Just ordered an ASUS P8P67 Deluxe (Rev 3) and an i7 2600K. I'm trying to figure out what RAM to get, 2x4GB KIT.
I'm planning to use the OEM Intel cooling. I prefer to not having to buy an aftermarket CPU cooler, or have a noisy case, so I don't plan to do anything crazy with over clocking. The heavy load on my system is CPU encoding, and that's not constant, so I don't need a ton of extra boost for most operation, but I might as well take advantage of any easy to obtain extra performance.
A friend told me to go with Corsair, one of the following:
Vengeance - CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 - $100
Vengeance - CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8 - $133
Dominator with DHX Pro Connector CMP8GX3M2A1600C9 - $125
Dominator with DHX Pro Connector and Airflow II Fan CMP8GX3M4A1600C8 - $180
Prices listed are the prices on Amazon where I can do prime shipping.
The $125'ish price range is a sweet spot in terms of what I'd like to spend... not sure if I'd want to spring for the Dominator with the fan.
I dont know which to choose from, or if I should really look at something else?
I'm planning to use the OEM Intel cooling. I prefer to not having to buy an aftermarket CPU cooler, or have a noisy case, so I don't plan to do anything crazy with over clocking. The heavy load on my system is CPU encoding, and that's not constant, so I don't need a ton of extra boost for most operation, but I might as well take advantage of any easy to obtain extra performance.
A friend told me to go with Corsair, one of the following:
Vengeance - CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 - $100
Vengeance - CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8 - $133
Dominator with DHX Pro Connector CMP8GX3M2A1600C9 - $125
Dominator with DHX Pro Connector and Airflow II Fan CMP8GX3M4A1600C8 - $180
Prices listed are the prices on Amazon where I can do prime shipping.
The $125'ish price range is a sweet spot in terms of what I'd like to spend... not sure if I'd want to spring for the Dominator with the fan.
I dont know which to choose from, or if I should really look at something else?