DD3 Ram Recommendation

[animani]

Hi guys,

 

I want to ask you if it is worth to buy Corsair XMS3/3x2G 1600MHz DDR3 CL9 PC3-12800

instead of spending more on Corsair Dominator/3x2G 1600MHZ DDR3 CL8 PC3-12800

 

I can't find a proper review of both together.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Hi guys,

 

I want to ask you if it is worth to buy Corsair XMS3/3x2G 1600MHz DDR3 CL9 PC3-12800

instead of spending more on Corsair Dominator/3x2G 1600MHZ DDR3 CL8 PC3-12800

 

I can't find a proper review of both together.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

After this review http://www.overclockersonline.net/?page=ar...1511&pnum=0

 

I think I got it clear and will go for dominator that sticks right behind the best on the review which is the Corsair DOMINATOR 2GB PC3-14400 DDR3 module.

 

What do you think?

[animani]

Hi guys,

 

I want to ask you if it is worth to buy Corsair XMS3/3x2G 1600MHz DDR3 CL9 PC3-12800

instead of spending more on Corsair Dominator/3x2G 1600MHZ DDR3 CL8 PC3-12800

 

I can't find a proper review of both together.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

 

 

After this review http://www.overclockersonline.net/?page=ar...1511&pnum=0

 

I think I got it clear and will go for dominator that sticks right behind the best on the review which is the Corsair DOMINATOR 2GB PC3-14400 DDR3 module.

 

What do you think?

 

No answers?

[vladthebad]

Its overclocking ram...

 

First I'd look at what voltage they need to run properly.

 

Only difference I can see in the specs, are one are CAS8 the other are CAS9, that shouldn't make any difference thats even close to noticable on anything other than benchmarks.

 

If it was me, I'd just buy regular old DDR3 that runs at STOCK DDR3 voltage, and runs at whatever speed you want it to run at.

 

For my build, I just picked up two 6GB Kit's from crucial, 1333mhz, DDR3, Unbuffered, ECC, CL9. Stock voltage.

 

I won't be running them any faster than 1333 anyways. They were cheap, (210 for a 6gig kit) and they happen to be on both Intel's HCL, as well as supermicro's tested memory list for my motherboard.... can't ask for much more than that, unless you're a speed freak and going to overclock.

 

I'm guessing 6 channels of slightly slower latency ECC DDR3 1333 will blow the doors off 3 channels of overclocked super fancy DDR3 stuff, so I'm not too worried about performance in this case.... PLUS if it ends up being super-cheap {censored} ram, I'll detect the ECC errors, and then I'll know its {censored}. (if only overclocker ram had ECC support, then you could KNOW when you were pushing the limits.)

[animani]

Its overclocking ram...

 

First I'd look at what voltage they need to run properly.

 

Only difference I can see in the specs, are one are CAS8 the other are CAS9, that shouldn't make any difference thats even close to noticable on anything other than benchmarks.

 

If it was me, I'd just buy regular old DDR3 that runs at STOCK DDR3 voltage, and runs at whatever speed you want it to run at.

 

For my build, I just picked up two 6GB Kit's from crucial, 1333mhz, DDR3, Unbuffered, ECC, CL9. Stock voltage.

 

I won't be running them any faster than 1333 anyways. They were cheap, (210 for a 6gig kit) and they happen to be on both Intel's HCL, as well as supermicro's tested memory list for my motherboard.... can't ask for much more than that, unless you're a speed freak and going to overclock.

 

I'm guessing 6 channels of slightly slower latency ECC DDR3 1333 will blow the doors off 3 channels of overclocked super fancy DDR3 stuff, so I'm not too worried about performance in this case.... PLUS if it ends up being super-cheap {censored} ram, I'll detect the ECC errors, and then I'll know its {censored}. (if only overclocker ram had ECC support, then you could KNOW when you were pushing the limits.)

 

I guess you get a difference when using lots of high end components not just good ram.

 

I get better ram than yours for less. 130 euros for 6 gigs of OCZ, Corsair...

 

I got couple of options again.

 

OCZ Platinum 1600 CL 7-7-7-20 (CAS-TRCD-TRP-TRAS)

OCZ reaper 1866MHZ CL 9-9-9-28

OCZ Blade 2000MHZ CL 9-9-9-30 (CAS-TRCD-TRP-TRAS)

Corsair XMS3 1600 MHZ CL 9-9-9-24

Corsair Dominator 1600MHZ CL 8-8-8-24

 

My question is latency over speed? Speed over latency?

