G.SKILL Sniper vs G.SKILL Ripjaws X (Blue)

[letsseego]

Hi guys,

I am currently trying to decide between these two sets:

Sniper:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231627&RandomID=21816501599312020140401083922

Ripjaws X:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231615

Currently they both run for $136 and $135 with the sales going on. I was just wondering what the differences between these are. Should I get any other set of RAM? I was looking at this corsair vengeance pro one for awhile but it has never gone on sale:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233536

This is the build I am working towards atm if it would be helpful:
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/letsseego/saved/4c6p

Any advice will be helpful. Thanks in advance!

 

[chris987]

both gskill are different models with same specs. vengence pro is a newer product with also same specs. all are ok for your setup. for best performance and especially for an overclocked 4770k you could make use of higher specs if your budget allows like this http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f32133c9d16gxh or this http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f32133c9d16gtx . the trident has a little better cooling but has a really high profile so make sure an future aftermarket cpu cooler wont get in the way! anyway 1866 cl9 is still good for everyday use and gaming.!

 

[gskill support]

The G.Skill Trident X series has heat spreaders that can be partially removed to fit most aftermarket CPU coolers.

Like chris987 mentioned, your system can easily handle a high performance DDR3-2133, but if between the two you mentioned, get the one you think it physically more appealing. With the same specs, they will perform roughly the same, so either will be great.

Thank you
GSKILL SUPPORT

 

[Tradesman1]

The GSKill Tridents are the best I've found with Haswell, would put the Snipers at #2 and the RJ Xs just a bit behind....with the 4770K might want to think 2133/9 or even 2400/10

 

[letsseego]

What is the point of getting RAM with that high of speed? I heard the higher the speed the higher the latency/delay. Is the trade off for higher speeds just more bandwidth in exchange for delay? Is 2133/2400 compared to 1866 that noticeable for gaming and everyday tasks?

 

[Tradesman1]

In part a lot depends on what you plan to do with the rig, for strictly gaming 1600/1866 is fine, DRAM is nothing more than a conduit, for multi-tasking, imaging, video, VMs, etc the higher bandwidth allows for more to be done at once, and with the 4770K, am thinking there will be more than gaming, if only gaming the 4670K is more than sufficient, few games utilize Hyper threading which is the biggest difference between the two. Also Haswell likes fast DRAM,

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7364/memory-scaling-on-haswell