8GB RAM - 1600

[hackalive]

Okay guys so the hunt is on for the best RAM specd as follows:

8GB per stick (not 2x4Gb etc)

Memory Type: 1600 (as that's the highest Xeons take - http://ark.intel.com/products/64596/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5-2690-(20M-Cache-2_90-GHz-8_00-GTs-Intel-QPI))

Should be reliable and performance based.

Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

 

[hackalive]

So far all I can find is:

http://www.corsair.com/memory-by-pr...annel-ddr3-memory-kit-cmp32gx3m4x1600c10.html

 

[Rastalovich]

Not sure why it is that the 8g sticks suck so much with timing and you pay more for them.

This one is CL9 and twice the price ! It's got profiles from 1600++ as alot of them do.

http://www.corsair.com/memory/intel...hannel-ddr3-memory-kit-cmt32gx3m4x1866c9.html

Be nice if you could entertain 4g sticks. There are even CL9 kits tested at CL8.

 

[hackalive]

Surely when the processor is limited to 1600 there is not much point in 186 RAM?

 

[yassarikhan786]

You don't have to set the RAM to 1866, but it is more expensive to buy 1866 RAM.

What about some Mushkin Blackline 8GB sticks with the following timings: 10-10-10-27?

Not sure where you're located, but they are ~£45 at aria.

 

[hackalive]

@yassarikhan - by set I presume you mean it automatically sets itself, unless there is something about RAM I am missing

?

 

[yassarikhan786]

Well with SandyBridge the RAM frequency is set to 1333Mhz as a default and I'm assuming the same will happen with the Xeon CPU's and you have to essentially "overclock" the RAM yourself. By that I simply mean that you have to go into the BIOS and set the RAM frequency and timings as specified on the RAM modules. I am not sure what the default RAM frequency for the Xeon chips will be, but if your RAM is not set to its rated speed, you have to do it manually.

 

[Rastalovich]

Thing with RAM is that although it's sold and tested at certain speeds, e.g. 1600, it will have 2, 3 or 4+ profiles onboard that will allow it to adjust it's settings to run at, say, 1333/1600/1866/2000/2133/etc The adjustment usually means a change in timings, as the speed goes up, generally, the CL will go 9/10/11 to slacken off.

Ocerclocking-wize, oldschool, you can mess around with the settings to suit yourself. Can be very complicated tho, I'll warn in advance

 

[hackalive]

[font=Verdana, sans-serif, FreeSans]@yassarikhan - Xeon max (for CPU I want) is 1600[/font]

 

[yassarikhan786]

Tbh most RAM is essentially the same, with the heat spreaders being the only major difference. Just choose any well known brand that produces 8GB modules at 1600 Mhz. If you want suggestions, I did specify the Mushkin Blackline as a possible choice. You can't really go wrong with any of the other big name brands like Corsair, Kingston and G.Skill, so as many others say, just go for the RAM you like the look/colour of.

 

[fredtrix]

Unless you are going to do some serious overclocking or brake records I highly doubt it matters that much. The above answer sounds reasonable.

 

[Lauralarry]

yeah just buy some kingston/corsair