GA-Z68P-DS3 and Corsair kits?

[sarinaide]

I have a question regarding the compatibility of RAM

I have a GA-Z68P-DS3 motherboard and have tried looking for DDR3 Kits that are compatible with the motherboard.

SPEC:

I3- 2120
GA-Z68P-DS3
Corsair GS600
Gigabyte GTX 560ti

In my part GSKill Ripjaws are only available in 4GB modules and at a hefty price which to me is not economically viable to spend R1200 (R6.70 = $1USD) on getting a dual channel setup of DDR3 1600.

I am looking for DDR3 1333 set RAM, preferably 4GB sets that would be compatible.

The brands which are easily attainable;

Corsair
Kingston
Mushkin (silverline)
OCZ
ADATA
Transcend

I know that the Corsair TW3X4G1333C9A have stability issues, so my question is, does Corsair have compatible DDR3 1333 RAM kits?

 

[jaquith]

The XMS3 is meant for AMD and some i3's, nobody can read so they bitch over their poor choices.

The prices in USA and Canada have dropped so much for the 2x4GB kits that it's impractical to purchase anything else.

Since every time I post outside of my part of the World pricing is a 'problem' I'd suggest the following. DDR3 1333 CAS 7 if available otherwise CAS 8, the DDR3 1333 CAS 9 is very cheap and generally has poor quality IC's.

Good companies for Sandy Bridge are G.SKILL, Corsair, Mushkin, and Kingston.

Great DDR3 1333 MHz 2x2GB kits CAS 7-7-7 or 8-8-8 {not to be confused with 7-8-7 or 8-9-8 etc}
F3-10666CL7D-4GBXH
F3-10666CL7D-4GBRH
F3-10666CL8D-4GBRM
[strike]CMX4GX3M2A1333C8[/strike]

 

[sarinaide]

Would the CMX4G..........C8 be a good RAM set to go for?

Unfortunately in my country GSKill is hard to get hold of and those that have it only have Ripjaw 1600 4G modules which are very expensive and tailor more for the hardcore gamers/benchmarkers.

The aforementioned Corsair as well as Kingston (HyperX).

Just for the record I am a casual/moderate gamer and use my machine for recreational and work use also. I do have a i3 2120 which suggests that its memory controller is 1333, which is why I have 1333 and want better 1333 despite the MOBO supporting higher speeds.

 

[jaquith]

Before I was quickly looking to 1333 CAS 8, the CMX4GX3M2A1333C8 is but also it is 1.65v so I scratched it off the list for Sandy Bridge. SB - use 1.50v RAM; I accidentally added it to the list -- I double-checked the others as 1.50v.

Gaming - Sandy Bridge DDR3 CAS 8/9 AND 8GB (2x4GB) is the 'Sweet-Spot'.
More RAM and 8GB+ -> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ram-memory-upgrade,2778-8.html
DDR3 1600 CAS 8/9 -> http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/memory/2011/01/11/the-best-memory-for-sandy-bridge/1

As far as Kingston or Corsair:
CORSAIR Vengeance CMZ4GX3M2A1600C8
KHX1600C9D3P1K2/4G but it's DDR3 1333 CAS 9
KHX1333C9D3B1K2/4G but it's DDR3 1333 CAS 9

Otherwise DDR3 1600 CAS 8/9 @ 1.50v:
KHX1600C9D3P1K2/4G
CORSAIR Vengeance CMZ4GX3M2A1600C8
CORSAIR Vengeance CMZ4GX3M2A1600C9

 

[sarinaide]

Thanks a lot for the assistance, my local supplier is checking on the availability of the Vengeance range in respect to teh 1600 C8/9, I will be starting off with 4GB kit and add another 4GB in a month or so.

From the Corsair site the Vengeance is listed at 1.5v for support of Intel Core i3,i5,i7's. I have always used Corsair PSU's, RAM albeit the Value Ram(DDR2 800 6400) and haven't encountered problems. This is my first venture into performance RAM and I would like to give the Corsair Gamespec RAM a shot then evaluate whether to spend large sums on GSKill and the like.