Suggested RAM for a New Build

[butterbean]

Hello all, I am just about done with my first build and I am hung up on RAM. I have it narrowed down to 4 choices but have some concerns so any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Right now my system is going to be;

AMD Phenom II x3 720 BE

GIGABYTE GA-MA790GPT-UD3H AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128398

The Ram I am looking at are:

Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148325

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231276

Patriot Gamer Series, DDR3 1600
http://www.patriotmem.com/products/detailp.jsp?prodline=5&catid=52&prodgroupid=120&id=858&type=1

The Patriot GAMER has some low timing, but is rated at 1.7V. The G.Skill also has low timing but is 1333 and the Crucial seems to be the higher timing but 1600 and 1.65 v?

Which one would be the best for the current MOBO CPU combo. Thanks for the assistance.

 

[Silvune]

Out of those I would go for the G.Skill, altho if you're willing to pay $127 for RAM, then this would be the best to get G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) F3-12800CL7D-4GBRM (7-8-7-24) 1.65V $115
The low voltage on the 1333Mhz G.Skill means that you could probably easily overclock the RAM to 1600mhz speeds.

 

[butterbean]

Out of those I would go for the G.Skill, altho if you're willing to pay $127 for RAM, then this would be the best to get G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) F3-12800CL7D-4GBRM (7-8-7-24) 1.65V $115
The low voltage on the 1333Mhz G.Skill means that you could probably easily overclock the RAM to 1600mhz speeds.

Thanks for the input Silvune, Is the RAM you recommend ok to run on the CPU MOBO compbe. The G.Skill I picked came from the RAM configurator at their site. And as far as overclocking the RAM would I just adjust the speeds and the voltage until I got everything stable? Forgive me for the simple questions, but am somewhat new to this.

 

[Silvune]

It really should be. I'd say the chances of it not working (providing it is not faulty) are like one in a million.
Yea, you might also have to adjust some of the timings. You'd probably have to use memtest86 to make sure that it's stable, whereas I would say it's not strictly necessary to do so when you leave the settings alone.

 

[butterbean]

It really should be. I'd say the chances of it not working (providing it is not faulty) are like one in a million.
Yea, you might also have to adjust some of the timings. You'd probably have to use memtest86 to make sure that it's stable, whereas I would say it's not strictly necessary to do so when you leave the settings alone.

That is what I thought, really didn't want to spend 130 for RAM and after reading everything the difference between 1600 and 1333 is negligible, and with the overclocking capabilities think I am going to got with the G.Skill. I appreciate the help.