, feel free to ask, of course.

 

[saint19]

Hi.

What site do you prefer for buy the RAM?

 

[benser]

I shop around, my local place is a bit above average on price. I'm not bothered about buying from anywhere online based in the uk.

If I had to name somewhere, probably http://www.overclockers.co.uk/

I can browse myself though, I was more looking for a recommendation of something I may not have come across myself, and opinion/advice on what actual setup to go for.

 

[benser]

Site for my local;
http://www.eclipsecomputers.com/default.aspx

 

[shortstuff_mt]

DDR3 2000 RAM is a waste on most systems since they're all rated at CAS 9. I would just stick with some quality DDR3 1600 CAS 7 RAM. If you're still hung up on wanting DDR3 2000 RAM, see if you can find either of these kits locally:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=g.skill+6gb+ddr3+2000&x=0&y=0

 

[benser]

My inability to edit posts is rather annoying ><

The main reason i'm posting here is because there are so many combinations, and I can't pick the best of both. I can't go for something like a 6gb tri chan pack of 2000mhz ram.

Do I got for a 2k 4gb dual? 1333mhz 6gb tri chan?
singles, dual, triple
1.3, 1.6, 2k
2gb, 4gb, 6gb

That's what, 81 combinations? I just don't know what to prioritise really, and I may just be irritatingly rambling now, but I feel I may aswell mention its for a gaming rig. Can't think of many other reasons why I'd consider such powerful memory, but hey, if it wasn't obvious.

 

[shortstuff_mt]

What are the rest of the components you're considering? The triple-channel RAM kits are only for the Intel LGA 1366 chips. If you're using anything but one of those, you'll want a dual-channel kit.

 

[benser]

The price difference between 1600 and 2000 is enough to consider just sitting at 1600.

Trident packs out of stock everywhere I look

 

[mosox]

Three channel works only with i7 processors. Also, about the frequency we should know if your motherboard has support for higher frequency, what's your mobo?

 

[benser]

DDR3 2000 RAM is a waste on most systems since they're all rated at CAS 9. I would just stick with some quality DDR3 1600 CAS 7 RAM. If you're still hung up on wanting DDR3 2000 RAM, see if you can find either of these kits locally:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=g.skill+6gb+ddr3+2000&x=0&y=0

What are the rest of the components you're considering? The triple-channel RAM kits are only for the Intel LGA 1366 chips. If you're using anything but one of those, you'll want a dual-channel kit.

its for a rampage 2 board (not gonna be able to afford rampage 3 even if I save until its release) and that 2.6ghz i7 for the 1366 socket, since the board is capable, I thought i'd take a look. Barely considered it might even be possible for three dual kits... I dont know if that would actually work though.

 

[benser]

How the... sorry, the quote thing seems to have gotten the better of me there, and like I said I can't edit for god knows what reason.

 

[shortstuff_mt]

I don't know if you can find this RAM in stock locally, but it's hands down the best 6GB RAM kit IMO. It doesn't get much better than 1600MHz CAS 7 while running at the DDR3 standard 1.5v.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231335&Tpk=g.skill%20ddr3%201600%206gb%20cas%207

 

[benser]

I don't know if you can find this RAM in stock locally, but it's hands down the best 6GB RAM kit IMO. It doesn't get much better than 1600MHz CAS 7 while running at the DDR3 standard 1.5v.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231335&Tpk=g.skill%20ddr3%201600%206gb%20cas%207

locally? I can barely find it on google. Reviews everywhere yeah, but to actually buy? Not even ebay, ripjaws everywhere. Mostly asia supply or something? I dunno. The price didn't look to hot. But really I can get alot of good options looking at a 1600 tri kit

 

[shortstuff_mt]

Just get whatever CAS 7 DDR3 1600 kit you can find that runs at 1.65v or less.

 

[flyinfinni]

CAS 7 1600 MHz DDR3 is good. the Patriot Viper II Sector V kit I'm using was quite a reasonable price. Might be something to look for (don't know if they have 6gb tri-channel kits for it though).

 

[JackNaylorPE]

its for a rampage 2 board (not gonna be able to afford rampage 3 even if I save until its release) and that 2.6ghz i7 for the 1366 socket, since the board is capable, I thought i'd take a look. Barely considered it might even be possible for three dual kits... I dont know if that would actually work though.

My son's box has an Rampage 2 Extreme and we stuck a set of Mushkin 998692's in it running at 6-7-6-18 timings. On this side of the pond (US), the Mushkin DDR2000 w/ 8-8-7-24 timings goes for $289

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226117

Whereas the Muskin DDR3-1600 w/ 6-7-6-18 Model 998691) go for $269

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226050&Tpk=998691

Given the above, we should examine why get DDR3-2000 ? Read this.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/memory-scaling-i7,2325-11.html

Most peeps will pop for DDR3-1600 because, most of the time, it provides only a minimal cost increase over DDR3-1333. Using a 920 for example

133 BCLK x 20 CPU multiplier = 2.66 Ghz
133 BCLK x 8 Memory multiplier = 1066 Mhz

167 BCLK x 20 CPU multiplier = 3.33 Ghz
167 BCLK x 8 Memory multiplier = 1333 Mhz

200 BCLK x 20 CPU multiplier = 2.66 Ghz
200 BCLK x 8 Memory multiplier = 1600 Mhz

 

[benser]

I get so confused with timings i dont even bother to modify them anymore. Just looked at some guides now to see if I could refresh my memory a little. They talk about timings like 2-2-2-5 and give other examples and say lower can be better but even good ram has timings like 9-9-9-25 and i just wonder wtf is going on when ram has 5x the latency given as examples when i assumed it would be much lower as an 'upgrade'.

I might just buy a 6gb tri chan pack of corsair dominator dhx stuff.

 

[shortstuff_mt]

You're looking at some very old guides if they're talking about CAS 2 RAM. Those ratings were for old DDR RAM. The absolute fastest timings available for DDR3 RAM is CAS 6, but they're ridiculously expensive. That's why I suggested CAS 7 RAM. Their prices are good and the performance is also very good.

 

[flyinfinni]

Every time we step to a new type of RAM, the CAS timings go up. My DDR2 was CAS 5, my DDR3 is CAS 8 (though it was CAS 7, but just remembered I'm just running it at 7-7-7-24 with my OC).

Edit:
Also- just saw this- might not be a bad deal:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220367