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Help choosing memory by IC

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Hey guys. My current system has 4 sticks of the "magic" samsung low voltage ddr3 ram that truly is "magic." However, it appears it has become pretty rare. I am now on a quest for an 8GB DDR3 stick that is less than 39mm tall and can operate at 1866mhz Cas 8-9 (preferably with low voltatge).

Looking into the ram scene again, it would seem that there are about 4-5 ram chips (IC's) that are found in all of the different DDR3 that is out there on the market. If a stick is using the same IC, it will have the same performance more or less, regardless of what it is priced at or "spec'ed" at. This is important to know, as many times a basic, inexpensive "8GB DDR3 1600Mhz Cas 9" stick of ram can have identical performance to an expensive "8GB DDR3 2400Mhz Cas 9" stick of ram when manually tuned in the bios as they use identical IC's.

I haven't looked into ram in a long while and I was wondering if anyone was familiar with what is out there and can help me find what I'm looking for.

Some basic investigation has revealed that at the 4Gbit density, the two IC's most commonly used are from Hynix and Samsung. Any information that you guys can share would be greatly appreciated.
 
I don't think there's an easy way to do that, especially by mail order, unless you buy Crucial, but even they overclock their chips with their heatsinked sticks. Kingston sells a wide variety of quality, and if you speak with their higher level tech support they can tell you which models were made to the same standards and with the same $4M testing machines as sticks made by chip makers. IOW ask which ones are tested with AdvanTest machines. Kingston has to know what that means because they've bragged of using those machines for some of their models or when a wholesale customer requested it and paid extra.

OTOH if you shop locally you may be able to read the markings on the chips to verify they're major brand and not overclocked, and don't rule out stores like Staples, Office Depot, Walmart or even wierd brands like Centon.

XbitLabs and APHnetworks remove the heatsinks so you can see the chips. However I don't think they've ever tested anything made from 1866 MHz chips, and the fastest I've seen has been 1600 MHz & CLK 11, probably for a stick rated 2400 MHz or faster. IOW the chips are no faster than what Samsung used for its 4GB 1.35V sticks.
 
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