RAM G.skill Ripjaws-X 8GB (2x 4GB) Memory Kit DDR3 1600 $35.99 + $7 Delivery from 2pm to 3pm

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  fattyboombatty on 19/12/2011 - 14:04

  good price

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    superuser on 19/12/2011 - 14:07

    I haven't compared the price yet, but I think it's a good price :)

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  Trance N Dance on 19/12/2011 - 14:19

  Is it me or is the latency kinda weird?
  I remember 5-5-5-15 being the norm for "enthusiast" ram
  Or has it changed since DDRII, been out of the loop for a couple of years now lol

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    Shaw on 19/12/2011 - 14:26

    This is pretty standard.

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    izzeho on 19/12/2011 - 14:29

    It's definitely at the lowest end of the scale. That said, it's been proven time (http://www.anandtech.com/show/4503/sandy-bridge-memory-scali…) and time (http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/memory-scaling-i7,2325-5…) and time (http://forums.overclockers.com.au/showthread.php?t=1002168&h…) that memory timings make almost no difference (outside of IGP and most definitely no difference on Intel).

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      Trance N Dance on 19/12/2011 - 14:35

      Yeah I know latency makes little or no difference just that I vaguely remember that if you had ram with the same frequncy but different latency you could overclock the lower latency one higher by upping the latency or is my memory playing tricks on me.

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      Draxxx on 19/12/2011 - 14:40

      Thanks for the info!

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    GUYANDSON on 19/12/2011 - 15:03

    The higher frequencies need looser timings. with ddr2 you saw 1066mhz for the high end stuff, very rarely any higher.

    With DDR3 you're starting to see 2133mhz to be pretty common, 1333mhz being low end. Even 2300-2400mhz kits starting to float about.

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  dy4me on 19/12/2011 - 14:27

  so what the go with ram specially designed for intel CPU's? does ithave issues with AMD CPUs?

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    Shaw on 19/12/2011 - 14:29

    -4

    Designed for MOBO's with specific Intel sockets, you could try to jam an AMD cpu into one of them, or you could try the ram in an AMD board, one may work, one definately wouldn't.

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      dy4me on 19/12/2011 - 14:45

      seriously mate, im talking about using it on a AMD cpu and an amd motherboard. will it work on an AMD motherboard

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        Shaw on 19/12/2011 - 14:51

        "or you could try the ram in an AMD board, one may work" I don't see why it wouldn't work unless the slot sizes are different which isn't the case as far as I am aware.

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        dy4me on 19/12/2011 - 14:55

        See this is what i dont get. u say one will work. but two wont?
        The reason i ask is im still in ddr2 world and fine this designed for intel very strange

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        Shaw on 19/12/2011 - 15:00

        No, I mean that one method I suggested might work (the ram in an AMD board, which ofcorse would need to be DDR3 compatable) while the other (Trying to jam the amd cpu into an intel socket) would not.

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        dy4me on 19/12/2011 - 15:12

        Lol ok. i thought u were saying that 1 ram would work but 2 wouldnt. Ok all makes sense. so whats with the designed for intel then?

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        scrimshaw on 19/12/2011 - 17:03

        so whats with the designed for intel then?

        Marketing gimmick. To get people to buy Intel. RAM is just RAM — it works on both Intel and AMD.

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  ironpaw on 19/12/2011 - 14:37

  How much different are these compared to:

  http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&c…

  Apart from the fancy heatsinks?

  $35+ $7 = $42…I could pick up the Ripjaws by walking into PCCG for $45 or pay $39 for the non-ripjaws (but same specs?)

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    Click_It on 19/12/2011 - 14:51

    +1

    Those you linked are the value modules. No heatsinks and slower 1333Mhz vs 1600Mhz. I'd get the ripjaws for the sake of a few bucks. I paid $120 for my set last year and they've served me very well.

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      ironpaw on 19/12/2011 - 15:05

      ahh ok! my bad!

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    TheContact on 19/12/2011 - 14:51

    +1

    the ram you linked to is slower. 1333mhz vs 1600mhz

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      Redmo0n on 19/12/2011 - 17:27

      Slower is a harsh word, they would be pretty much the same in real time performance but 1333 is less than 1600.

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  artick on 19/12/2011 - 14:53

  Out of stock :(

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  [Deactivated] on 19/12/2011 - 15:39

  From memory I paid about $40 for 8Gb of RAM for my HP Microserver a few months ago… this doesn't seem that good. Plus it's M-wave.

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  giggles on 19/12/2011 - 15:41

  finally, someone who WAS cheaper than MSY, at least for 1 hour. $9 cheaper.

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  Ace on 19/12/2011 - 15:42

  +1

  Unbelievable. -_-

  Missed this deal and I was already planing to buy this exact model of RAM from MSY this week for $52.

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    g12345567 on 19/12/2011 - 16:40

    Missed this as well. I recently purchased this for $52 as well from PCDIY. The 1600mhz ram was only $4 more expensive than the standard 1333mhz ddr3 ripjaws

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  diamondtouch1 on 19/12/2011 - 17:15

  I bought one of these before to put into my 1st generation i3 processor along with an existing ddr 1600 kit - the computer would not boot up. Works fine up my brothers 2nd generation i7 though.

  Anyone know whats up?

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    Redmo0n on 19/12/2011 - 17:30

    I've read that the i3 memory controller only supports up to 1333mhz unless you overclock probably due to multipler -x- Front Side Bus (can't remember which one dictates memory, pretty sure it's FSB).

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    superuser on 20/12/2011 - 00:36

    -1

    may be you should check compatibility with your motherboard before buying RAM :)