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Can we use vengeance ram with xms3 ram ???

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Probably not. The XMS kit is old 1.65v DDR3 1600 while the Vengance kit is the newer 1.5v DDR3 1600 standard.

Do not use the 1.65v stuff with a LGA 1155 Sandy Bridge processor. The memory controller is on the actual CPU with these chips and they should be run with 1.5v memory only. You are fine running 1.65v RAM with an AMD build or with an LGA 1156 or LGA 1366 setup though.
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No, as I said above Sandy Bridge processors should be used with 1.5v memory only. Running 1.65v memory can actually damage the processor. Any i5 2xxx or i7 2xxx series CPUs are Sandy Bridge.

You are probably better off with the 8GB. The best RAM for a 2500 processor is 1.5v DDR3 1600 cas 9.

The GSkill is just as good as the Corsair ( lifetime warranty ) and usually cheaper.

Of what malfunctioning? 32GB of RAM? No, if the board supports it then it will run it. The only reason to even consider that much RAM is if you work with photo or video editing or other software that involves huge files. Or if you wanted to create a RAM disk. For a gaming machine 8GB is fine and even 4GB will work fine for most games.
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