[vladthebad]

Sorry, $210 for two 6 gig kits,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820148259

 

1.5 volts, ECC for error checking and correcting, etc... good ram.

 

And again, what voltage does that ram need to run at spec speeds?...

DDR3 is 1.5 volt standard. Thats the spec. Anything above that, is OUT OF SPEC. It may work, it may be common, but its not spec. Ram that requires voltage above spec to even run, is JUNK.

Looks like the Reaper 1866 requires 1.65 volts, and doesn't run at spec ratings until 1.85v. Running ram at that voltage CAN KILL your core i7 processor deader than a doornail if you don't know what you're doing.

 

Looks like the OCZ platinum is OK'd to run at 1.95 volts without voiding its warrantee. What does it require to get timings that tight? Will your processor live through it?

 

The OCZ blade ram does look like the real deal... and at $430 for 6 gigs, it had better be. Even still, they're saying 1.65v.... 1.65v shouldn't be a problem

 

Looks like the Corsair XMS3 is also the real deal at 1.65v, as is the Corsair Dominator stuff.

 

 

The ram I bought IS NOT the fastest ram. It is NOT normal desktop ram. Its not gamer ram.... its meant for servers, and its meant to be perfectly stable, perfectly reliable, at rated speeds, and if there are memory errors, it will detect and correct them.

 

Out of the listed ram, I personally would get the corsair stuff..... but it depends on what you're doing. For heavy overclocking use, yeah, maybe the OCZ blade stuff is worth it. I'll just stick with my slower ECC 1333mhz stuff though.

 

 

I guess you get a difference when using lots of high end components not just good ram.

 

I get better ram than yours for less. 130 euros for 6 gigs of OCZ, Corsair...

 

I got couple of options again.

 

OCZ Platinum 1600 CL 7-7-7-20 (CAS-TRCD-TRP-TRAS)

OCZ reaper 1866MHZ CL 9-9-9-28

OCZ Blade 2000MHZ CL 9-9-9-30 (CAS-TRCD-TRP-TRAS)

Corsair XMS3 1600 MHZ CL 9-9-9-24

Corsair Dominator 1600MHZ CL 8-8-8-24

 

My question is latency over speed? Speed over latency?

[animani]

Sorry, $210 for two 6 gig kits,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820148259

 

1.5 volts, ECC for error checking and correcting, etc... good ram.

 

And again, what voltage does that ram need to run at spec speeds?...

DDR3 is 1.5 volt standard. Thats the spec. Anything above that, is OUT OF SPEC. It may work, it may be common, but its not spec. Ram that requires voltage above spec to even run, is JUNK.

Looks like the Reaper 1866 requires 1.65 volts, and doesn't run at spec ratings until 1.85v. Running ram at that voltage CAN KILL your core i7 processor deader than a doornail if you don't know what you're doing.

 

Looks like the OCZ platinum is OK'd to run at 1.95 volts without voiding its warrantee. What does it require to get timings that tight? Will your processor live through it?

 

The OCZ blade ram does look like the real deal... and at $430 for 6 gigs, it had better be. Even still, they're saying 1.65v.... 1.65v shouldn't be a problem

 

Looks like the Corsair XMS3 is also the real deal at 1.65v, as is the Corsair Dominator stuff.

 

 

The ram I bought IS NOT the fastest ram. It is NOT normal desktop ram. Its not gamer ram.... its meant for servers, and its meant to be perfectly stable, perfectly reliable, at rated speeds, and if there are memory errors, it will detect and correct them.

 

Out of the listed ram, I personally would get the corsair stuff..... but it depends on what you're doing. For heavy overclocking use, yeah, maybe the OCZ blade stuff is worth it. I'll just stick with my slower ECC 1333mhz stuff though.

 

Hey thanks for your answer you might be right about risking the equipment. My only purpose is music with the computer. Obviously I don't need the ram gamers need but that's why I was asking to know if speed of the ram would be better than low latency ram in my case. I forgot to say what it was the computer for.

 

I don't mind buying stock ram as I have been doing till now. My wonder was if better ram would make any difference. I guess even XMS3 Corsair which is 100 euros only for 6 gigs would be better in performance than the stock without altering voltages or clock speed. They also come with heat spreaders where stock one don't. My question again are the heat spreaders for overclocking only or might the ram work smoother at cooler temperatures?