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Recommend me some i5 RAM

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-SHiFT-

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Going to be getting an i7-860 sometime in December

THIS is the motherboard I think I'm 90% sure I'm going to be getting unless something drastically changes my mind sometime in the next month.

http://ncix.com/products/?sku=43123&vpn=P7P55D&manufacture=ASUS

I'm planning to have total 4GB of RAM so can someone recommend a good DDR3 Core i7 dual channel kit for me?

Some friends have recommended the G.Skill Trident's; how are those?

I prefer not to go over $130 CAD and the store is going to be NCIX.com

Are the Corsair XMS3 (not the DHX ones) any good? How about OCZ?

I do plan on overclocking a bit so maybe DDR3-1600 is the speed I should be looking for?

EDIT: Could someone change the thread title, I meant to say i7, but what I'm looking for is dual channel so I guess it doesn't make much of a difference
 
There's no real-world difference between timings of 8-8-8-21 and 9-9-9-24. Also, the kit I linked to runs at a lower voltage (1.5v) which is an advantage.

This is another good kit to look at is there shouldn't be any clearance issues with the heatspreaders and your CPU heatsink. I'm using the 6GB kit of these sticks and they run just fine at the rated speed, timings, voltage.
 
Clearance issues aren't a problem.

How about some of the 4GB kits of DDR3 OCZ RAM?

I've never used G.Skill before. In general DDR3 for i7 that runs at 1.5v is better than 1.65v?

I like the look of the heatsink for the Trident's more for what it's worth haha!
 
Intel specs call for 1.65v as a max for DDR3. Because of the IMC, you can actually damage your CPU if you overvolt your RAM. So 1.5v, being much lower than the max spec recommended is a good thing.
 
Doesn't seem like NCIX.com has any 2x2GB kits for i7/i5 in stock though :(

Seems like quite a bit of people have recommended G.Skill, and personally I've only used Corsair and OCZ so I'm still not sure what I should be getting.
 
-SHiFT- said:
Seems like quite a bit of people have recommended G.Skill, and personally I've only used Corsair and OCZ so I'm still not sure what I should be getting.
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It's very easy: Just get the cheapest 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600 RAM set you can find from a reputable manufacturer whose voltage is at or below 1.65V. If it's above 1.65V (which some OCZ RAM tend to be rated at), don't get them even if they say "Corei5/Core i7 ready. Timings don't really matter as you really won't notice a performance difference between CAS 7 and CAS 9 RAM.
 
G.Skill was cheaper about 1.5 months ago, but just checking Newegg 5mins ago reveals that my set is now $20 more (Newegg gouging is in). At the same time, Newegg took $35 off the Dominator set making it $94.99 (which is far more reasonable). I'm only looking at PC12800 sets at cas 8 though, since that's what I got. Seems like they noticed Corsair RAM stock wasn't moving much lol.
 
Ah, cause I always thought Corsair Dominators were one of the better sets available, I guess I was blinded by marketing fluff?

Looks like that first G.Skill set will have to do then, thanks guys!
 
Corsair Dominators are good, but that G.Skill performs just fine. They have been regarded as a good-quality, reputable brand in the past few years. Also, 1.5v is preferred over 1.65v.
 
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