Help choosing RAM from what my local provider has on hand.

[GreyStrix]

Hey everyone,

I have a build underway utilising an ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0 and an FX-8320 (will overclock, have Hyper 212 EVO). I need to get this thing up and running in the next couple of days as I am using it to perform genomic analysis bits and pieces for my thesis (my old rig wasn't up to the task). As such, I am not in a position to order things online, my local PC store 'MSY' tends to beat out most online retailers in Australia anyhow. I really just need to find a decent 16Gb kit among those they have in stock and get to work - 16Gb being necessary as some of my scripts write to RAM and my data sets are enormous (whole human genomes).

On hand they have the following:

Patriot Viper http://msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=9420

G.Skill Sniper http://msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=10151

G.Skill Ripjaws X http://msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=10149

Patriot IEM Blue http://msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=10206

These all come in at ~$130 Australian or less, which is about what I have left to spend.

Any thoughts on what may suit me best?

 

[itzdanielp]

All 3 kits are very good. which color do you like best?

Personally I prefer G-Skill to Patriot, but they are both great brands, with excellent records. All 3 kits also have pretty much identical specifications, so it really comes down to which brand / look do you like best. You really can't choose wrong out of those 4.

The Patriot IEM blue's will match your MB

 

[GreyStrix]

All 3 kits are very good. which color do you like best?

Personally I prefer G-Skill to Patriot, but they are both great brands, with excellent records. All 3 kits also have pretty much identical specifications, so it really comes down to which brand / look do you like best. You really can't choose wrong out of those 4.

The Patriot IEM blue's will match your MB

Thanks itzdanielp, if the specs are nearly the same for each I'll take a look at which fits best under the cooler I want to use and go from there.

 

[itzdanielp]

Yeah, the kits are all pretty much identical.

If you have a large aftermarket cooler, the Snipers or the Patriot black modules are going to be the lowest profile