Gigabyte x58 ud3r & patriot viper II memory compatibility?

[georgecale]

hey,
has anyone had any experience -good, bad or indifferent- using Patriot Viper II DDR3 SDRam with the x58 mobo? Patriot doesn't have gigabyte listed as one of the tested mobos though with some forum entries on their site a couple of folks attest to their compatiblity. main reason i'm looking at this ram is the price point and a pretty attractive specs. on sale at newegg with some other discounts, the trio of sticks totals out to $105.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220502 is the link.

this is one of the last bits in a system build that i need to buy.
thoughts much appreciated as always

 

[jaquith]

Patriot Memory is a frequent "problem" visitor. Recommended {Corsair, G.SKILL, Mushkin, Kingston, Crucial}

GA-X58A-UD3R (rev. 2.0)
Certified RAM - http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3449#memory%20support%20list
Tested RAM {example Corsair} - http://www.corsair.com/configurator/product_results.aspx?id=1362102

My pick Corsair Dominator 1600 Mhz 8-8-8-24 @ 1.65V - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145224&Tpk=TR3X6G1600C8D

BTW - I thought I "tried" to talk you out of the GA-X58A-UD3R for the ASUS P6X58D-E - Have fun with that

 

[georgecale]

Patriot Memory is a frequent "problem" visitor. Recommended {Corsair, G.SKILL, Mushkin, Kingston, Crucial}

GA-X58A-UD3R (rev. 2.0)
Certified RAM - http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3449#memory%20support%20list
Tested RAM {example Corsair} - http://www.corsair.com/configurator/product_results.aspx?id=1362102

My pick Corsair Dominator 1600 Mhz 8-8-8-24 @ 1.65V - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145224&Tpk=TR3X6G1600C8D

BTW - I thought I "tried" to talk you out of the GA-X58A-UD3R for the ASUS P6X58D-E - Have fun with that

thanks, jaquith! gonna heed your advice here and be unpatriotic even if i went the other way on the mobo!
george

 

[georgecale]

incidentally, it's a damn shame memory is so much more expensive than a year ago. i haven't explored what precious commodity figures into that dramatic fluctuation but one would think & hope that it would be the other way around as time lingers on and improved sticks are introduced to the market.

 

[jaquith]

^It's all about simple economics of Supply & Demand. A few years back one of the major suppliers had a factory fire and the prices for a while ~ doubled!

 

[georgecale]

i figured as much. out of curiosity, where does that put the prices now? they certainly aren't double but as far as i can tell they do seem to be about 30% higher than awhile back.

 

[jaquith]

^ Yes, they have gone up over the past few weeks. My guess is the economy is doing a little better; September on the Dow Jones is historically a lager month but this month it is up ~ 8%.